Hong Kong and Guangzhou unveiled the Hong Kong-Guangzhou New Quality Productive Forces Empowerment Centre on 19 August 2026, creating a joint platform intended to make industrial and innovation-technology co-operation between the two cities more regular. The centre was built jointly by the Hong Kong Productivity Council and the Guangzhou Municipal Development and Reform Commission. [459, 462]
The centre is positioned as a vehicle for strategic co-operation between Hong Kong and Guangzhou. Its stated purpose is to move collaboration beyond individual projects and towards a standing platform for industrial and innovation-technology work. [459, 462]
Its focus will include life and health, artificial intelligence and future manufacturing. The centre is also intended to combine innovation resources from both cities, support the commercialisation of research and other results, and help enterprises upgrade their development. [462]
Star Headline reported that the centre would help Guangzhou companies use Hong Kong’s international hub advantages to expand into global markets. [459]
Hong Kong Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong and Hong Kong Productivity Council chairman Chan Tsz-king attended the unveiling, alongside representatives from Guangzhou. [459, 462]
The reports do not specify the centre’s address, organisational structure, operating timetable or first co-operation projects. They also do not set out its specific services, funding arrangements or process for selecting participating companies. [459, 462]