国家发展和改革委员会星期四表示,广东、HK和澳门将成为世界创新的中心,将采取六项措施将广东香港澳门大海湾建成世界领先的地区。该委员会将建成国际技术创新中心,连接广州、深圳、香港和澳门的走廊。该地区将建立一个综合运输系统,以更好地将香港和澳门与大陆连接起来。实现更有效的生产交流。建立全球领先的商业环境,促进贸易自由化、投资便利化和人员交流。同时,与“一带一路”国家在基础设施互联互通、金融、生态环境保护等方面开展合作。广东将与香港和澳门一起建设工业园区,扩大经济合作,学习深圳前海、广州南沙和珠海Hengqin的试验区。加强公共服务,帮助香港和澳门居民,特别是年轻人,在内地学习、工作和创业。国家发改委表示,将出台一系列新政策,支持民营企业拓宽融资渠道,如在债券市场。其中,支持民营企业发行债券,支持创业企业发行债券,配合财务管理部门支持民营企业债券和股权融资。同时,对由于现金流紧张而出现债券违约,但符合中国经济结构调整要求的民营企业,给予必要的财政支持和援助。国家卫生委员会和国家中医药管理局上周发布的一份通知称,将简化医疗机构和专业人员的注册,缩短审批时间,减少所需文件。通知说,医疗机构、医生和护士可以在线注册,他们可以检查程序的执行情况。从11月10日开始,营利性医疗机构,包括那些来自香港、澳门和台湾的独资企业,从过去30天开始的审批时间缩短到20天。医疗机构注册审批时间由45天缩短为30天。医生和护士执业注册的批准时间由20天缩短为12天。上周,国务院安全生产监督管理委员会发布紧急通知,要求在生产的主要领域采取措施,保障安全生产,防范恶劣天气、低温、雨雪等灾害。通知称,一些公司在安全生产和相关设备方面投资不足,而在煤炭、混凝土和其他基础化工产品供应短缺的情况下,钢铁厂价格飙升,更容易受到冲击。报告还说,这些问题在今年年底可能会更加突出,必须检查关键部门,以避免生产过剩。

Guangdong, HK and Macao to be center of world innovation

The National Development and Reform Commission said on Thursday six measures will be taken to build the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay into an area with a world-leading role.

The bay will be built as a center of international technological innovation, with a corridor connecting Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macao, the commission said. A comprehensive transport system will be built in the area to better connect Hong Kong and Macao with the mainland.

More effective exchanges of production will be achieved. A globally leading business environment will be built, with measures to promote trade liberalization, investment facilitation, and personnel exchanges.

Meanwhile, the area is set to work with Belt and Road countries in infrastructure connectivity, finance and ecological and environmental protection.

Guangdong will be supported in building industrial parks with Hong Kong and Macao to expand economic cooperation, learning from pilot zones in Qianhai in Shenzhen, Nansha in Guangzhou and Hengqin in Zhuhai. Public services will be strengthened to help Hong Kong and Macao residents, especially young people, to study, work and start businesses on the mainland.

Private enterprises to get support in financing channels

The National Development and Reform Commission said a number of new policies will be released to support private enterprises in expanding financing channels, such as in the bond market.

Among these measures, the commission will support private companies in the issuing of bonds, support bond issuing for startup businesses, and work with financial management departments to support private enterprises in bond and equity financing.

Meanwhile, the necessary fiscal support and aid will be given to private enterprises, which had bond defaults due to tight cash flow, but are in line with China's economic restructuring.

Access to be eased for medical institutes and professionals

Registration for medical institutes and professionals will be simplified, with a shorter period of approval time and fewer documents required, said a notice released last week by the National Health Commission and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Medical institutes, doctors and nurses can register online, and they can check how the procedures are being done, the notice said.

Starting on Nov 10, profit-making medical institutes, including those solely owned by businesses from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, saw setup approval time cut to 20 days from the previous 30 days. The approval time for medical institute registration was cut to 30 days from 45 days. The approval time for practice registration for doctors and nurses was shortened to 12 days from 20.

Weather risks to be dealt with in major areas of production

Measures to ensure safety in production to combat risks arising from bad weather, low temperatures, rain and snow, were issued in an urgent notice from the Work Safety Commission of the State Council last week.

The notice said some companies did not make adequate investment in work safety and relevant equipment, while iron and steel factories are more vulnerable when prices are surging amid short supplies of coal, concrete, and other basic chemical products. These problems might become more prominent at the end of the year and key sectors must be checked to avoid overproduction, it added.