ATTENDEES from Hong Kong and the mainland of a seminar suggested that Hong Kong and Shenzhen should deepen cooperation in mechanisms, rules and platforms to build an international innovation and technology (I&T) center.

The seminar, held both online and offline Friday, discussed the development of I&T in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. It was organized by the Chinese Association of Hong Kong & Macao Studies and the Hong Kong Coalition.

Leung Chun-ying, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said that looking back on policies issued by the country on Shenzhen’s future I&T development, it can be seen that the country strongly supports the cooperation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen to build an international I&T center in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Cooperation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen can be seen as a perfect match, Leung said.

Dai Beifang, a member of the CPPCC’s National Committee, said that Hong Kong and Shenzhen have made outstanding achievements in training scientific talent, incubating scientific research projects and transforming technological products, but there are still shortcomings in regulations, communication and information.

Dai suggested that the two cities should deepen cooperation in five aspects, namely a cooperation mechanism, docking of rules and regulations, platform construction, project coordination and atmosphere building, to actively serve the overall development of the country and play a more important role in promoting the development of the Greater Bay Area.

Neil Shen Nanpeng, founding and managing partner of Sequoia Capital China, said that the construction of an international I&T center in Hong Kong needs land, capital and market from Shenzhen, while the construction of a comprehensive national science center in Shenzhen needs universities and human resources from Hong Kong.

Xu Yangsheng, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Albert Wong, chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, agreed that applying the strength of I&T and accelerating the marketization of I&T are very important for the development of the Greater Bay Area.

(Xinhua)