Cyberport and Qianhai Authority deepen cooperation, sign memorandum of cooperation again to jointly
On August 21, 2024, Cyberport and the Qianhai Shenzhen Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone Management Bureau ("Qianhai Management Bureau") signed another memorandum of cooperation. The two sides will provide comprehensive support for innovative enterprises in both places through joint efforts and integration of advantageous resources on the basis of existing cooperation, and jointly promote technological innovation cooperation between Hong Kong, Qianhai Shenzhen Hong Kong Cooperation Zone, Shenzhen, and even the Greater Bay Area. Cyberport and Qianhai Authority signed their first cooperation agreement in 2021. Building on their solid foundation of cooperation over the past three years, they have once again signed a deepening cooperation agreement, marking a deeper development of the Shenzhen Hong Kong technology ecosystem and providing more entrepreneurial and employment opportunities for young people in both regions. The memorandum of cooperation was signed by Dr. Zheng Songyan, CEO of Cyberport, and Liu Guilin, Deputy Director of Qianhai Management Bureau, and witnessed by Cyberport Chairman Chen Ximing, Executive Deputy Director of Qianhai Management Bureau Huang Xiaopeng, and others. According to the memorandum of cooperation, both parties will leverage their respective strengths to jointly promote collaboration and development in innovative industries such as artificial intelligence, financial technology, and elderly technology. Cyberport and Qianhai Management Bureau will strengthen overseas joint promotion, expand investment cooperation channels, and support cooperation and project recognition in policy collaboration and innovation. Cyberport and Qianhai Shenzhen Hong Kong Youth Dream Factory will set up exhibition halls and workspaces for each other, extending park operations, preferential policies, and corporate services to both parks. At the same time, both parties will jointly explore the establishment of a cooperation platform in Hong Kong to provide comprehensive services covering international legal, accounting, risk management, financing, marketing, supply chain, etc. for mainland enterprises to expand their overseas markets.
The Chairman of Cyberport, Chen Ximing, stated in his speech, "Cyberport, as Hong Kong's innovation and technology cultivation base, has always been committed to promoting Hong Kong's construction as an international innovation and technology center. As an important innovation source in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, the cooperation between the two sides will further strengthen the innovation and technology ecosystem between Hong Kong and the mainland. We look forward to working together to build Cyberport and Qianhai into a new engine for technology innovation in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, providing more diversified support for Hong Kong startups and research teams to explore broader development space in the mainland market, and helping more Shenzhen and Greater Bay Area enterprises to make good use of Cyberport as an international springboard to 'go global' and expand into Southeast Asia and international markets
Liu Guilin, Deputy Director of the Qianhai Management Bureau, said, "Cyberport and Qianhai have joined forces to continuously strengthen work collaboration, deepen cooperation, and jointly build Qianhai Shenzhen Hong Kong Youth Dream Factory and Cyberport into a new quality production innovation and entrepreneurship platform with international influence for Hong Kong youth, Hong Kong enterprises, and effectively promote technological innovation cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and support Hong Kong's construction of an international innovation and technology center
Cyberport is also actively promoting the establishment of new technology facilities in Liufushan, seizing the development advantages and opportunities of the "Northern Metropolitan Area" connecting with the Qianhai and Nanshan areas of Shenzhen, using advanced technology to promote the integration of new economy and traditional economy, covering areas such as financial technology, intelligent life, and digital entertainment, becoming an incubation base for young talents and startups, promoting the development of modern service industry technology, and radiating the Greater Bay Area market.
This time, we will deepen a series of cooperation with the Qianhai Management Bureau. We believe that the Cyberport will complement the Liufushan Innovation and Technology Facility Project, bringing unprecedented development opportunities for innovation and technology enterprises in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and injecting new impetus into regional economic prosperity. Through this mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation model, Cyberport and Qianhai Authority are jointly writing a new chapter in Shenzhen Hong Kong cooperation, contributing to the construction of an international innovation and technology center in Hong Kong.