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Guangdong has issued the 2026 Work Plan for Optimizing a First-Class Law-Based Business Environment, introducing 17 measures across five key areas: improving the institutional framework, regulating law enforcement, ensuring judicial fairness, and strengthening legal services. The Plan aims to foster a stable, fair, transparent, and predictable legal environment to support high-quality development.

Qianhai recently welcomed three major digital cultural and creative platforms, including the Shenzhen Office of the Guangdong Game Industry Association and the Tencent Hongzhou Plan Practice Base, boosting its industrial ecosystem. Leveraging its location advantages and policy support, Qianhai's digital cultural and creative sector has grown rapidly, with revenue up 42.7% year-on-year in the first two months of 2026.

Mainland China has stepped up support for export credit insurance. The Ministry of Commerce and Sinosure jointly rolled out six measures: optimizing goods trade, cultivating new drivers for foreign trade, promoting integration of domestic and foreign trade, guiding production and supply chain layout, deepening Belt and Road cooperation, and strengthening support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. These aim to drive high-quality commercial development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.

According to the HKTDC's Export Confidence Index for Q1 2026, respondents remained generally cautious. Both the Current (46.5) and Expectation (46.9) indexes stood below 50, with sales and new orders declining notably. In contrast, supply chain performance was positive. By sector, jewelry and apparel stood out, with both indexes far exceeding the overall levels.

Proposals to optimize Guangdong-Hong Kong cross-border movement include accelerating Hetao Hong Kong Park development, expanding "joint inspection, one clearance" customs, promoting professional qualification mutual recognition, deepening "Hong Kong data, Guangdong computing" cooperation, establishing cross-border data flow pilots, and facilitating Guangdong-produced drugs for Hong Kong use. These measures aim to enhance Greater Bay Area integration.

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Venture Capital Guidance Fund has been officially established to foster new productive forces and implement the national patient capital strategy. The fund, initiated by a national-level parent fund, has a total size of RMB 50.45 billion and a maximum term of 20 years, with no reinvestment ratio requirement. It focuses on supporting technology enterprises at the seed and early stages.

On April 1, 2026, the Taxation Bureau of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone issued guidance on VAT law, offshore trade stamp tax, and cross-border tax compliance. This measure aims to support the Hengqin-Macao integration process, improve the cross-border tax governance framework, and reduce tax compliance risks within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

On March 29, 2026, China's first automated production line with an annual capacity of 10,000 humanoid robots was commissioned in Guangdong. The line produces one robot every 30 minutes, features 24 digital assembly processes and mixed-line production capability, and achieves efficiency gains of over 50% compared to conventional methods. This marks a technological breakthrough in the scalable manufacturing of humanoid robots within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

According to the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Hong Kong's total export value reached HK$408.8 billion in February 2026, up 24.7% year-on-year, while import value stood at HK$472.9 billion, up 29.9% year-on-year. Most major export markets and commodity categories recorded significant growth. As a core hub of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong's trade performance serves as a key indicator for the region.

Guangdong Province has introduced several measures to support individual industrial and commercial households. These measures cover credit, employment, and workspace support; reduce taxes, fees, utilities, and payment costs; and provide efficient administrative services with tolerant and prudent regulation. The measures also promote category-based cultivation, transformation into enterprises, and digital upgrading. This initiative serves as a supportive framework within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to facilitate the sustainable and healthy development of individual businesses.

In March 2026, the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued the Work Plan for Accelerating Application Scenario Innovation. The plan focuses on 22 key sectors, including low-altitude economy and artificial intelligence, specifying 105 application scenarios. It also provides for the establishment of innovation pilot zones and a demonstration hall to facilitate the deployment of new technologies and products. As part of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, this initiative aims to promote the integration of industrial and technological development.

Runze (Hong Kong) Sha Ling Data Park, the largest and highest-computing-power infrastructure project in Hong Kong, commenced construction on March 28, 2026. The facility has a gross floor area of 250,000 square metres and is scheduled to commence operations within 42 months. As a key digital infrastructure node within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the park is projected to achieve a computing power of 180 exaFLOPS by 2032, equivalent to 36 times Hong Kong's current capacity.

According to the World Trade Organization's Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report, Hong Kong ranked as the world's fifth largest merchandise trading economy in 2025, climbing two places from the previous year, following Mainland China, the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands. When the European Union is counted as a single trading entity, Hong Kong ranked fourth globally. As a core hub of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong's total merchandise trade value rose by 17.5% year-on-year to US$1.585 trillion, accounting for 3% of the global total.

The 39th Global Financial Centres Index was released on March 26, featuring two Greater Bay Area cities in the top ten: Hong Kong ranked 3rd and Shenzhen 9th. The index evaluates financial centers based on business environment, human capital, infrastructure, financial sector development, and reputation. Hong Kong continued to lead in fintech, followed by Shenzhen.

In the first two months of 2026, the total value of foreign trade through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Port reached RMB 58.28 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 55.8%. Cross-border e-commerce exports surged by 123%, with the cumulative total exceeding RMB 300 billion. Leveraging the port's 24-hour customs clearance and innovations such as the "Air-Road Fresh Product Express Line," the bridge's economic corridor has been further enhanced, facilitating the efficient movement of high-value goods to global markets.