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Greater Bay Area: jobs aplenty, more university places coming up, but will Hong Kong youth make their move?

Many Hong Kong universities are setting up campuses in the Greater Bay Area. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Interview with Professor Lionel Ni Ming-shuan, Provost and Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on Greater Bay Area, at HKUST campus in Clearwater Bay. 08OCT20 SCMP / K. Y. Cheng

Interview with 23-year-old Tammy Ng Ting-yin, student of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on Greater Bay Area, at HKUST campus in Clearwater Bay. 08OCT20 SCMP / K. Y. Cheng

Hong Kong universities’ mainland campuses will allow more people to pursue degrees, while jobs in the Bay Area are also worth considering, but local youth put off by low pay, mainland laws.


Greater Bay Area: bigger homes, wide open spaces, is this Hong Kong’s ticket to beat housing shortage?

The Greater Bay Area may be the answer to Hong Kong’s land woes. Illustration: Kuen Lau

===PHOTO CAPTURED ONLINE=== Guishan Island, China. Undated. Source: Baidu

General view of Guishan Island, the biggest of Wanshan Islands. Ferry services from Guishan Island to the China Terry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui will be launched in the next two weeks. 20 May 2003

Financial District at Hengqin New Area, Zhuhai. 04AUG13

Aerial view of residential buildings in front of Lion Rock in the Yau Tong area, east of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. 29FEB20 SCMP / Sun Yeung

Interview with Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po at the Central Government Offices in Tamar. 11JUN20 SCMP / Nora Tam

Older Hongkongers more inclined to move, drawn by lower living costs across the border.


Greater Bay Area: Hong Kong’s stricken tourism industry cannot wait for mainland visitors to return, but will they come back?

Illustration: Henry Wong, Greater Bay Area Tourism

Empty shops seen around Central due to bad business affected by Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. 02FEB20 SCMP / Nora Tam

A woman walks by close retail shops amid the ‘third wave’ of the coronavirus pandemic, Tsim Sha Tsui. 14JUL20 SCMP / Felix Wong

A lone security guard on duty at the no queue bus stop at Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge immigration tower, Boundary Crossing Facilities, at the Hong Kong side, amidst the coronavirus pandemic. 27APR20 SCMP / Edmond So

With global travel shaken by Covid-19, mainland China is main hope of reviving city’s tourism.


What role can the Greater Bay Area play in providing opportunities as Hong Kong tries to reboot its economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. This series looks at education, housing, and tourism.


Will the Greater Bay Area benefit Hong Kong’s economy?

What role can the Greater Bay Area play in providing opportunities as Hong Kong tries to reboot its economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. This series looks at education, housing, and tourism.

More work, study options in Greater Bay Area, but will the youth go?

Hong Kong universities’ mainland campuses will allow more people to pursue degrees, while jobs in the Bay Area are also worth considering, but local youth put off by low pay, mainland laws.

Is Greater Bay Area the ticket to beat Hong Kong’s land, housing woes?

Older Hongkongers more inclined to move, drawn by lower living costs across the border.

Hong Kong tourism industry waits, but will mainland visitors return?

With global travel shaken by Covid-19, mainland China is main hope of reviving city’s tourism.