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The newly revised Implementation Rules for Supporting Hong Kong and Macao Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in the Greater Bay Area took effect on October 24, 2025, and will be valid for five years. The rules target youth under 45, offering multiple supports such as social insurance subsidies, start-up grants, rental assistance, and personal income tax benefits. They also introduce the "Greater Bay Area Workplace Mentor Program" and government-procured employment services to comprehensively promote youth development in the nine mainland cities.

To foster a technology services cluster, Qianhai will provide funding to support seven key sectors—including R&D, intellectual property, and industrial design—and facilitate the industrial transformation of major scientific achievements from Hong Kong, Macao, and international sources.

China's MIIT and six other ministries have jointly formulated an implementation plan to advance the innovative development of service-oriented manufacturing. The plan aims to deeply integrate services into the entire product lifecycle of manufacturing, focusing on key tasks such as strengthening core technology research and model innovation, and nurturing growth in technology services and other critical producer services.

The General Office of the State Council has issued an Implementation Opinion to accelerate the development and large-scale application of new scenarios. It focuses on creating application scenarios in digital economy and AI to drive industrial upgrading and public service innovation, providing support for new quality productive forces and high-quality socio-economic development.

Hong Kong and Shenzhen jointly released an action plan to build a joint global fintech hub, proposing multiple key measures to deepen fintech cooperation between the two cities. The plan aims to implement over 20 cross‑border data verification platform application scenarios in the financial sector by the end of 2027.

As a strategic emerging industry, China's low‑altitude economy is experiencing rapid growth. It is projected that the national market size will reach 1.5 trillion yuan by 2025. The Greater Bay Area, serving as a pioneering pilot region, has shown remarkable results. Cities like Shenzhen have formed industrial clusters and cultivated new business models in logistics and passenger transport, providing strong support for regional industrial upgrading.

The Guangdong National Digital Economy Innovation and Development Pilot Zone Implementation Plan (2025–2027) aims to establish the Greater Bay Area as the world's most digitally advanced bay area. With a focus on data‑element reforms and breakthroughs in core industries, the plan targets the formation of three trillion‑level digital industrial clusters by 2027, deepening regional “Digital Bay Area” coordination and building an internationally leading digital economy hub.

The Guangdong Province Action Plan for Financial Support to Enterprises in Industrial Chain Integration and Mergers aims to strengthen financial empowerment, assisting enterprises in the Greater Bay Area in enhancing industrial chain competitiveness and building a modern industrial system through market‑driven mergers and integration. Jointly issued by multiple departments including the Provincial Local Financial Regulatory Bureau, the plan focuses on expanding financing channels and improving policy coordination to promote high‑quality development of industrial clusters.

To actively promote high‑level openness and high‑quality development, the National Immigration Administration earlier announced the "Notice on Implementing 10 Innovative Measures to Support Opening‑Up and High‑Quality Development," introducing 10 immigration and exit‑entry management service policy measures. These steps are designed to optimize services, facilitate cross‑border flows, and better support national development goals.

On November 19, the Shenzhen Local Financial Regulatory Administration and the Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau jointly issued the *Action Plan for Building a Global FinTech Hub in Hong Kong-Shenzhen (2025–2027)*. Leveraging their respective strengths in financial technology, the plan aims to establish over 20 cross‑border data verification application scenarios by the end of 2027 and foster coordinated development across digital finance, green finance, inclusive finance, and pension finance.

On November 14, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), in collaboration with the Qianhai Authority of Shenzhen, organized the "Anchor in Qianhai, Expand in the Greater Bay Area – Opportunities and Strategies for Foreign Enterprises" exchange event through its "GoGBA One-Stop Platform." The event attracted over 150 representatives from foreign-invested enterprises and foreign chambers of commerce, focusing on Qianhai's business opportunities and strategic development pathways.

According to data released by the Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Statistics on November 27, 2024, Shenzhen's R&D expenditure reached 245.307 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%, maintaining its position as the second-highest among major cities in China. With an R&D intensity of 6.67%, Shenzhen now ranks first nationwide. Since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the city's average annual R&D expenditure growth has been 12.9%, outpacing both national and provincial levels.

Guangdong pioneers cross-border allocation of provincial research funds, directing over 6 billion yuan to Hong Kong and Macao. Through initiatives like streamlined customs, expedited commutes via the Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point, and shared facilities, the province is accelerating innovation flow. With 35 joint laboratories established, the Greater Bay Area is advancing as a global science and technology hub.

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area development has accelerated Macao-Hengqin integration, leveraging industrial synergy and infrastructure connectivity to diversify Macao's economy and strengthen regional cooperation.

Hong Kong and Shenzhen jointly released an action plan to build a global fintech hub, leveraging Qianhai and Hehuang to deepen cross-border data flows and digital yuan trials in the Greater Bay Area.