Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), in collaboration with the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province and the Macao Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute, jointly organised a Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) investment promotion event in Suzhou today (May 8) to introduce Hong Kong's business advantages and opportunities in innovation and technology to enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta region engaged in industries such as semiconductors, integrated circuits and biopharmaceuticals. The event also encouraged enterprises to leverage Hong Kong's role as a "super connector" and a "super value-adder" to expand into international markets.

     This event is one of the key investment promotion initiatives jointly organised by the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, aimed at further enhancing the working mechanism of the Pan-Greater Bay Area Inward Investment Liaison Group and deepening economic and trade co-operation within the GBA. It attracted around 120 representatives from industry enterprises, investment institutions, research and development institutions and business associations, fully reflecting the strong interest of various sectors in the development opportunities of the GBA.

     During the event, an InvestHK representative visited two local semiconductor and technology enterprises together with the delegation to encourage them to leverage Hong Kong's advantages, and attended a GBA-Jiangsu key biopharmaceutical enterprises roundtable and the 2026 GBA-Yangtze River Delta Economic and Trade Co-operation Exchange Conference (Semiconductor and Integrated Circuits Session), as well as business matching sessions to engage with representatives from local enterprises.

     At the conference, representatives from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao delivered presentations to introduce the latest developments and investment environment of the GBA, further demonstrating the GBA's potential to local enterprises.

     Deputy Director-General of the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province Mr Zhu Xiaojun said the event strengthened regional collaboration and co-ordination across the supply chain, while unlocking new business opportunities for industry co-operation between the GBA and the Yangtze River Delta. The GBA offers vast opportunities in the semiconductor and integrated circuit industries. Leveraging Guangdong's solid industrial foundation, massive market size, and well-developed ecosystem, enterprises are invited to establish research and development centres, production bases, sales companies and regional headquarters in the GBA, and to partner with the Yangtze River Delta for mutually beneficial co-operation.
      
     Assistant Commissioner for the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Miss Cathy Li said that under the "one country, two systems" principle, Hong Kong serves as a "super connector" and a "super value-adder" between the Mainland and the world, leveraging its financial connectivity, talent flow, business practices that align with international standards, and common law system. With the integrated development of the GBA, Hong Kong's advantages have become increasingly prominent. It is not only the preferred platform for Mainland enterprises to go global, but also an ideal partner of Yangtze River Delta enterprises to capitalise on the strengths of the GBA to explore the global market.
      
     Director of the Macao Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute Mr Larry Leong said that Macao is actively promoting economic diversification, with high-tech industries as a core sector, supported by a solid foundation of national key laboratories and the Macao-Zhuhai innovation cluster which was among the top 100 in the Global Innovation Index. At the same time, Macao, with the unique advantages of "one country, two systems" and as the platform between China and Portuguese Speaking Countries (PSCs), can effectively assist enterprises in Jiangsu and other Yangtze River Delta regions to efficiently connect their semiconductor and integrated circuit products and technologies to PSCs and international markets.

     Representatives from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan and Dongguan also delivered investment promotion presentations, highlighting the industrial strengths of their respective cities.

     Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion of InvestHK Ms Loretta Lee said the department will continue to work closely with the Guangdong and Macao governments to actively introduce Hong Kong's latest developments and investment opportunities to more enterprises, assisting them in expanding overseas via Hong Kong.

Ends/Friday, May 8, 2026
Issued at HKT 18:00

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