The 2026 Government Work Report sets a clear goal for the 15th Five-Year Plan: prioritizing people's livelihoods. In the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, that vision is already on the move, literally.

A new cross-border shuttle bus is now taking Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) patients directly to a Shenzhen hospital. But this service is just the visible tip of a deeper integration. Behind it lies a strategic Five Connections system – linking talent, data, funding, medication and standards across borders.

And what's the result? A HKSAR senior can now use their government healthcare voucher to pay for treatment in Shenzhen in minutes. What was once a headache is now seamless.

This is national policy in action: building a unified healthcare system where patient well-being comes first. The bus is the first step of a much longer journey toward a healthier, more connected China.