The Boao Forum for Asia 2024 Annual Conference closed today (the 29th). Over the past few days, the guests at the conference have held in-depth discussions on topics such as the global economy, scientific and technological innovation, social development, and international cooperation. Many scholars from Hong Kong and Macao said that China's continued high-quality economic development provides impetus for global development, and Hong Kong and Macao can play an important role in promoting regional cooperation.

Tu Haiming, vice dean of the Institute of “One Country, Two Systems” and Basic Law at Jinan University, said that new and high-quality productivity has become a trending topic at this year’s Boao Forum for Asia. He pointed out that the proposal of new and high-quality productivity has provided guidance for the development of the global economy and will promote human civilization to progress.

Tu Haiming believes that as China continuously develops the green development of the Belt and Road Initiative and incorporates green and low-carbon development into all fields and the entire process of high-quality BRI development, it will further promote the green transformation of the economy in Asia and even the world, and increase the green gold content of the global economy.

Liu Zhiyi, chairman of the Macau Economic Society, said that the representatives agreed that the performance of the Asian economy was crucial for the world, and the performance of the Chinese economy was the most critical. He believed that China had institutional advantages and a complete industrial chain and had recently completed a series of technological solutions. Although it currently faces some short-term challenges, its prospects are definitely positive.

Lau Chi-yuen pointed out that the advantages of the "one country, two systems" principle in Hong Kong and Macao will help the country achieve a higher level of opening up, attracting more talent, capital, and technology. He said, "Investing in Hong Kong is tantamount to investing in the entire Greater Bay Area. Investing in the Greater Bay Area is tantamount to investing in China. Investing in China is tantamount to investing in the future of the world."

Song Yonghua, President of the University of Macau, said that this year marks the 25th anniversary of Macau's return to the motherland. Macau can have its own unique mission in the high-quality development of the country. In the future, it will continue to make good use of the favorable policies of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone, give full play to its advantages in Basic scientific research, talent introduction and international cooperation, and promote the construction of the Greater Bay Area into an international science and technology innovation center to help the country develop new productive forces.