On December 30, the sixth plenary session of the Ninth Committee of the Communist Party of China Zhuhai and the Economic Work Conference of the Municipal Party Committee were held. At the meeting, it was proposed that Zhuhai's economic growth target for next year should be set at 6%. At the same time, Zhuhai will strive to attract more than 30 industrial projects for the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin (hereinafter referred to as the Cooperation Zone) next year.
In 2024, closely following the important time nodes of the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the 3rd anniversary of the establishment of the Hengqin Cooperation Zone, Zhuhai will fully support the construction of the Service Cooperation Zone and jointly hand over the excellent answer sheet of the first phase of the construction effectiveness of the Cooperation Zone. Specifically, it will cooperate with the promotion of the island-wide customs closure operation of the Co-operation Zone, cooperate with the operation of the "Macao New Neighbourhood", the recognition of professional qualifications for Macao professionals, and the "one inspection and two recognition" of Macao motor vehicles, and strive to attract more than 30 industrial projects for the Co-operation Zone, so as to provide sufficient places for the children of Macao residents to study in Zhuhai.
At the meeting, it was also proposed to make good use of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, focus on the artificial island of Zhuhai-Macao Port, the "Hongbao 10" area and the Jinwan District to promote the construction of the "Bridge Functional Service Area", build a bridge between the Comprehensive Bonded Zone and the Hong Kong Merchants Bureau, expand the logistics cooperation between Gaolan Port, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Logistics Park and Hong Kong Airport, promote the upgrading of strategic cooperation between Zhuhai-Hong Kong Airport, and continue to deepen cooperation in various fields such as cross-border logistics, science and technology finance, and talent flow.
In addition, in the field of transportation, Zhuhai will speed up the planning of the Shenzhen-Zhuhai corridor, Shenzhen-Zhuhai intercity and Shenzhen-Zhuhai high-speed railway, coordinate and promote the preliminary work of the Guangzhou-Foshan-Zhuhai intercity and Zhuyang high-speed railway, and build a rail transit center on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary. In 2024, construction will be started on the Zhongshan-Zhuhai section of the Nanzhu (Central) Intercity and Zhuhai Central Station (Hezhou), and the construction of key projects such as the Zhuhai-Zhaozhou High-speed Railway, the Huangmaohai Corridor and the West Extension of the Xianghai Bridge will be accelerated, so as to promote the rail transit connection between Macao and the Co-operation Zone and the intercity bus operation of Zhuhai-Zhuhai.