香港在建设粤港澳大湾区国际科技创新中心中的作用

Role of Hong Kong in Development of International Center of Science and Innovation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

建设粤港澳大湾区(以下简称"大湾区")国际科技创新中心,需要明确香港角色,并促使其更好地发挥作用。香港在4个方面具有独特优势:(1)高水平大学集群与自由的学术氛围,培育出大量创新人才;(2)基础研究优势,并在与大湾区其他城市的互动中促进技术创新;(3)一流的现代服务业,可为企业发展提供法律、金融等方面的支撑;(4)全球视野和良好国际形象,提升大湾区国际化水平。但同时,香港也在产业发展、创新政策实施和创业成本等方面有不少教训。善用"一国两制",加强两地互动,既有助于香港在已有的良好基础上探索形成新的、更加符合科技创新具体要求的优势领域,实现自身突破,也有利于贡献独特智慧,辐射大湾区建设,并推动我国科技体制改革,促进创新事业发展。

It is important to clarify the role of Hong Kong(HK)and maximize its influence in the development of the international center of science and innovation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area(GBA),because of the historical outstanding contribution of HK in China’s reform and opening-up,and its unique advantages in science and innovation.There are four aspects of advantages of HK in the science and innovation field.(1)Its well-developed education system and a culture of freedom as essential foundations to foster creative talents;(2)many areas of basic research in HK are at the cutting edge of international competitiveness,whilst frequent interactions among cities in GBA foster industrialization and commercialization of the scientific achievements;(3)its world-renowned modern services,including law,finance,accounting,management,and others,provide critical support to innovations in corporations;(4)the global vision and robust international image of HK can help research centers and enterprises in Chinese Mainland in many ways.However,HK also experiences weaknesses in industrial development,and suffers from high start-up costs.It is important to cultivate strengths of HK to meet the specific requirements of innovation in GBA policy whilst ease the existing problems.Furthermore,a better use of the"One Country,Two Systems"policy is critical to give full play to HK’s advantages,strengthen the interaction between HK and cities in Chinese Mainland,and promote the flow of key innovation elements.The significance will exceed the development of international center of science and innovation in GBA,but also benefit the broader innovation-oriented development and the ongoing reforms in science and technology in China.