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Latest news, analysis, explainers and updates on policy announcements, corporate developments and investment opportunities focused on Zhongshan under the Greater Bay Area (GBA) initiative in southern China’s Pearl River Delta The coverage includes politics and policies, business, lifestyle and culture and useful to-do guides about living, working and studying in the GBA.
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Party Secretary of Zhongshan Guo Wenhai
Land in the New Territories set aside for the Northern Metropolis. Photo: Sam Tsang
Greater Bay Area

Guangdong to ‘actively align’ with Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis push

Province’s 15th five-year plan also uses term ‘Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area’ 57 times.

Hong Kong transport

Over 5,000 Guangdong motorists sign up for Hong Kong’s southbound travel scheme

China trade

Record-setting Canton Fair under Middle East cloud as costs hit China’s exports

SCMP Highlights

Feng shui advice, a mom’s path to pain-free movement: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a nostalgic trend making a comeback in Hong Kong to exploring China’s Zhongshan, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

How can those born under each Chinese zodiac sign use feng shui to improve their luck in love, money and health this coming year? Feng shui practitioner Andrew Kwan shares advice. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong tourism

Bars, hotels cash in as Hong Kong welcomes 25% more visitors for New Year’s Eve

Influx recorded despite city forgoing fireworks display in light of deadly Tai Po fire, while departures by locals rose by nearly 21 per cent.

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Hong Kong transport

Over 700 mainland Chinese drivers apply to enter Hong Kong under travel scheme

Authorities say number of applications in line with expectations, stressing scheme not expected to worsen traffic conditions.

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Made in China 2025

End of an era: Japan’s Canon shuts China printer plant as local rivals rise

Closure marks a turning point, where Chinese brands have not only caught up with foreign rivals but have also begun to dominate home market.

Production stopped late last month at Canon Zhongshan Business Machines. Photo: Coco Feng
Hong Kong transport

Nearly 2,400 Guangdong drivers apply for cross-border entry scheme into Hong Kong

Only 1,700 picked by computer balloting on Sunday, with successful applicants able to drive into Hong Kong from December 23.

Hong Kong society

Chikungunya strikes 2 Hong Kong travellers as infection count rises to 70

Man, 69, and woman, 49, had travelled to mainland China, and Centre for Health Protection has classified the cases as imported.

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong expands cross-border access to Guangdong motorists under new scheme

Eligible applicants will be able to drive into the city’s urban areas via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge from December 23.

New scheme gives drivers from four Guangdong cities greater travel flexibility through bridge and airport connections. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong

European firms tout Hong Kong as springboard for expansion in region

Italian food company and French start-up praise the city and the support of investment-promotion agency InvestHK.

People rest and enjoy the view of Victoria Harbour inside the Hong Kong Museum of Art on August 8, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Letters | To make a marina tourism splash, Hong Kong needs more than infrastructure

Readers discuss the city’s yacht berth plans, ferry service coverage, and halal certification system.

China’s economic stimulus

Local governments halt some subsidies ahead of China’s big 618 shopping festival

Abrupt halt to shopping vouchers – meant to stimulate consumption and boost economy – comes as a surprise, with depleted funds and ‘programme upgrades’ cited.

Artificial intelligence

Chinese sex doll maker sees jump in 2025 sales as AI improves user experience

WMDoll founder Liu Jiangxia says the integration of generative AI models ‘makes the dolls more responsive and interactive’.

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About 90 per cent of WMDoll’s sales are outside mainland China, with sex doll shipments to the US making up half of the company’s export volume. Photo: Thomas Yau
Hong Kong economy

Outside In | Can Hong Kong bring its ‘ghost bridge’ back to life?

With the new Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link boosting prospects for the Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong must move fast to improve transport links with nearby cities.

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The Zhuhai section of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is pictured on June 12, 2020 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong urged to alter approach to scheme allowing mainland vehicles into city

Chinese commerce minister earlier called for restrictions to be overcome in the roll-out of the ‘Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles’ scheme.

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Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines streamlines travel for 6 mainland ports

Starting Tuesday, passengers can book one ticket for both high-speed ferry travel and connecting flights at Hong Kong International Airport.

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China property

Zhongshan flats are hot as Hongkongers flock in on Shenzhen bridge

The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link’s opening on June 30 has led to a doubling of viewings, driven by Hong Kong and Shenzhen residents, as local developers offer discounts and other incentives, agents say.

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The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, pictured on June 19, 2024, waits to be opened to traffic. The 24km bridge took seven years to build. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong society

More Hong Kong border checkpoints with mainland China to operate around the clock

Proposals revealed in National Development and Reform Commission action plan, which also calls for incentives to attract Hong Kong talent across border.

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Greater Bay Area

China opens multibillion-dollar link for cross-border wealth management

Greater Bay Area, which is home to four top 10 richest people in China, will have a new cross-border trading scheme for investment products, a core project by Beijing to promote capital flows and investment among the 11 cities in the plan.

Greater Bay Area

Hong Kong can be the Greater Bay Area’s San Francisco, US think tank says

Hong Kong can connect the Greater Bay Area with the rest of the world, much like San Francisco’s role in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley Bay Area.

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Hong Kong is intended to play a role as an Asia-Pacific headquarters and business services and innovation centre for the Greater Bay Area region, the report says. Photo: Shutterstock Images
China property

Melco to develop Zhongshan theme park to expand beyond casinos

Macau casino operator Melco International Development is making its first foray into the Greater Bay Area’s Zhongshan and plans to build a mixed-use development with Chinese developer Agile Group Holdings.

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The project is close to the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge, which will cut travel times between the two cities to less than 30 minutes from 1 hour and 40 minutes currently. The bridge is expected to be completed in 2024. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Stocks

China’s top money manager picks Foshan Haitian rival as winning recipe

China’s biggest money manager with 87 per cent gains has a favourite pick in Jonjee, a market laggard and rival to China’s sauce-king Foshan Haitian Flavouring.

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Greater Bay Area

17 things you may not know about southern China's Greater Bay Area (GBA)

The "Greater Bay Area" refers to the Chinese government's scheme to link the cities of Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing into an integrated economic and business hub.

Greater Bay Area

Tesla to launch supercharger station in bay area transport hub Zhongshan

Tesla is launching its first supercharger station in Zhongshan with the hope of attracting a growing number of electric vehicle drivers in the Greater Bay Area.

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A Tesla electric vehicle charging station in Beijing. The supercharger station in Zhongshan is expected to open in January. Photo: AP
Education

A forest kindergarten Chinese millennial parents are wildly crazy about

The number of children enrolled at Rockies Forest Kindergarten in southern China’s Zhongshan city has more than doubled since it opened four years ago.

Rockies Forest Kindergarten in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, offers a nature-based curriculum for children. Photo: Handout
Greater Bay Area

Explainer | Zhongshan revamps as Greater Bay Area transport hub to boost growth

Zhongshan is set to benefit from the increased connectivity as it sits at the intersection of major transport projects in the Greater Bay Area.

China property

Hongkongers shop online for property deals in Greater Bay Area’s Zhongshan

Property investors from Hong Kong are not letting coronavirus social distancing measures and closed borders get in the way of a promising deal in the Greater Bay Area development zone.

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