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CMG: Top 10 stories of Greater Bay Area in 2022
Updated 14:39, 29-Dec-2022
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China Media Group (CMG) on Wednesday released the top 10 stories of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in 2022.

1. Xi speaks on the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong, south China, July 1, 2022. /Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong, south China, July 1, 2022. /Xinhua

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong, south China, July 1, 2022. /Xinhua

Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and delivered an important speech at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong, south China on July 1, 2022.

2. Xi meets with Special Administrative Region chief executives in Beijing

President Xi Jinping meets with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee in Beijing, the capital of China, December 23, 2022. /Xinhua
President Xi Jinping meets with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee in Beijing, the capital of China, December 23, 2022. /Xinhua

President Xi Jinping meets with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee in Beijing, the capital of China, December 23, 2022. /Xinhua

President Xi Jinping meets with Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region Ho Iat Seng in Beijing, the capital of China, December 23, 2022. /Xinhua
President Xi Jinping meets with Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region Ho Iat Seng in Beijing, the capital of China, December 23, 2022. /Xinhua

President Xi Jinping meets with Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region Ho Iat Seng in Beijing, the capital of China, December 23, 2022. /Xinhua

Chinese President Xi Jinping met separately with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee and Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region Ho Iat Seng during their annual duty visit to Beijing on December 23, 2022, emphasizing that the central authorities will fully, faithfully and resolutely implement the "One Country, Two Systems" policy.

3. Central delegation visits SARs to interpret Party congress

This photo taken on December 3, 2022, shows a central delegation lecture interpreting and promoting the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong, south China. /Xinhua
This photo taken on December 3, 2022, shows a central delegation lecture interpreting and promoting the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong, south China. /Xinhua

This photo taken on December 3, 2022, shows a central delegation lecture interpreting and promoting the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong, south China. /Xinhua

This photo taken on December 1, 2022, shows a central delegation lecture interpreting and promoting the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Macao, south China. /Xinhua
This photo taken on December 1, 2022, shows a central delegation lecture interpreting and promoting the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Macao, south China. /Xinhua

This photo taken on December 1, 2022, shows a central delegation lecture interpreting and promoting the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Macao, south China. /Xinhua

A central delegation held separate lectures in Hong Kong and Macao to interpret and promote the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) from December 1 to 3, 2022.

4. Master plan on Greater Bay Area building unveiled 

An architectural rendering of the permanent venue for the Greater Bay Area Science Forum in Nansha District in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. /Xinhua
An architectural rendering of the permanent venue for the Greater Bay Area Science Forum in Nansha District in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. /Xinhua

An architectural rendering of the permanent venue for the Greater Bay Area Science Forum in Nansha District in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. /Xinhua

The State Council issued the Master Plan of Guangzhou Nansha on Deepening Comprehensive Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao with Global Perspective in June 2022.

5. John Lee elected HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive designate

John Lee waves to people at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong, south China, May 8, 2022. /Xinhua
John Lee waves to people at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong, south China, May 8, 2022. /Xinhua

John Lee waves to people at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong, south China, May 8, 2022. /Xinhua

John Lee was elected as the sixth-term chief executive designate of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on May 8, 2022.

6. SARs elect deputies to national legislature

The second plenary session of the Conference for Electing Deputies of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the 14th National People's Congress was held in south China's Hong Kong, December 15, 2022. /Xinhua
The second plenary session of the Conference for Electing Deputies of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the 14th National People's Congress was held in south China's Hong Kong, December 15, 2022. /Xinhua

The second plenary session of the Conference for Electing Deputies of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the 14th National People's Congress was held in south China's Hong Kong, December 15, 2022. /Xinhua

The second plenary session of the Conference for Electing Deputies of the Macao SAR to the 14th National People's Congress was held in south China's Macao, December 12, 2022. /Xinhua
The second plenary session of the Conference for Electing Deputies of the Macao SAR to the 14th National People's Congress was held in south China's Macao, December 12, 2022. /Xinhua

The second plenary session of the Conference for Electing Deputies of the Macao SAR to the 14th National People's Congress was held in south China's Macao, December 12, 2022. /Xinhua

Thirty-six candidates were elected as deputies of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on December 15, 2022, and 12 candidates were elected as deputies of the Macao Special Administrative Region to the 14th NPC on December 12, 2022.

7. Investment fair kicks off

The 2022 Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was held in Guangzhou, the capital of south China's Guangdong Province, December 21, 2022. /Xinhua
The 2022 Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was held in Guangzhou, the capital of south China's Guangdong Province, December 21, 2022. /Xinhua

The 2022 Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was held in Guangzhou, the capital of south China's Guangdong Province, December 21, 2022. /Xinhua

The 2022 Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was held in Guangzhou on December 21, 2022. Representatives from hundreds of leading enterprises at home and abroad participated.

8. Reserve astronaut recruitment open to people from Hong Kong and Macao

Participants pose for a photo at the commencement ceremony of the
Participants pose for a photo at the commencement ceremony of the "Youth AerospaceTechEd Program" in China's Hong Kong, October 29, 2022. /Hong Kong Productivity Council

Participants pose for a photo at the commencement ceremony of the "Youth AerospaceTechEd Program" in China's Hong Kong, October 29, 2022. /Hong Kong Productivity Council

China expects to recruit 12 to 14 new reserve astronauts, and the selection, which started in September, is open to payload experts from Hong Kong and Macao for the first time, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Scientists and engineers in the two SARs have responded enthusiastically to the opportunity to join the country's manned space missions.

9. Hong Kong Palace Museum opens to the public

An aerial photo of the Hong Kong Palace Museum in south China's Hong Kong, May 29, 2022. /Xinhua
An aerial photo of the Hong Kong Palace Museum in south China's Hong Kong, May 29, 2022. /Xinhua

An aerial photo of the Hong Kong Palace Museum in south China's Hong Kong, May 29, 2022. /Xinhua

The Hong Kong Palace Museum was open to the public on July 2, with opening exhibitions jointly curated by the Palace Museum in Beijing. More than 900 treasures from the Palace Museum collection were placed on rotation in the opening exhibitions.

10. CGTN Documentary and Radio The Greater Bay goes live in Hong Kong

The launch ceremony was held in Beijing, China, June 24, 2022. /CMG
The launch ceremony was held in Beijing, China, June 24, 2022. /CMG

The launch ceremony was held in Beijing, China, June 24, 2022. /CMG

The TV documentary channel of China Global Television Network (CGTN) and Radio The Greater Bay at FM 102.8, both China Media Group (CMG) productions, started broadcasting in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on July 1, 2022.

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