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The 12th Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) Regional Cooperation & Development Forum and Economic & Trade Fair kicked off in Guangzhou on September 5th.
During the event, KOLs from home and abroad accepted interviews from local media on their opinions on the PPRD cooperation and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
9月5日，第十二届泛珠三角区域合作与发展论坛暨经贸洽谈会在广州开幕。与会的“大咖”在接受媒体采访时金句频频，纷纷点赞泛珠三角区域合作和粤港澳大湾区建设。
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR
香港特区政府行政长官林郑月娥
“It took me 2 hours to get to Guangzhou East Railway Station from Hung Hom Station in Hong Kong by train. In 18 days, the Hong Kong section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High Speed Rail will be open, and it will only take 47 minutes to arrive in Guangzhou South Railway Station from West Kowloon Station.
“昨晚乘搭城际直通车从香港红磡站来到广州东站，用了两个小时。十八天后，广深港高铁香港段就要开通，届时从香港的西九龙站直达广州南站，只需要四十七分钟。
Professor Thomas Sargent of NYU, Winner of 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics
2011年诺贝尔经济学奖获得者、美国纽约大学教授托马斯·萨金特
“It only takes about an hour to commute among Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, which is rare in the US. I think it marvelous that the Greater Bay Area use coffee shops to bring talents into interaction.
“香港和广州、深圳之间的通勤时间只需要一个多小时，这在美国是很难做到的，利用咖啡店都能够把好的人才聚在一起碰撞，这是粤港澳大湾区让他感觉到美妙的地方。
Pony Ma, Chairman of Tencent
腾讯公司控股董事会主席兼首席执行官马化腾
“Today, the Big Data Center in Guiyang can interact with the AI lab in Shenzhen; shops in Xishuangbanna of Yunnan and the metro in Hong Kong accept WeChat payment; tourists from Xiamen of Fujian or Guilin of Guangxi can book ticket of each other’s attractions online; people in Macao can share their moods with relatives in Jiangxi or Hunan through WeChat video; and start-up entrepreneurs can get loans from Hainan through WeBank.
“今天，贵阳的大数据中心和深圳的人工智能实验室可以联动起来。西双版纳的小卖部和香港的地铁同样使用着微信支付，厦门和桂林的游客可以在网上实时预订对方景点的门票，澳门的同胞用微信视频就能和江西老家、湖南老家的亲戚分享心情，四川的创业者在微众银行可以拿到来自海南的贷款。
Bill Moran, Publisher of Science Family of Journals
《科学》（Science）系列期刊出版人比尔·莫兰
“After getting their diplomats, many students have no idea about what to do, how to start up a business, or how to work with enterprises and the academic realm. The Greater Bay Area can provide incubation, scholarship and initial funds for the technological talents to help them stand out.
“很多学生拿到学位后不知该干什么，不知道如何去创业，如何去跟企业、学界合作。大湾区可以为科技领域人才提供孵化器、奖学金、项目启动资金，这样才能让青年技术人才真正脱颖而出。
Antony Leung, Chairman and Chief Executive of Nan Fung Group
香港南丰集团董事长及行政总裁梁锦松
“The Greater Bay Area is successful if the best people of the world would like to come to work and live here in 3 to 5 years, and it can cultivate more talents of its own. The key to its success is development and human resource, the latter of which is even more important than money.
“如果未来三到五年全球最优秀的人才都希望来大湾区居住和工作，同时大湾区培养出更多人才，那么就是成功的。大湾区要“发才”， 就是发展和人才，人才比钱财更重要。
Zeng Qinghong, Chairman of Guangzhou Automobile Group
广汽集团董事长曾庆洪
“Cars in the future will become a mobile terminal like cell phones today, with Wechat, QQ Music, Tencent Map, AI, iFlytek, and other applications. The engine, AC and so on can be even remotely controlled through cell phone apps.
“以后的汽车会成为一个像手机一样的移动终端，包括微信、QQ音乐、腾讯地图、人工智能、科大讯飞，甚至发动机、空调等，都可以通过手机APP来远程控制。
Feng Naien, Vice President of the Palace Museum
故宫博物院副院长冯乃恩
“In 2017, the Palace Museum began the construction of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, and held an exhibition in Macao. We will launch an event where younger generation, composers and AI can create music inspired by the paintings in our collection in the future.
“2017年故宫在香港筹建了香港故宫文化博物馆，在澳门举办故宫博物院展览，今年还推出“名画会唱歌”，把故宫收藏的历代名画拿出来，让年轻人、作曲家、AI机器人一起创作音乐。
Lisa Wong, Chairman of Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong and artist
香港八和会馆主席、歌影视资深艺人汪明荃
“The cultivation of talents is the most important in the Digital Age, who can produce and promote their works through technology.
“数字时代人才的培养最重要。优秀的人才会利用科技创作与推广他们的作品。
Text by Nan & Eric
Edited by Wing
