​The Foundation, Challenges and Approaches of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in Serving the Construction of a Maritime Power

The Foundation, Challenges and Approaches of the Guangdong-Hong 

Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in Serving the Construction of a Maritime Power

Zhuo Yang

(College of International Studies, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Guangdong, 518060)

Abstract:As one of China's most dynamic, open and innovative regions in terms of the marineeconomy, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area bears a significant responsibilityin supporting the development of a maritime power. This paper systematically examines thehistorical and current foundations of the Greater Bay Area's role in this endeavour, whilsthighlighting the multiple challenges it faces under the new development paradigm, includinginternal industrial homogeneity and bottlenecks in key areas of marine science and technology.Accordingly, this paper proposes the following strategies for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-MacaoGreater Bay Area to support the development of a maritime power: firstly, to strengthencooperation within the Bay Area and integrate deeply into the dual-circulation maritimedevelopment framework; secondly, to focus on the optimisation and upgrading of industrial structures, and to establish a mutually beneficial model for maritime industrial development;thirdly, to deepen scientific and technological innovation, and to jointly build a core engine forthe high-quality development of the maritime economy; and fourthly, to build a green GreaterBay Area and establish a mechanism for coordinated land-sea ecological and environmentalprotection. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area should fully leverage theinstitutional advantages of "One Country, Two Systems', deepen cooperation among the threeregions through the maritime link, promote the high-quality development of the marine economy,and contribute to the building of a maritime power and the establishment of a community with ashared future for the oceans.

Keywords:Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area; maritime power; marine economy;scientific and technological innovation; community with a shared future for the oceans

[原文下載][Download PDF]