This map shows the location and layout of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area nano innovation industrial cluster in South China's Guangzhou. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A memorandum of understanding was signed recently for building the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area nano innovation industrial cluster in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province.

The MoU, signed by the administrative committee of the Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology and Science City (Guangzhou) Investment Group Co, aims at turning the complex into China Nano Valley, with quality talents and projects from home and abroad to be drawn.

The design for the initial part of the 20 hectare nano intelligent technology park includes pleasant landscaping. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The plan is for the cluster to occupy 1.1 square kilometers and include four parks for nano intelligent technology, nano life and health technology, nano energy and environmental technology, and nano super composite material technology, respectively.

Construction of the initial part of the nano intelligent technology park, occupying 20 hectares, has started, with topping-off expected by the end of this year.

This part is designed to include talent apartments, offices for headquarters and facilities for research and development and incubation.