{"id":3941,"date":"2023-11-01T09:53:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T09:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/?p=3941"},"modified":"2024-10-31T08:13:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T08:13:35","slug":"policy-brief-001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/zh\/research-papers\/policy-brief-001\/","title":{"rendered":"Dongshu OU, Yan CAO, Kenneth K. WONG, Maggie FOK. RECEPD No. 2023 \u2013 001, Economic Growth and Development in 11 cities in the Greater Bay Area, 2016-2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3941\" class=\"elementor elementor-3941\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7222a3 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f7222a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14edfd1\" data-id=\"14edfd1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-02fb29c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"02fb29c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d3fbe9\" data-id=\"5d3fbe9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21e497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-post-title\" data-id=\"e21e497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wpr-post-title\">Dongshu OU, Yan CAO, Kenneth K. 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RECEPD No. 2023 \u2013 001, Economic Growth and Development in 11 cities ...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ebdc57d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7ebdc57d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0ad083\" data-id=\"a0ad083\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ad791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8ad791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 30pt; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Policy Brief<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 30pt; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">RECEPD No. 2023 \u2013 001<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 30pt; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 30pt; font-weight: 700;\">August 2023<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(16, 88, 167); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: 700;\"><\/span><\/p><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631b7ce elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"631b7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GBA_Forum_202206_Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1811\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GBA_Forum_202206_Poster-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2735\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GBA_Forum_202206_Poster-scaled.jpg 1811w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GBA_Forum_202206_Poster-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GBA_Forum_202206_Poster-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GBA_Forum_202206_Poster-1448x2048.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1811px) 100vw, 1811px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-236c5c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no\" data-id=\"236c5c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d717fe7\" data-id=\"d717fe7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-de609d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"de609d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"programme\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbac3e2\" data-id=\"cbac3e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7afbc8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7afbc8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt;\">This policy brief is a collaborative effort based on data analysis and research discussion among the following researchers affiliated with the Research Consortium on Education Policy and Development in the Greater Bay Area (RECEPD), HKIER:<\/span><br><\/p><br><p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Dr. Dongshu OU<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Dr. Yan CAO<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Dr. Kenneth K. WONG<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;\"><\/p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">Ms. Maggie FOK<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ab9811 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9ab9811\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"event-summary\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae21699\" data-id=\"ae21699\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d04c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0d04c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Greater Bay Area (GBA) in southern China covers two special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau) and nine cities of Guangdong province. It is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing regions in China. \u00a0The Research Consortium on Education Policy and Development in Greater Bay Area of HKIER (RECEPD)conducted a series of data analysis to understand the region\u2019s economic development, education, and population migration. For this policy brief on economic development, we collected and analyzed statistics from yearbooks of 9 GBA cities in mainland China, as well as World Bank data and official statistics released in Hong Kong and Macau.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The development plan for the GBA was released by the Chinese central government in 2019, with a vision to build an integrated economic area that leverages the strengths and complementarities of each city. The plan sets out several key goals for the GBA by 2035: 1) developing a modern innovation-driven industrial system; 2) Promoting innovation and entrepreneurship; 3) Strengthening infrastructure and connectivity; 4) Enhancing the quality of life for residents in the region. The GBA is expected to play a key role in China&#8217;s economic growth in the coming years by creating new opportunities for trade, investment, talent attraction, and technological advancement. The GDP of GBA is expected to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsi.com.hk\/static\/uploads\/contents\/en\/dl_centre\/research_paper\/20210208T000000.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; text-decoration: underline;\">exceed other Bay areas in the world<\/span><\/a><\/span> such as San Francisco Bay Area, and the Greater Tokyo Bay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">According to the World Bank,<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-US\">HK Census and Statistics Department, and Macau Statistics and Census Service in 2020, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Greater Bay Area is as high as USD 1672 billion), which accounts for 11.1% of the combined GDP of Mainland China (USD 14,727 billion), Hong Kong (USD 350 billion) and Macau (USD 24 billion).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b1d97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9b1d97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1915\" height=\"1443\" src=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-1.png 1915w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-1-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-1-1536x1157.png 1536w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-1-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1915px) 100vw, 1915px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fbc8ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fbc8ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><a><span lang=\"EN-US\">The contribution of different cities to the economic development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area varies considerably. According to the 2020 data, five main cities, including Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Foshan, and Dongguan, contributed 84% of the overall GDP. The other 6 cities, including Macau, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, and Zhaoqing accounted for less than 15% of the total GDP. Macau, hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, accounted for only 1.5% of the total GDP in 2020.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b66fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76b66fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2004\" height=\"2555\" src=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4271\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture1.png 2004w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture1-768x979.png 768w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture1-1205x1536.png 1205w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture1-1606x2048.png 1606w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture1-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2004px) 100vw, 2004px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a3ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97a3ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Between 2018 and 2020, a period after the release of the 13<sup>th<\/sup> Five-Year Plan (FYP) in March 2017 and the first year of the pandemic, the GDP output value of the Greater Bay Area transitioned from a steady increase to a marginal decline. The total output value registered at USD 1,791.4 billion in 2018, escalated to USD 1,832.4 billion in 2019 (a growth rate of 2.3%), and experienced a slight downturn to USD 1,823.7 billion in 2020, with a decrease of 0.4% compared to 2019. The mean figures for the 11 cities during the 2018-2020 period were USD149 billion, USD153 billion, and USD152 billion respectively.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In terms of jurisdictional diversity, the Greater Bay Area exhibits considerable economic development heterogeneity. Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou- three of the world\u2019s top ten ports &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chamber.org.hk\/en\/information\/the-bulletin_detail.aspx?id=101\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; text-decoration: underline;\">hold leading positions<\/span><\/a><\/span>, followed by Foshan and Dongguan in the intermediate tier \u00a0across the 11 cities<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">. Huizhou, Macau, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, and Zhaoqing are situated within the middle to lower tier of the Greater Bay Area, with their economic scales approximating one-tenth to one-fifth of those of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Hong Kong and Macau was notably evident. Hong Kong&#8217;s GDP output value experienced a decrease of less than 5%, while Macau&#8217;s GDP was significantly affected, with the GDP output value dropping by 1.2 times.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a9902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5a9902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"2772\" src=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-3.png 2016w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-3-768x1056.png 768w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-3-1117x1536.png 1117w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-3-1489x2048.png 1489w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-3-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6938261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6938261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Considering the population in each jurisdiction, Macau became the number 1 city in terms of GDP per capita before 2020, with a GDP per capita income approaching USD 80,000. It was followed by Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Guangzhou, with GDP per capita of USD 48,000, USD 29,000, USD 25,000, and USD 22,000 USD respectively.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Between 2018 and 2020, the average GDP per capita for the 11 cities exhibited a gradual decline: USD 26,277 in 2018, USD 25,071 in 2019, and USD 19,503 in 2020. However, the 2020 pandemic had the most profound impact on Macau, causing its GDP per capita to plummet sharply (by more than 50%). Conversely, Hong Kong maintained a similar level of GDP per capita in 2020. All other cities in the GBA experienced decline in their GDP per capita in 2020, except for Zhaoqing, which ranked lowest in GDP per capita among all GBA cities. The disparity between the highest and lowest GDP per capita was substantial. Prior to the pandemic, the difference in GDP per capita between Macau, the city with the highest GDP, and Zhaoqing exceeded 10 times, with gaps of USD 74,559 in 2018 and USD 72,162 in 2019. During the pandemic, the GDP per capita of Hong Kong, the city with the highest GDP, was 5.72 times greater than that of Zhaoqing, with a monetary difference amounting to USD 36,996.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2a7ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e2a7ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2057\" height=\"2640\" src=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3485\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-4.png 2057w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-4-768x986.png 768w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-4-1197x1536.png 1197w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-4-1596x2048.png 1596w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-4-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2057px) 100vw, 2057px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2fd659 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2fd659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Variations and changes in GDP per capita might reflect the different industry distributions in each city. For example, Zhaoqing has the highest percentage in agricultural industry (19%), which could explain in part its lowest GDP level in GBA as well as the lowest degree of impact by the pandemic in its economy.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Cities ranked top in the GDP per capita have the largest share of the tertiary industry in their economy, these include Hong Kong (89.4<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">%<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">), Macau (88.7%), Guangzhou (72.5%), and Shenzhen (62.1%). For Macau, the gaming industry plays a crucial role as a major source of government revenue and a significant employer in the city (Macau Statistics and Census Service, 2020). In 2019, the gaming industry accounted for 51% of the Macau&#8217;s total GDP and provided jobs for around 83,000 people. Due to several restrictions of pandemic, the number of tourists visiting Macau was reduced significantly, causing a sharp decline in the gaming industry&#8217;s revenue. In 2020, the city&#8217;s gaming revenue plummeted by 81.2% compared to the previous year, marking <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dsec.gov.mo\/en-US\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; text-decoration: underline;\">the most considerable drop in its history<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Foshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, and Zhongshan, among the 11 cities, undertake the main manufacturing-related functions, with manufacturing contributing to about 50% of the GDP. According to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) strategies, cities like Foshan, Dongguan, Huizhou and Zhongshan have been designated to focus on manufacturing, while cities like Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou and Shenzhen mainly concentrate on innovation, technology, and the service industry. Consequently, a gradual shift of the relative importance of different industries has emerged, resulting in a decrease in the manufacturing sector&#8217;s share.\u00a0 For example, in Shenzhen, the share of the manufacturing sector decreases from 41.1% in 2018 to 38% in 2020. At the same time, the contribution of the tertiary industry has been increasing in Shenzhen, whose share of the tertiary industry increased from 58.8% in 2018 to 62% in 2020.<\/span><\/p><div style=\"font-size: medium;\"><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159bcb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"159bcb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2067\" height=\"2552\" src=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3486\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-5.png 2067w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-5-768x948.png 768w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-5-1244x1536.png 1244w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-5-1659x2048.png 1659w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-5-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2067px) 100vw, 2067px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccad7f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccad7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1952\" height=\"2520\" src=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3487\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-6.png 1952w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-6-768x991.png 768w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-6-1190x1536.png 1190w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-6-1586x2048.png 1586w, https:\/\/recepd.techcommhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture-6-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1952px) 100vw, 1952px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2523e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2523e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Considering the timeline of the relevant policies in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), the regional average GDP has increased following the implementation of GBA policies from 2016 to 2020. It rose from USD 127 to USD 137 billion in 2016 and 2017 to USD 151.6 billion in 2020. The economic growth paths look similar in Shenzhen and Guangzhou where there was a sharp increase. Hong Kong and Macau have experienced a similar steady level of increase before 2019 but a decline in 2020 due to the pandemic. The decline in GDP per capita growth is the largest for Macau during the pandemic.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 25px; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">Policy Implications<\/h2><p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">This policy brief reveals the varying levels of economic development and differences in sectoral structures among cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou contribute to a significant proportion of the region&#8217;s economic growth. At the same time, Dongguan and Foshan, relying on the continuous development of the manufacturing industry and demonstrate rapid growth rates, provide critical and essential manufacturing support for the service-driven economies of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. Huizhou, Zhaoqing, and Jiangmen are cities within the GBA that lag in terms of economic development. These cities contribute relatively less to the region&#8217;s economy and may face challenges such as talent outflow and a lack of public resources to support their education system.\u00a0 Issues of schooling quality, workforce development, and migration patterns in GBA are ongoing research topics for CECEPD at HKIER.<\/span><\/p><div style=\"font-size: medium;\"><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-066f8fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"066f8fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"media-coverage\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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