Hong Kong's actual investment in Guangzhou reached three billion US dollars in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 12%, as reported at the 2026 Guangzhou-Hong Kong Spring Exchange Event held in Hong Kong on March 17.
Guangzhou
Hong Kong was Guangzhou's largest overseas investment source, accounting for over 80% of Guangzhou's total utilized FDI in 2025.
The total import and export volume between the two cities exceeded 100 billion yuan, rising 20.7% year-on-year. By the end of 2025, 37,000 Hong Kong-invested enterprises had been established in Guangzhou with a cumulative investment of 95.5 billion US dollars, while Guangzhou enterprises established over 1,700 enterprises (institutions) in Hong Kong with a contracted investment of 15.6 billion US dollars.
The event also unveiled key cooperation plans for 2026 between Guangzhou and Hong Kong.
Hong Kong
Tam Chi-yuen, Executive Director of Corporate Affairs at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, stated that the club will work with Guangzhou to hold international standard flat horse races at Guangzhou's Conghua Racecourse starting in October.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club will launch international standard flat horse races in Guangzhou starting from Oct, 2026.
In the future, the club will collaborate with Guangzhou to enhance the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area's collective sports strength through equestrian sports.
Additionally, Guangzhou officially launched the Greater Bay Area Shipping Joint Service Platform, aiming to deepen cooperation with Hong Kong in shipping settlement and finance to enhance the region's shipping industry's international influence.
According to the event, Guangzhou has a solid foundation for cooperation with Hong Kong.
The "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou" innovation cluster ranked first globally in the 2025 Global Innovation Index released by the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Furthermore, over 2,000 Hong Kong enterprises focused on automobile manufacturing, biomedicine, and the low-altitude economy were established in Guangzhou's Huangpu District, and over 2.4 billion yuan in tax reductions for Hong Kong individuals and enterprises were implemented in Guangzhou's Nansha District.
In addition, Guangzhou recognizes 57 professional qualifications from Hong Kong in multiple fields, including the judicial sector. Cooperative education and preferential personal income tax policies were also implemented for Hong Kong and Macao residents.
More than 600 representatives from Hong Kong regional government departments and renowned enterprises, including HSBC and Morgan Stanley, attended the event.
Reporter | Huang Xinyi
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