Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (3rd left) speaks at the session "Invigorate Development through Vibrant City Clusters: The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as a Model", at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 in Hainan, China, April 20, 2021. (PHOTO/HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

HONG KONG – Hong Kong can serve as a talent base in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, leveraging its metropolitan status and attractiveness to entice overseas talents to work in the GBA, thereby enhancing the flow of talents, said the city’s leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor.

The chief executive made the remarks while attending a session on the development of the GBA at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 in Hainan on Tuesday.

Hong Kong has unique advantages under "one country, two systems" and is a highly market-oriented and international economy underpinned by the rule of law, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said

Hong Kong has unique advantages under "one country, two systems" and is a highly market-oriented and international economy underpinned by the rule of law, Lam told the session titled "Invigorate Development through Vibrant City Clusters: The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as a Model".

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She said the SAR can complement the advantages of cities in the Bay Area to create synergy.

On I&T development in particular, Hong Kong has top-notch capabilities in basic scientific research, and, coupled with the advanced manufacturing technology of the GBA cities in the mainland, Hong Kong can promote the development of an international I&T hub in the GBA together with other cities, Lam said.

On Tuesday, Lam also attended the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum and the Women Roundtable session, during which she said whether in Hong Kong or in other places of the world, many of the people who were involved in the fight against the virus in the past year or so were women who had made remarkable contributions to public health.

She said the HKSAR government will continue to roll out appropriate support measures to unleash the female labor force, allowing women to give full play to their potential. 

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In the morning, Lam met with Vice-Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission Fang Xinghai, during which Lam expressed her gratitude to the CSRC for its long-standing support for the financial development of Hong Kong. She expressed the hope that, with the support of the CSRC, Hong Kong will fully leverage its advantages as an international financial center to contribute to the country's economic reform and opening up in the financial area.

She will conclude her visit to Hainan on Wednesday.