On May 9th, the 2023 Hengqin Global Investment Promotion Conference officially kicked off, presenting the highly-open business environment of the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin to the world and welcoming more high-quality projects at home and abroad to invest in Hengqin.

The conference attracted over 400 guests from 38 countries and regions, including France, Portugal, Canada, Japan, and Australia.

Fully support foreign enterprises to explore the Chinese market

Lei Wai Nong, Director of the Executive Committee of the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, stated that this conference is an important window to the world, presenting the development achievements of the zone since its establishment over a year ago. It is also proof of the cooperation zone's determination to promote high-quality development by attracting investment and talent globally.

Su Kun, Deputy Director of the Executive Committee, recommended the open investment environment of Hengqin from three perspectives: integration, development, and support. He stated that enterprises will have more opportunities and broader space to develop with the accelerating integration of systems and mechanisms in Qinzhou and Macao. He hopes enterprises to explore investment opportunities in Hengqin during the upcoming visits.

Hengqin provides important opportunities for Macao

The conference invited over 400 representatives from the government, the foreign consular corps in Hong Kong and Macao, Macao business associations and major enterprises at home and abroad. Among them were representatives from companies in Singapore, Portugal, and other countries who had previously participated in the Macao-Hengqin Joint Investment Promotion Delegation, and they returned to Hengqin this time to seek cooperation opportunities.

At the conference, guests delivered speeches respectively of their growth with Hengqin and their confidence and expectations for the bright future of the cooperation zone. Speakers include Zhao Baige, Chairman of the Expert Committee of Research & Development International, Gong Bin, Dean of Zhuhai Academy for Advanced Integrated Circuit, Cao Chunlai, General Manager of Lianbang Biotechnology (Zhuhai Hengqin) Co., Ltd., and Gary Zhang, Founder and CEO of Micro Connect.

António Almeida, CFO of Portuguese pharmaceutical company Hovione, said that Hengqin will provide important opportunities for Macao's development. "This is my first time to Hengqin. What impressed me most is the developed infrastructure, industries and market opportunities in Hengqin."

Explore a new model of combining exhibitions and investment promotion in Hengqin and Macao

On the afternoon of the 9th, the guests visited industrial carriers and infrastructures like the Hengqin New Area Exhibition Hall, the Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park of Co-operation between Guangdong and Macao, the Rowing Park, further understanding the business environment and advantages of the cooperation zone.

This conference is also deeply linked with the BEYOND International Technology and Innovation Expo 2023. On May 10th, the representatives and guests visited the Beyond Expo and went to its Hengqin exhibition area to learn about the development of the integrated circuits industry and the biomedicine industry.

The Expo also features flying cars display in Hengqin. Through the "exhibitions + investment promotion" combination and "one expo two places" model, guests can have a deeper understanding of the industrial development in Hengqin and the achievements of Macao and Hengqin cooperation.

横琴2023全球招商推介会启幕 邀优质项目投资落户

5月9日，横琴2023全球招商推介会盛大启幕，面向全球展现合作区高水平对外开放的营商环境，诚邀更多国内外优质项目聚集横琴。

本次大会吸引了来自法国、葡萄牙、加拿大、日本、澳大利亚等38个国家及地区400多名嘉宾参加。

全力支持企业开拓中国市场

横琴粤澳深度合作区执行委员会主任李伟农表示，本次全球招商推介会是面向全球企业家展示合作区成立一年多以来发展成效的重要窗口，更是合作区面向全球招商引资、招才引智，坚定不移推动高质量发展的郑重宣示。

合作区执委会副主任苏崑以融合、发展、支撑三个角度推介了横琴开放投资环境，表示随着琴澳一体化提速发展，制度衔接和机制对接更加畅通，企业将获得更多发展机遇、更广阔的发展空间，希望企业在接下来的考察活动中多走多看，发掘横琴投资机遇。

横琴将为澳门发展提供重要机遇

本次推介会邀请了广东省、澳门特别行政区、珠海市政府机构代表，以及驻澳驻港总领事参访团、澳门商协会、海内外重点企业代表们等超过400位嘉宾，其中包括此前澳琴联合招商代表团赴海外对接的新加坡、葡萄牙等国家企业代表，此次他们从海外回访横琴，期待促成合作。

推介会上，蓝迪国际智库专家委员会主席赵白鸽、珠海先进集成电路研究院院长龚斌、联邦生物科技（横琴）有限公司总经理曹春来、滴灌通创始人兼行政总裁张高波分别发表演讲，讲述他们与横琴共同成长的历程，表达对合作区光明前景的信心与期待。

葡萄牙医药企业好利安（Hovione）公司首席财务官安东尼奥·阿尔梅达表示，横琴将为澳门发展提供重要机遇，“这是我第一次来到横琴，令我印象最深刻的是琴发达的基础设施建设、良好的产业基础以及市场机遇。”

探索“展会+招商”琴澳联动新模式

9日下午，与会嘉宾分别走进横琴粤澳深度合作区规划展示厅、粤澳合作中医药科技产业园、赛艇公园等横琴产业载体及民生项目，进一步了解合作区的营商环境及优势。

本次横琴全球招商推介会与澳门BEYOND国际科技创新博览会深度联动。5月10日，与会嘉宾前往澳门参观BEYOND国际科技创新博览会，并到博览会的横琴展区了解集成电路以及生物医药大健康产业发展情况。

该博览会同时在横琴举行飞行汽车动态展示，通过“展会+招商”“一会展两地”琴澳联动模式，让嘉宾深入了解横琴产业发展状况、琴澳融合发展成果。

文 | 羊城晚报全媒体记者 钱瑜
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