23/07/2026
[𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩] 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐝
The Greater Bay Area Policy Innovation Forum 2026, with the theme of “𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘰 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘢𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘢 (𝘎𝘉𝘈) 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 ‘𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴’ 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭,” was successfully held on 12 June 2026. The Forum was organised by the Centre for China Studies (CCS), Faculty of Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
The Forum began with a welcoming address by Prof. Carole Hang-fung Hoyan, CCS Director and Professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, who outlined the background, objectives, and significance of the event. Following the speech, Prof. Chen Li, CCS Associate Director and Associate Professor, presented the research findings of his research project (Project Number: E2025.A4.117), funded by the Public Policy Research Funding Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Project in Progress). His presentation, titled “𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘰 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘢𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 ‘𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴’ 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴,” laid a solid analytical foundation for subsequent discussions.
Building on Prof. Li’s presentation, the first panel featured Prof. Yu Huang (Chair Professor, Associate Vice President (Global Engagement), Dean of the Graduate School, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University), Prof. Yong Zhen (Associate Vice President (Undergraduate Recruitment & Admission) and Professor of Practice Thrust of Financial Technology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)), and Dr. Heng Chen (Assistant to the President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)). Drawing on their institutional experiences, the speakers examined the strategic positioning and prospects of the “One University, Two Campuses” model within the GBA.
The second panel brought together Dr. Min Gao (Dean, Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute), Prof. Geng Xiao (Professor of Practice in Economics & Associate Dean, School of Public Policy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)), and Dr. Zhou Fang (Research Director, One Country Two Systems Research Institute). The discussion focused on cross-boundary industry–academia–research partnerships and talent cultivation.
The Forum once again demonstrated CCS’ commitment to fostering interdisciplinary dialogue on the Greater Bay Area development. We extend our sincere gratitude to all distinguished speakers and participants for their valuable contributions.