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Discover Asia: China's Greater Bay Area, a growth engine for the region

2018-03-22 12:55 GMT+8
 
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1 / 6   When you hear the word “Bay Area,” what is the first place that comes to mind? San Francisco, New York or even the Greater Tokyo Area? /CFP Photo

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2 / 6   A new name will be added to the list as China works to develop its own Bay Area economy with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, also known as Greater Bay Area. /CFP Photo

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3 / 6   The Greater Bay Area was made up of China’s Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions and nine cities in Guangdong Province. /CFP Photo

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4 / 6   Plans for this area was initiated in China’s 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2022) in a bid to give full play to the distinctive strengths of Hong Kong and Macao, and elevate the roles of the regions in the country's development and opening up. /CFP Photo

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5 / 6   A number of projects have been launched under the strategy, including the world's longest cross-sea bridge linking Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao. /CFP Photo

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6 / 6   Take a look at what the Greater Bay Area look like. /CFP Photo

 
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