{"id":1583,"date":"2024-08-20T00:25:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbaita.org\/?page_id=1583"},"modified":"2024-08-20T00:30:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:30:12","slug":"chairman-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gbaita.org\/index.php\/en\/chairman-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Chairman\u2019s Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image alignfull uagb-block-dd1c3a6f wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-full\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbaita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/chairman-1024x135.png ,https:\/\/gbaita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/chairman.png 780w, https:\/\/gbaita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/chairman.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/gbaita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/chairman-1024x135.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-841\" width=\"1024\" height=\"135\" title=\"chairman\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-460e56ad\"><div class=\"uagb-separator-spacing-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-76ba03b6 default uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-aaa298e5\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Chairman\u2019s Statement<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-7aae79c8 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a5b97b93\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-37de4363 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbaita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/leungcy.jpg ,https:\/\/gbaita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/leungcy.jpg 780w, https:\/\/gbaita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/leungcy.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/gbaita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/leungcy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-221\" width=\"640\" height=\"720\" title=\"leungcy\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-aa7daa1d\">\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8283e90b335bdf18530b5fb17f78a466\">The Greater Bay Area (GBA) offers significant potential in terms of economic and technological developments. The total GDP of the 11 cities in the GBA in 2020 reached USD $1.67 trillion, comparable to Korea at USD $1.63 trillion and Australia at USD $1.36 trillion. Further opportunities are abundant and are open to all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ca6c9a7713f7de2b3715a7cc902ce425\">More economic synergy of the GBA cities will be released when the massive infrastructure projects are progressively completed in the next few years, further integrating the cities.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4b638b38a1d424176e91c06af83e79a5\">At the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, President Xi pointed out that \u201cwe must plan the innovation chain around the industry chain, position the industry chain around the innovation chain, and position ahead strategic and emergent industries, nurture future industries and develop the digital economy.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44962e22ecb8fe1c294774d66b2ab15d\">I see information technology playing a pivotal role in releasing the synergy between the cities and promoting more growth in the GBA, by facilitating easier data flow between the two Special Administrative Regions and the Guangdong cities.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a4de19dc0aa5af18a5c354cbfae77f22\">Representing the Greater Bay Area Hong Kong Centre, I am pleased to Chair the Board of the newly formed GBA International IT Industry Association.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b770db993aee747b6b034ded26bdf9f1\">The Association will have nine expert committees, namely, Big Data, FinTech, Cloud Computing, Smart City, IoT and Supply Chain, Block Chain, AI and Robotics, Industrial Internet, Satellite and Spatial technology. Experts will be invited to join these committees to foster the development of the GBA. In addition, the Association will function as a platform for members of the industry to collaborate across the GBA. Young professionals will also find membership of the Association useful in furthering their career development, learning from senior experts of the nine technology committees.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-82e2bf6d45f51d888bae24086361413a\">I welcome all of you who are eligible to join the Association to realise the potential of the GBA.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-67f776b6c475686de611a6fc1e9e8736\">CY Leung<br>Chairman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chairman\u2019s Statement The Greater Bay Area (GBA) offers  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