Hong Kong should export governance expertise to mainland cities: China affairs scholar
- Chief Executive’s Policy Group member Zheng Yongnian says city can use globally recognised practices to buttress role in national development
An adviser to Chinese policymakers has called on Hong Kong to export its governance experience and internationally recognised practices to mainland cities, arguing it would consolidate the city’s role in national development while also helping the country’s modernisation.
Zheng Yongnian, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Shenzhen campus, highlighted on Monday Hong Kong’s advantages in having globally recognised rules, procedures and management standards at a forum organised by the Bauhinia Culture Holdings.
Zheng, a member of the Chief Executive’s Policy Group, encouraged Hong Kong to systematically package its governance expertise and proactively integrate with mainland cities, drawing a comparison with Singapore’s successful model of exporting its governance “software” to China.
He said Hong Kong doing so would help it become a leading force in the development of the Greater Bay Area, a national blueprint that aims to combine Hong Kong with Macau and nine mainland cities into a major economic bloc.