The Service Guide for Hong Kong and Macao Youths in Zhuhai was released by Zhuhai's Taiwan, Hong Kong & Macao Affairs Bureau on Dec 3 during the 12th Macao-Zhuhai Cooperation Development Forum in Macao.

The service guide includes the 60 measures to facilitate the development of Hong Kong and Macao residents in Zhuhai, which was released in October 2021. The new document covers seven sectors of Hong Kong and Macao young people's employment, entrepreneurship, talent cultivation, living, settling down, education, and leisure. It aims to help Hong Kong and Macao youth better integrate into the country's overall development. 

Hengqin-Macao Youth Entrepreneurship Valley [Photo courtesy Zhuhai Media Group]

Priority has been given to introducing the latest supporting policies for entrepreneurship and employment. Zhuhai is also pushing for Hong Kong and Macao sci-tech workers to relocate there. It is also endeavoring to ensure that people from Hong Kong and Macao enjoy the same treatment as Zhuhai residents. 

Contents relating to policies of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin have also been included in the document, with the aim of supporting Hengqin's construction of a living and working environment similar to that of Macao. 

Recently, Zhuhai has been devoting every effort to helping young people from Hong Kong and Macao settle down in the Chinese mainland. As of the end of October, the city has recorded more than 147,000 Macao people with Zhuhai residence permits, more than 42,000 Macao residents who have purchased properties in Zhuhai, and over 68,000 Hong Kong and Macao residents who are covered by Zhuhai's basic medical care insurance. 

A total of 30 entrepreneurship incubation bases have been established in the city, having cultivated 534 Hong Kong and Macao entrepreneurship projects and created nearly 3,000 job opportunities.