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The "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou" cluster ranked first in the 2025 Global Innovation Index, demonstrating the Greater Bay Area's strong innovation capacity and growing global influence as a top sci-tech hub.

The "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou" cluster topped the 2025 Global Innovation Index, highlighting the Greater Bay Area's enhanced sci-tech capabilities and role as a global talent hub, driving national innovation.

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) will implement nine national standards in September 2025 covering AI content identification, cybersecurity, e-bike safety, and appliance efficiency. The standards aim to regulate emerging industries, enhance safety and energy conservation, and support industrial development and consumer protection.

HKTDC interviewed QOL Labs' China Director on e-commerce expansion strategies. The brand uses targeted marketing on Chinese social platforms and shopping festivals to drive sales. Emphasis was placed on omnichannel integration, partner selection, and logistics to strengthen brand influence.

Hong Kong Academy of Robotics has set up a wholly-owned company in Shenzhen's Hehuang Cooperation Zone through HKTDC's GoGBA initiative. The institution, focused on robotics and STEM education, will host an international robotics competition and organize youth events in the Greater Bay Area to foster tech talent and cross-border educational cooperation.

Shenzhen is set to issue its first offshore RMB local government bond in Macao in early September. The green bond, with an expected issuance scale of 1 billion RMB, will focus on climate change initiatives and target professional investors.

The Shenzhen and Hong Kong governments have jointly launched a "72-Hour Experience Pass" initiative, inviting global talent to visit, experience, and explore opportunities in the Greater Bay Area. The program offers 500 flight tickets, 200 seaside accommodations, and 1,000 high-salary job placements.

On September 1, the Hong Kong SAR government signed a memorandum of understanding with WIPO to enhance information sharing through the "WIPO Lex Judgments" database. This initiative aims to build a closer and more knowledgeable global intellectual property community. The database provides free and public access to key IP-related judicial decisions worldwide.

The Hong Kong Productivity Council’s SME Index for the third quarter of 2025 shows business confidence edging up to 47.8, lifted by government measures such as the New Industrialisation Funding Scheme.

Hong Kong and Guangdong have placed a self-service kiosk in Zhaoqing that lets Greater Bay Area users apply for Hong Kong government services without entering the city.

On 22 August, the 2025 Digital Bay Area Conference opened in Guangzhou and released the 2025 Digital Bay Area Development Report. Data show that Guangdong’s digital economy exceeded 7 trillion yuan in 2024, representing 51 percent of provincial GDP and leading China for nine consecutive years.

On 22 August, Guangdong Statistics Bureau reported that from January to July industrial investment reached 37.7 percent of the total, industrial output above designated size rose 2.4 percent year on year, and total retail sales grew 3.4 percent.

The 2025 Fortune China Top 50 Technology list features 15 companies from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, accounting for 30 percent of the ranking and including four of the top ten. Huawei Investment & Holding Co. tops the list.

On 26 August, Guangdong sold 2.5 billion yuan blue and green bonds in Macau to finance coastal, Hengqin and Games projects, boosting Bay Area integration.

Guangdong has released 21 measures for high-quality commercial-space development from 2025 to 2028. Grants, first-flight bonuses, and market access will support the full supply chain, with a single company eligible for up to 10 million yuan per year to speed the growth of a commercial-space cluster.