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occupying a total area of approximately 3.89km , institutes and new research institutes, etc. It is
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serves as a pioneering zone for enhancing through these efforts that new resources for high-
technological collaboration between the two end technological innovation will be accumulated.
cities and acts as a nucleus for the transfer of
technological breakthroughs within the GBA. It 3 international tech innovation institutes
consists of two portions – the 3.02 km Shenzhen open in Hetao Shenzhen Park
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Park and the 0.87 km2 Hong Kong Park (Hong
Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park). Since the release of the development plan for
the Shenzhen Park in 2023, there has been notable
In August 2023, the State Council released progress in scientific innovation in the park. It
a plan for the Shenzhen Park of the Hetao has attracted more than 160 high-end scientific
Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology research projects and over 15,000 scientific
Innovation Cooperation Zone (HTCZ) , amid researchers. More than 90 high-end institutes,
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efforts to further implement the outline seven R&D centers of companies listed on the
development plan for the GBA. Global Fortune 500 and notable international
standards organizations have established a
• The plan is aimed at pushing forward the presence in the Shenzhen Park.
high-quality construction of the Shenzhen Park to
top-level standards and synergistic development In August 2024, three international
with the Hong Kong section in a mutually technological innovation institutes officially
complementary manner. It also states the phased opened in Hetao Shenzhen Park 4, the first
advancement of the Shenzhen Park construction anniversary of the plan released.
with 2025 and 2035 as key milestones. By 2025,
an efficient cooperative mechanism for tech • The China Resources Life & Health
innovation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong will Institute, also known as China Resources-Southern
be established, showing positive results in open University of Science and Technology Life & Health
tech innovation cooperation. By 2035, a Shenzhen- Institute, aims to establish a national-level research
Hong Kong synergetic innovation configuration platform focused on organoids and organ chips.
will be fully formed and the area will grow into
a world-class science research hub. To join • The International Headquarters of the
hands with Hong Kong to advance international Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
technological innovation, support will be given to National Center for Technological Innovation
top-level disciplines of universities in Hong Kong will focus on connecting international innovative
and Macau to help them upgrade. resources with leading enterprises to facilitate
technological breakthroughs and support the
• The Shenzhen Park is also asked to commercialization of scientific and technological
set up an international competitive base for achievements.
industrial pilot-scale tests and transformation and
prompt breakthroughs for the new generation • The Associated Lab, led by the International
information technology industry. It aims to Digital Economy Academy, will focus on embodied
speed up policy collaborations, paving the way AI and general visual perception, driving research
for major projects such as the Quantum Science and the application of large models within this field.
Center of GBA, constructing the critical industry
clusters of GBA “Microchip Valley” and “Quantum 79 reforms mapped out for the next
Valley”, promoting the cluster development of five years
national research and development platforms,
international technological organizations, science In November 2024, the government further
and technology institutes in Hong Kong’s institutes outlined comprehensively and systematically
of higher education, international research development plan of the Hetao Cooperation
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36 The State Council, http://fgw.sz.gov.cn/gkmlpt/con- 37 Yicai, https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1816340251
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