Guangzhou

• Well-developed infrastructure
   
• Strong industrial base
   
• Comprehensive support on innovation and entrepreneurship
   
• High level of opening up
   
• With demonstration zone for innovative development
   
• Quality living environment
   

Preferential Policies on Tax 

• Notice on Issuance of Application Guideline of 2019 Non-resident High-end Talents Individual Income Tax Financial Subsidies  

• Notice from Guangzhou Municipal Finance Bureau, Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Guangzhou Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau and Guangzhou Municipal Tax Service, State Taxation Administration on Issuance of Implementation of Measures of Guangzhou Municipality Concerning Administration on Financial Subsidies Related to Individual Income Tax Preferential Policies in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Chinese version only)

Preferential Policies on Talents 

• Measures for the Guangzhou Talent Green Card System: 

• Notice on Issuance of the Implementation Measures on the Administrative Assessment for Talent Green Cards in the Guangzhou Huadu District (Hua Ren She Gui Zi [2020] No.2) 

• Application Guide for Talent Green Cards in the Guangzhou Nansha New Area (Free Trade Zone) 

• Notice on the Issuance of the Implementation Measures for the Guangzhou Talent Green Gard System in the Zengcheng District 

• Implementation Measures for the “Guangzhou Talent Green Card System” in the Tianhe District (Sui Tian Fu Ban Gui [2020] No. 4) 

• Implementation Measures on Implementing the “Talent Green Card System” in the Guangzhou Liwan District (Li Fu Ban Gui [2020] No. 2) 

• Notice on the issuance of the "Implementation Measures (Trial) on the Administrative Assessment for Talent Green Cards in the Guangzhou Baiyun District" (Yun Ren She Gui Zi [2020] No. 1) 

• Notice on the Issuance of the “Implementation Measures on the Assessment for Talent Green Cards in the Nansha New Area (Free Trade Zone)” (Sui Nan Kai Ren Fa Gui Zi [2020] No.3) 

• Notice on the issuance of the "Implementation Measures on the Assessment for Green Cards for Talents in the Nansha Area Free Trade Zone" (Sui Nan Zu Fa [2018] No. 121) 

• Implementation Measures of the Guangzhou Huangpu District and Guangzhou Development District to support Hong Kong and Macao youths in innovation and entrepreneurship (Sui Bu Fu Gui [2019] No.11)  

• Notice on the Issuance of the Detailed Implementation Rules of Guangzhou Huangpu District and Guangzhou Development District to Support Hong Kong and Macao Youths in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Sui Bu Ke Gui Zi [2019] No.4)  

• “Action Plan to Leverage Guangzhou's Strength as a National Core City to encourage Hong Kong and Macao Youths to develop their career in Guangzhou”  

• Official Reply of the State Council on Agreeing with Deepening the Pilot Program on Innovative Development of Trade in Services (GuoHan [2018] No. 79)  

• Notice on “Facilitating the Commercial House Purchase by Talents and Hong Kong and Macao Residents”  

• Notice from the Guangzhou Science and Technology Bureau on Publishing the 2020 Application Guidelines for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Subsidy for Hong Kong and Macao Youths in Guangzhou  

• Notice on the Issuance of the Detailed Implementation Rules for the Administration of Joint Property Right Housing in the Guangzhou Nansha New District (Sui Nan Zhu Jian Gui Zi [2019] No. 1)  

• Guangzhou Huangpu District, Guangzhou Development District and Guangzhou High-tech Industrial Development Zone on Measures Concerning Attracting Overseas Top Talents  

• “Action Plan to Leverage Guangzhou's Strength as a National Core City to encourage Hong Kong and Macao Youths to develop their career in Guangzhou”  

• Notice from the Bureau of Financial Affairs of Guangzhou Municipality on "Implementation measures in Guangzhou for supporting project for high-level financial professionals (Amendment)" (Sui Jin Rong Gui [2018] No.7)  

• Notice from the Guangzhou Management Office of Housing Provident Fund on the Adjustment for Housing Provident Funds 2018-2019 (SuiGongJiJinZhongXin [2018] No. 26)  

Nansha Free Trade Zone

• Location: Located in the southernmost of Guangzhou, Nansha New District is the city’s only gateway to the sea and the geographical center of the Great Pearl River Delta (PRD) region. It is also an important hub for clusters of cities at both banks of the Pearl River and the country’s south gate open to the rest of the world. 
   
• Industry Focus: Shipping logistics, Advanced manufacturing, Financial service, Scientific and technological innovation
   
• General Policy: By seizing the rare opportunity created by the development of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Nansha will continue to implement the innovation-driven development strategy, deepen reform and opening-up in Nansha FTZ, promote closer and high-level cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao. In addition, Nansha will speed up its efforts in becoming a regional transportation hub and an information port, enhance its power of influence as an international shipping hub and create an innovation-oriented industrial system. Moreover, efforts will be made to build a rule-of-law business environment that is aligned with the best international practices, transform Nansha into the urban sub-center of Guangzhou, as well as the leading area and the exemplary zone for implementing the new development concepts.
   
• Website link: http://ftz.gd.gov.cn/Eng/index.html

Huangpu district / Guangzhou Development District

• Location: Situated in the east part of Guangzhou, Huangpu district / Guangzhou Development District is at the center of the golden delta comprised of Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Macao. 

• Industry Focus: Electronics, flat panel display manufacturing, automobiles and chemicals, new materials, e-commerce, foods and beverages, bio-health, intelligent equipment and other industries.

• General Policy: Seizing each growth opportunity, the district has been strengthening its policy integration and innovation and number of institutions. The district thereby became the first to use policies to reduce costs and increase efficiency for enterprises, support the real economy growth, and facilitate new businesses and investment.

• Website link: http://eng.hp.gov.cn/

2021 Work Report of Guangzhou Municipal Government: Guangzhou's key measures on taking forward the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Chinese only)

Key Infrastructure

• Nansha Bridge
  • Links the large cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan and Huizhou in the eastern part of Pearl River Delta to Foshan, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing in the western part
  • Time of Completion: April 2019
  • Construction Cost: More than 11 billion yuan (US$1.64 billion)
  • Drivers transporting goods can shorten their travel by at least 10 km, or 30 minutes, when they drive from Guangzhou's southern areas via the Nansha Bridge to Dongguan. 
  • The 12.9-km Nansha Bridge has eight lanes and is designed to handle 100,000 vehicles per day, greatly easing congestion on the Humen Bridge, another crossing at the mouth of the Pearl River. The Humen Bridge was designed to accommodate 80,000 vehicles daily, and has suffered from major traffic jams during rush hours.
  • The Nansha Bridge is designed allow vehicles to reach speeds of 100 km/hour. And the service life of the bridge is expected to last over 100 years.