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 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

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

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 

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 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

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 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

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

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 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.