A group of about 100 journalists from Hong Kong, Macao and the Chinese mainland continued with their weeklong tour — learning about the latest developments and future plans for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area — with a dive into Shenzhen’s thriving innovation and technology sector.

A packed schedule filled Thursday, the second day of the tour, with visits to the city’s key technology hubs, leading enterprises, and cultural landmarks.

The day began in the exhibition hall of the Shenzhen Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, where journalists were given a glimpse into the zone’s recent advancements in Shenzhen-Hong Kong research and industry partnerships.

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This was followed by an on-site trip to the Shenzhen Park of the cooperation zone, punctuated by a string of visits to some of the city’s many frontrunning enterprises.

Journalists toured the Hong Kong Science Park Shenzhen Branch located in the cooperation zone — a collaborative initiative backed by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Shenzhen governments with the aim of enhancing regional information and technology (I&T) enterprises’ connectivity with each other and with global markets.

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Companies based in the zone — Haptron Scientific (Shenzhen) Co; Shenzhen Transport Information and Technology Co; Ganghua Energy Chuangke (Shenzhen) Co — also welcomed journalists and showcased some of their cutting-edge technologies in the fields of green energy, advanced manufacturing, and smart transportation solutions.

In the afternoon, the group is slated to visit BYD Co, a Shenzhen-based manufacturing conglomerate that constantly surprises the global new energy vehicle, battery, and clean energy markets with its critical breakthroughs

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Journalists also visited Shenzhen Pingshan Changshou Dramaville, one of the city’s iconic cultural landmarks which has made a name for itself as a regional theatrical hub housing leading studios, including Longma Studio, which produce many original masterpieces.

This year’s media tour — focusing on the Greater Bay Area’s rapid progress in innovation, sustainability, and cross-border cooperation — has attracted over 100 journalists from nearly 30 mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao media outlets. They will depart for Hong Kong later in the evening.

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