The 2025 Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) was held on November 3 in Guangzhou. Jointly organized by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, the conference showcased the GBA's economic vitality, innovation momentum and investment potential, providing a broad platform for global enterprises to invest and operate.
Huang Kunming, Secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, attended the event. John KC Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), Sam Hou Fai, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), and Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce, delivered video speeches.
Meng Fanli, Governor of Guangdong Province and Party chief of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, also attended and delivered a speech, in which he expressed sincere gratitude to the entrepreneurs, scientists, and investors who have long paid attention to, supported, and chosen Guangdong.
He stated that Guangdong continuously deepens the construction of a first-class, market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized business environment. By leveraging efficient government coordination, support, and facilitation of market efficiency, Guangdong is committed to creating a popular destination for investment and business, a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, and a beautiful home for living that is favored by entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, startups, and urban and rural residents.
Meng Fanli sincerely invited global entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, startups, job seekers, and friends from all sectors to come to Guangdong and the GBA in general to jointly create a bright future through cooperation.
John KC Lee stated that Hong Kong is an active participant in the GBA, and that Hong Kong will fully serve the needs of the GBA. Sam Hou Fai stated that as one of the four central cities in the GBA, Macao gives full play to its advantages of connecting domestically and internationally and blending Chinese and Western cultures, actively coordinating with the other parts of the GBA. Macao is advancing the construction of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, striving to create an investment and business environment converging with that of Macao.
At the conference, foreign enterprise representatives, including Michael Gelchie, Chief Executive Officer of Louis Dreyfus Company; Judy Marks, Chair, President and CEO of Otis Worldwide; Faisal Al-Fageer, Senior Vice President of Aramco, and Martin Poxton, Executive Vice President, Head of Greater China & South East Asia ASSA ABLOY Group, delivered speeches sharing their experiences of investing and developing in the GBA. The conference also released the 2024 list of outstanding cities in investment promotion and announced a new group of Guangdong Global Investment Advisors.
Michael Gelchie stated that nearly half of Louis Dreyfus's soybean processing capacity in China is located in Guangdong Province. This reflects both Guangdong's unique logistical advantages and its importance as a vast consumer market, which Louis Dreyfus is committed to serving. Leveraging Guangdong's strengths in food technology, Louis Dreyfus sees many potential cooperation opportunities in the GBA in modern food and agricultural supply chains.
Judy Marks stated that Otis's development in the GBA is a journey rooted in mutual trust and innovation, with the brand growing alongside Guangdong's opening-up. In the future, Otis hopes to further expand cooperation with universities, research institutes, and governments in the GBA to build a resilient talent base serving the region and even the entire country. She expressed a strong willingness to join hands with the GBA to empower urban spaces within the region, stating, "We hope to walk side-by-side with the GBA to jointly create the future."
Reporter | Guo Chuhua
Photo | Guo Chuhua
Editor | Hu Nan, Shen He
