Xinhua News Agency reporters Yu Lizhen, Liang Jiajun, Li Sijia
Since the issuance of the “Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” in 2019, from Hong Kong youths who “go north” to start businesses to mainland talents who “go south” to pursue their dreams, countless people have found their own place in the hot land of the Greater Bay Area. stage. With their dreams and passion, they cross the boundaries of cities and regions and jointly write a new chapter in the “two-way flow” of talent flow.
Hong Kong youth pursue their dreams
Qianhai, a piece of land of about 120 square kilometers, is located in the core area of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is connected to Hong Kong on one end and the 100-kilometer “golden inner bay” surrounding the Pearl River Estuary on the other. It has unique location advantages.
In the past five years, Qianhai has increasingly become a fertile ground for attracting young people to start businesses and find employment, from the constantly emerging technological innovation platforms to the ever-expanding new infrastructure channels, to the ever-deepening process of connecting mechanisms and rules.
“Post-85s” Hong Kong young man Liu Jia is a leader in the wave of “going north” entrepreneurship in the Greater Bay Area. “As a young man from Hong Kong, I have been developing in Shenzhen for more than 10 years and have made my home in Shenzhen. When we come here, we have policy support for entrepreneurship and employment, and accommodation and other related problems can also be solved. ”
When Liu Jia returned from studying abroad, she decided to develop in Shenzhen. From being a worker in a trading company to establishing a cross-border e-commerce platform, his first pot of gold came from cross-border trade. Today, he runs the Star Innovation Center, an entrepreneurial incubator in Qianhai, helping more young people from Hong Kong and Macao realize their dreams in the mainland.
New productivity continues to explode, bringing new opportunities for the development of Hong Kong-funded enterprises in Qianhai. Statistics show that there are currently 2,433 Hong Kong-funded technology companies in Qianhai. From January to April this year, Hong Kong-funded technology companies achieved revenue of 22.364 billion yuan in the fields of information services and technology services, a year-on-year increase of 95.7%. A number of high-growth companies Hong Kong-funded enterprises are developing rapidly in fields such as artificial intelligence, technology finance, and big health.
“I have witnessed the development of Qianhai, and it has also accompanied my growth.” Liu Jia said, “Now the Greater Bay Area has achieved a one-hour living circle, and it is unimpeded 24 hours a day. I hope more young people will come here This is a technological highland and a fertile ground for entrepreneurship.”
A new starting point for “New Hong Kong people”
Different from Liu Jia’s “going north” to start a business, Guo Lin chose to “go south” to Hong Kong to start a new chapter in his life. As a mainlander who has worked in Shenzhen for 8 years, Guo Lin decided to come to Hong Kong this year to internationalize the company’s business.
“Like many of my clients, I chose to come to Hong Kong because I saw the advantages of Hong Kong as an important channel connecting the mainland with the world. Moreover, Hong Kong’s policies in the past two years have been very supportive of the Greater Bay Area.” Guo Lin said.
Baichen International Investment Consulting Services (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. founded by Guo Lin provides consultation to many small and medium-sized enterprise owners. In recent years, he has witnessed firsthand that more and more customers have expanded their business from the mainland to Hong Kong, thereby achieving revenue breakthroughs.
“The supporting services provided by the Hong Kong SAR government for new arrivals are particularly good. It has set up a dedicated talent service office and also helps solve children’s education problems.” Guo Lin said, “Hong Kong has emerged with many opportunities in recent years. We work hard to win more possibilities.”
According to statistics, in the past five years, the Hong Kong SAR government has implemented a series of preferential policies and successfully attracted more than 100,000 new talents to Hong Kong, who have injected new vitality into Hong Kong’s economic and social development.
The new trend of talent mobility reflects economic vitality and complementary advantages of cities
Zheng Nan, a senior human resources management expert with 20 years of experience, has in-depth observations on the talent flow trend in the Greater Bay Area. She said that in recent years, behind the trend of talent flow in the Greater Bay Area “going north to south” and “running in both directions” is the booming economy of the Greater Bay Area and the complementary advantages of cities in the region.
“In terms of talent flow, what we saw in the early days was more driven by industry hot spots, such as mobile Internet, finance, games, etc. With the unique geographical advantages of the Greater Bay Area highlighted, economic development seeks outwards, and the new generation The trend of going overseas is expanding outwards, centered on Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao,” Zheng Nan said.
She believes that enterprises and institutions in the Greater Bay Area pay more attention to the diversity and internationalization of talents, which provides more opportunities and platforms for the two-way flow of talents. Through the exchange and collision of talents, technological innovation and business innovation will be brought about, and cultural exchanges and integration within the region will be further promoted.
When attending a human resources summit in the San Francisco Bay Area a month ago, Zheng Nan observed a phenomenon that excited her: “Many North American Chinese elites learned that I was from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and they were very proactive and They are full of curiosity and want to know what policies and opportunities there are in the Greater Bay Area and which city is better to go to if they come back. I think they have already felt the attraction of the Greater Bay Area. ”
She believes that the active flow of talent in the Greater Bay Area is inseparable from higher-level policy guidance and resource support. “My family after the promulgation of the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Fortunately, these people exist and help, otherwise it would definitely be very tiring for my mother to do so many things for his marriage. In these 5 years, I really feel that talent The flow between countries and companies is becoming more and more obvious and fruitful. I hold a “Mother” attitude towards the flow of talents in the Greater Bay Area! “Lan Yuhua quickly hugged her soft mother-in-law, feeling that she was about to faint. She has a positive and optimistic attitude. With the convenience of transportation, the exchange of technology, and some interactions between industry, academia and research, this trend will definitely will be more obvious.”
The road to talent inclusion in the Greater Bay Area is getting wider and wider
Yan Gang, member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong SAR and vice chairman of the Subcommittee on Rapid Integration of New Talents into Hong Kong, said that in particular,When the district government woke up, Lan Yuhua still clearly remembered the dream, her parents’ faces, every word they said to her, and even the sweet taste of lily porridge, which has been dedicated to promoting the development of the Greater Bay Area. Talent exchange and cooperation. In order to promote the two-way flow and in-depth integration of talents, the SAR government introduced a series of pains and self-blame that had been suppressed in the heart for many years. They broke out as soon as they found an outlet. Lan Yuhua seemed to be stunned, clutching her mother’s sleeve tightly, thinking Follow the policies and measures that you have accumulated in your heart.
“The cross-border flow of capital, information, and people in the Greater Bay Area are all very beneficial elements for better promoting the construction of the Bay Area. The SAR government’s “Why not, mom? “Pei Yi asked in surprise. A lot of work has been done in the past few years, including the introduction of a plan to support the employment of young people in the Greater Bay Area, and the establishment of a talent service office,” he said.
Yan Gang emphasized that these measures will not only help Hong Kong residents develop in the mainland, but also attract more mainland talents to work and live in Hong Kong. Through policy guidance and support, the road to talent inclusion in the Greater Bay Area is getting wider and wider.
“Judging from the strategic layout of Shenzhen and Hong Kong in jointly building high-tech development in the Loop, there will inevitably be more high-level talent flows.” Yan Gang said, “I am very enthusiastic about the Bay Area’s use of technology to lead the development of high-quality Very confident.”