
Ambition knows no boundaries – and the emergence of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), covering Hong Kong, Macau, and nine cities in Guangdong province, signals an exciting new era of opportunity for aspiring young Hong Kong people.
Bolstered by supportive policies and exceptional transport links, the GBA has triggered a cross-border flow of talent and in 2020 overtook the San Francisco Bay Area economically with a population of 86 million and GDP of US$1.7 trillion.
The Hong Kong government has launched a series of initiatives to speed up the creation of the economic and business hub spanning the Pearl River Delta, and to encourage young people to study and work across the boundary.
The initiatives include the Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme – GBAYES – announced in the 2020 Policy Address to encourage enterprises to recruit and deploy university graduates to work in the GBA.