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proximity to Hong Kong enables joint effort in their cultural resources to create specialty cultural
promoting innovative service models in elderly brands in elderly care, meeting the cultural
care, sharing health care resources. Foshan and dimensions of aging well. Huizhou and Zhaoqing
Dongguan can draw upon their existing strengths are also blessed with a beautiful nature. Their
as the manufacturing hubs of Guangdong and market positioning can involve the adequate use
promote smart, age-appropriate upgrades in of ecological resources in creating ecology-themed
elderly care services facilities. elderly care communities in the GBA, and offering
specialty services such as leisure holidays, hot
5.5.3. An integration of ecology and culture springs therapy and green prescription.

Zhongshan has a well-developed elderly care 5.5.4. Joining hands in promoting an all-
services industry with established facilities while rounded vision of aging well
Jiangmen is a city with a proud heritage and
beautiful natural environment. Together these The 11 GBA cities should draw upon their
two cities can extend their existing strengths in respective strengths and complement each other in

Fig 1 Suggestions of positioning for the 11 GBA cities

Cooperation by the two parties to Drawing upon the With abundance in
draw upon the policy advantages strengths of advanced ecological resources,
of Hengqin and co-create the technology, rise as the create the base for
Hengqin demonstration base for demonstration city for ecological and well-being
cross-border elderly care. smart elderly care. elderly care in the GBA.

Hong Kong Macau Guangzhou Shenzhen Foshan Huizhou Zhongshan
Zhuhai Dongguan Zhaoqing Jiangmen

Draw upon advanced expertise With its wealth of health Promote smart Drawing on its cultural
in finance and insurance, as care and education upgrades of elderly care heritage, create
well as health care, work with resources, create facilities, develop age- cultural elderly care
the Mainland to create elderly multifunctional, integrated appropriate facilities services brands.
care demonstration projects of elderly care services. construction industries.
international stature.

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