专访广州市司法局局长邓中文：将扩大来穗执业港澳律师等队伍

Core Viewpoint - Guangzhou has been recognized as a national model city for the construction of a rule-of-law government, being the only city to rank in the top five for nine consecutive evaluations in China, enhancing the development of a law-based Guangzhou [1][5]. Achievements - During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Guangzhou focused on creating a law-based environment to support high-quality development, achieving significant results such as being awarded the national model city for rule-of-law government [5]. - The city has enacted and modified 98 regulations and rules to support high-quality development, particularly in key areas like Nansha's development, youth innovation, and emerging sectors such as low-altitude economy and intelligent connected vehicles [5]. - Guangzhou established the first "Entrepreneur Legal Observation Group" and the first enterprise compliance inspection center in the country, enhancing channels for supporting enterprises [5]. - The city has built 3,152 public legal service entities, providing 928,000 services since 2021, with a 73% increase in services provided in 2025 compared to 2020 [6]. Future Plans - In the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Guangzhou aims to enhance its status as a modern law-based city, focusing on three main areas: 1. Deepening the construction of a law-based government and optimizing the business environment, including legislative planning for new sectors like artificial intelligence and biomedicine [7]. 2. Improving legal service efficiency and strengthening legal guarantees, including the development of a modern legal service system and enhancing public legal service platforms [7]. 3. Strengthening foreign-related legal construction and deepening cooperation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, including the establishment of a special plan for foreign-related legal services [8]. Legislative Focus - Guangzhou will prioritize legislation in emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, and new energy storage, aiming to create a responsive mechanism for new fields [10]. - The city will balance innovation and safety in the digital economy, addressing regulatory bottlenecks to unleash the value of data elements [10]. Cooperation Initiatives - The city plans to enhance legal cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao, establishing a high-level legal framework to support the development of an international first-class bay area [11]. - Efforts will be made to deepen legislative and judicial cooperation, including the establishment of a talent exchange program for high-end foreign-related legal professionals [14].