京港合作的“朋友圈”越来越大

Core Insights - The 28th Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Seminar focused on high-quality development and featured over 800 participants from government and business sectors in both regions [1] Group 1: Technology Innovation - The seminar highlighted technology innovation, with a focus on the signing of a memorandum to deepen cooperation between Beijing and Hong Kong in scientific and technological innovation [2] - The number of startups in Hong Kong has increased from approximately 1,000 a decade ago to 4,700, with a 7.6% rise in the added value of manufacturing and emerging industries in 2023 [2] - The Hong Kong Science Park is set to open, providing new space for international resource aggregation, and there is an expectation for more Beijing enterprises to establish operations in the Northern Metropolis and the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Cooperation Zone [2] Group 2: Deepening Cooperation - Beijing's autonomous driving company, WeRide, signed an agreement with Hong Kong's Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings to deploy over 500 autonomous vehicles in Hong Kong within three years, with a total investment of no less than 1 billion yuan [4] - The seminar announced 160 investment projects with a total investment amount of 60.32 billion yuan, covering areas such as enterprise financing, technology cooperation, and international expansion [4] - A total of 29 projects were signed during the opening ceremony, involving nearly 56 billion yuan across 11 key cooperation areas, including technology services and artificial intelligence [4] Group 3: Promoting Internationalization - Many Beijing enterprises are looking to use Hong Kong as a platform for international expansion, with several tech companies listing or establishing operations in Hong Kong over the past year [6] - The Hong Kong government has formed a task force to support mainland enterprises in expanding overseas, integrating various offices to attract businesses interested in international markets [7] - A partnership was established between Beijing's digital economy enterprises and Hong Kong's Cyberport to facilitate international market entry, exemplifying the "Beijing solution + Hong Kong platform" model [7] Group 4: Investment Statistics - As of September this year, Hong Kong's cumulative investment in Beijing exceeded 140 billion USD, accounting for over 65% of Beijing's actual foreign investment [5] - Beijing's direct investment stock in Hong Kong exceeds 50 billion USD, representing nearly half of Beijing's overseas investments [5]