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7. Promote law-based governance in the Greater Bay Area
The Plan requires enhanced cooperation in social governance. Efforts should be made
to promote law-based governance, strengthen coordination between anti-corruption
mechanisms across the Greater Bay Area, establish quality, efficient and clean
governments, and enhance the efficiency of government services and people’s sense
of gain. In urban and rural communities across the nine Pearl River Delta cities with
many Hong Kong and Macao residents, service functions should be improved in a
targeted manner to provide timely, efficient and convenient social services to Hong
Kong and Macao residents. The Constitution of the Chinese mainland and the Basic
Laws of the two SARs must be strictly observed. Guangdong, Hong Kong SAR and
Macao SAR should strengthen juridical cooperation on the basis of respect for one
another’s jurisdiction. A cooperation mechanism for public security and social governance should be established. The three places should also strengthen cooperation in
the examination and issuance of early warnings for conflicts and disputes as well as in
contingency management. They need to join hands to curb illegal immigration, make
greater efforts to crack down on cross-boundary crimes, and coordinate responses
to conventional and unconventional security threats. The mechanism for response
to emergencies needs to be improved, and a coordination platform for emergency
response across the Greater Bay Area should be established. The three places should
work together to formulate emergency response plans for major emergencies such
as serious accidents, natural disasters, public health emergencies and public security
emergencies, and conduct drills for emergency response from time to time to enhance
the capability to deal with emergencies through collaboration.
Measures should be taken to prevent and mitigate major risks, especially financial risks. Efforts are required to strengthen the mechanism for local governments’
responsibilities for financial risk management, and forestall and defuse risks in key
areas properly. We must resolutely crack down on illegal financial activities, improve
the regulatory system for weak points in the financial sector, and forestall systemic
financial risks. Guangdong province must rigorously implement the relevant provisions of the Budget Law, strengthen the management of ceilings for local government
debts, and effectively regulate debt financing by government bodies. Fiscal control
should be intensified to effectively keep in check insolvent development projects.
Supervision and accountability efforts should be strengthened to resolutely prevent
financing guarantees that go against laws and regulations. In summary, the rule of
law should be promoted in the Greater Bay Area.
8. Integrate the systems to ensure shared development in the greater bay area
A fundamental difference between the Greater Bay Area and its counterparts in the
rest of the world is the existence of different political systems. It is thus imperative
to establish a comprehensive and sound mechanism for coordination and implementation, and strengthen the exchanges and cooperation between governments of
Guangdong, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR, between central and local governments and between the governments, enterprises and the general public. A clear
X. Zhang
7. Promote law-based governance in the Greater Bay Area
The Plan requires enhanced cooperation in social governance. Efforts should be made
to promote law-based governance, strengthen coordination between anti-corruption
mechanisms across the Greater Bay Area, establish quality, efficient and clean
governments, and enhance the efficiency of government services and people’s sense
of gain. In urban and rural communities across the nine Pearl River Delta cities with
many Hong Kong and Macao residents, service functions should be improved in a
targeted manner to provide timely, efficient and convenient social services to Hong
Kong and Macao residents. The Constitution of the Chinese mainland and the Basic
Laws of the two SARs must be strictly observed. Guangdong, Hong Kong SAR and
Macao SAR should strengthen juridical cooperation on the basis of respect for one
another’s jurisdiction. A cooperation mechanism for public security and social governance should be established. The three places should also strengthen cooperation in
the examination and issuance of early warnings for conflicts and disputes as well as in
contingency management. They need to join hands to curb illegal immigration, make
greater efforts to crack down on cross-boundary crimes, and coordinate responses
to conventional and unconventional security threats. The mechanism for response
to emergencies needs to be improved, and a coordination platform for emergency
response across the Greater Bay Area should be established. The three places should
work together to formulate emergency response plans for major emergencies such
as serious accidents, natural disasters, public health emergencies and public security
emergencies, and conduct drills for emergency response from time to time to enhance
the capability to deal with emergencies through collaboration.
Measures should be taken to prevent and mitigate major risks, especially financial risks. Efforts are required to strengthen the mechanism for local governments’
responsibilities for financial risk management, and forestall and defuse risks in key
areas properly. We must resolutely crack down on illegal financial activities, improve
the regulatory system for weak points in the financial sector, and forestall systemic
financial risks. Guangdong province must rigorously implement the relevant provisions of the Budget Law, strengthen the management of ceilings for local government
debts, and effectively regulate debt financing by government bodies. Fiscal control
should be intensified to effectively keep in check insolvent development projects.
Supervision and accountability efforts should be strengthened to resolutely prevent
financing guarantees that go against laws and regulations. In summary, the rule of
law should be promoted in the Greater Bay Area.
8. Integrate the systems to ensure shared development in the greater bay area
A fundamental difference between the Greater Bay Area and its counterparts in the
rest of the world is the existence of different political systems. It is thus imperative
to establish a comprehensive and sound mechanism for coordination and implementation, and strengthen the exchanges and cooperation between governments of
Guangdong, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR, between central and local governments and between the governments, enterprises and the general public. A clear