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Blueprint for China’s ‘Greater Bay Area’ project covering Hong Kong, Macau and 9 Guangdong cities set to be revealed on Monday at the earliest

  • China’s cabinet, the State Council, is due to reveal the blueprint, a source says
  • Document will mark a new beginning in working relationship between Hong Kong and central authorities, official says

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Shenzhen is one of 11 cities included in the ‘Greater Bay Area’ project. Photo: Roy Issa
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Beijing’s “Greater Bay Area” blueprint to turn Hong Kong and 10 neighbouring cities into an economic powerhouse will be announced on Monday at the earliest, the Post has learned.

The revelation came as Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Patrick Nip Tak-kuen said on Sunday the document would mark a new beginning in the working relationship between Hong Kong and the central authorities as the paper would outline the policy directions for them to follow up on in the years to come.

“The blueprint might not include a lot of immediate measures or policies, but it will outline the directions, and then the governments of Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong will work together with the central authorities to implement policies,” he said. “There is a lot of work to be done in the future, so the announcement is just the beginning of our work.”

A source on Sunday said the State Council, China’s cabinet, was due to reveal the blueprint on Monday.

Visitors take in the sunset and a panoramic view of Hong Kong. Photo: EPA
Visitors take in the sunset and a panoramic view of Hong Kong. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor previously said more details of the plan would surface at a symposium in Hong Kong on Thursday involving officials from China’s National Development and Reform Commission, as well as leaders of Guangdong province and Macau.
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