The Greater Bay Area Conference co-organized by China Daily and Hong Kong Coalition is held as a hybrid event at Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel on Nov 30, 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG - The Greater Bay Area Conference co-organized by China Daily and Hong Kong Coalition was held as a hybrid event in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

The conference brought together C-level senior executives from Fortune Global 500 and China 500 companies, think tanks and academics from across Asia. 

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Under the theme “Embracing New Opportunities: Connecting GBA with RCEP”, it explored RCEP business opportunities for Hong Kong and the GBA in the long run and examines current economic landscape.

Eva Cheng, deputy secretary-general of Hong Kong Coalition, delivers a speech at the Greater Bay Area Conference in Hong Kong.

Liu Guangyuan, commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, addresses the opening of the Greater Bay Area Conference at Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel on Nov 30, 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Eva Cheng, deputy secretary-general of Hong Kong Coalition, addresses the opening of the Greater Bay Area Conference at Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel on Nov 30, 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Leung Chun-ying, vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, delivers a keynote speech via video link at the Greater Bay Area Conference at Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel on Nov 30, 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Zhou Shuchun, Standing Committee member of the CPPCC National Committee and publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily, delivers the welcoming remarks via video link at the opening ceremony of the Greater Bay Area Conference on Nov 30, 2021 (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

(From left) Panel chair Edward Chen, chairman of HKU SPACE (School of Professional and Continuing Education); David Liao, co-chief executive of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited; Jonathan Choi, chairman of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area Entrepreneurs Union; George Lam, chairman of Hong Kong Cyberport; Witman Hung, principal liaison officer for Hong Kong, Shenzhen Qianhai Authority and Victor Fung, group chairman of Fung Group, join Panel Discussion I on “How can Hong Kong benefit from the RCEP and turn it a boon for the GBA?” at the Greater Bay Area Conference on Nov 30, 2021 (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Speakers join the Panel Discussion II: Unlocking Tourism Collaborations through Cultural Sustainability and Heritage Development in the GBA, at the  Greater Bay Area Conference at Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel, Nov 30, 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Speakers and guests pose for a group photo at the Greater Bay Area Conference at Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel on Nov 30, 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Guests check a display board at the Greater Bay Area Conference at Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel on Nov 30, 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)