The construction of Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone (hereinafter referred to as the "cooperation Zone") is a major decision personally planned, deployed and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping. It is a "good prescription" prescribed by the central government for the long-term development of Macao and has "tailored" new development space for the moderate and diversified development of Macao's economy.

"Hengqin is a peach blossom land that combines the advantages of the two places. The integrated development of Qin and Macau proves to the world with facts that 'one country, two systems' can work, be done, and be popular." This year's National People's Political Consultative Conference, He Runsheng, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice president of the Macau Neighborhood Association Federation, said on the "Member Channel". Since its establishment, the cooperation zone has adhered to the foundation of "one country", made good use of the benefits of "two systems", fully utilized the innate advantages of in-depth cooperation with Macao, and made solid progress in various construction, accelerated the aggregation of various innovative factors, accelerated the development of the "four new" industries, and ordered connection with Macao, and the introduction of talents has been implemented and effective, showing unprecedented vigorous vitality. Qin and Macau have gone in both directions and achieved each other, and the level of integrated development has gradually improved, and Qin and Macau have played a new melody.

Industrial development is one of the core tasks of the cooperation zone, aiming to build a highland for the development of new quality productivity in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. In 2024, the GDP of the cooperation zone reached 53.848 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.3%, an increase of nearly 190 times compared with 285 million yuan in 2009. The key to leapfrog development lies in the strong support of new quality productivity. The cooperation zone focuses on the "four new" industries such as scientific and technological research and development and high-end manufacturing, traditional Chinese medicine, cultural, tourism, exhibitions, and trade, and modern finance. Data shows that in 2024, the added value of the "four new" industries in the cooperation zone will account for 59.4% of GDP. As of the end of 2024, the number of "four new" enterprises exceeded 31,000, with 27 national and provincial scientific and technological innovation platforms and 238 national high-tech enterprises. The construction of the "Macao + Hengqin" modern industrial system has begun to show results.

Achieve efficient and convenient cross-border flow of goods, personnel, funds, data and other factors is an important foundation for the development and construction of Hengqin. The cooperation zone will carry forward the spirit of daring to venture and try, and be the first, explore new cross-border ways for Qin and Macau factors, and strive to build a new system of high-level opening up with Macau. Data from Hengqin border inspection station shows that in 2024, the passenger flow in and out of the Hengqin Port exceeded 22.8 million, with about 2.4 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 36% and 24% respectively. The annual passenger flow and traffic flow both hit historical highs since the establishment of the Hengqin Port, and the integration of Qin and Australia accelerated.

An important one to test the effectiveness of the development and construction of the cooperation zone is to see whether new institutional achievements have been created in leveraging the benefits of the "two systems" and promoting the connection of rules and mechanisms between the two places. In 2024, the cooperation zone will use Macau’s new neighborhoods as a carrier to promote the orderly connection between education, medical care, government services, payment methods and other services with Macau, and strive to create a livable and business-friendly living environment that is in line with Macau. Macau students studying in Hengqin School affiliated to Haojiang Middle School enjoy corresponding welfare measures based on students studying in Macau; health stations are managed in accordance with the Macau model and provide free medical services to Macau residents; Macau Government Self-service Center provides nearly 70 government services... The survey shows that "high similarity to the Macau environment" has become Hengqin's primary advantage and core competitiveness. 56.29% of Macau residents recognize the convergence between Hengqin and Macau environment, and the cooperation zone has become one of the benchmarks for promoting institutional and mechanism innovation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Now, Macau elements are accelerating in Hengqin, and "Macao + Hengqin" is becoming a new demonstration to enrich the practice of "one country, two systems". In 2024, the proportion of Australian-funded enterprises continued to increase. As of the end of 2024, there were 6,681 Australian-funded enterprises, an increase of 44.1% compared with the time when the cooperation zone was established; there were more than 20,000 Macau residents employed, lived and lived in the cooperation zone, and nearly 1,500 Hong Kong and Macao professionals were practicing. In addition, the "Macau Registration + Hengqin Production" model has been innovatively implemented, and a series of signs such as "Macau Supervision and Construction" and "Macau Supervision and Production" have been activated; the Macau Light Rail Hengqin Line has been officially opened to traffic, the quota of the non-operating passenger bus entry and exit cooperation zone in Macau has been fully liberalized, and a large number of projects such as the new campus of the University of Macau Hengqin have been launched... Hengqin is becoming a new home for Macau residents, and "one country, two systems" has shown great superiority and strong vitality.