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Today, many are looking to a new region practically on the doorstep of the international financial hub of Hong Kong. This comes in the form of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), whose most tangible symbol is the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB), an engineering feat that helps string together a potential market of around 70 million people across nine municipalities in China’s southern Guangdong province and two Special Administrative Regions: Hong Kong and Macau.

Under the GBA plan, each city will have its own specialisation. Hong Kong is expected to continue its role as banking, finance and logistics hub; neighbouring Shenzhen will increase its profile as China’s Silicon Valley; Zhuhai is set to adopt the mantle of an aviation hub; while Macau will build on its role as a resort and cultural destination, and as China’s conduit to the Portuguese-speaking world.

For business travellers and international event planners, the GBA now