Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Winners 2020 | Page 24

Winning Entries
Non-Fiction – Group 3
WINNER
Hopeful Future of the Greater
Bay Area
GT (Ellen Yeung) College, Lo, Yuet Hei Forrest – 13
China has been an advancing country with stunning economic growth, and for the
Greater Bay Area(GBA), there’s no exception. What does the future GBA look like, and
under what circumstances, can it achieve high standards as an international centre?
Before we delve into the imaginations of its future, let us acknowledge some information
of the GBA. Firstly, according to a South China Morning Post article, ‘Greater Bay Area: 10 facts
to put in perspective’, the GBA accounts for 12% of China’s GDP, but only with 1% of its land,
with Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou each delivering $300billion annually. A huge
factor is Hong Kong and Macau being western colonies, had world-leading advancements
during the period, and later on, local governments mimicked the region, transforming the
southern area to have a diverse economy. These include tourism, entertainment in Macau, and
cargo-passenger hubs in Guangzhou, leading the area as a global trade complex.
Secondly, each of the 11 cities has special focuses, according to their designations.
Utilizing the existing 4 downtowns as the core propulsion of development and growth, and
the others will assist. The tall skylines will be each an aviation hub and professional servicing,
world-class entertainment complex and tourism centre, national innovative economic core,
and an integrated transport node and industrial centre, respectively as Hong Kong, Macau,
Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. The other will be getting a foothold of ecological development
and technology industries, backing up the defining metropolises in the region.
Thirdly, this vision is already initiated by infrastructure constructions throughout the
region. For example, the Express Rail Link from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, massively
shortened the commute, from 2 hours to 45 minutes only, enhancing intercity connections
since September of 2018. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is another prominent
example, bringing the three cities within 45 minutes of drive just a month later. Other
projects are well underway, such as a road link over the estuary, namely the Shenzhen-
Zhongshan Link, expected to divert traffic from 2024.
After talking about the current projects and status of the GBA, let’s take a peek through
the fabric of spacetime, and talk about the spectacular achievements that the area will have.
In the heart of Shenzhen, there will be archologies topping up in the world’s most
advanced cluster of megapolises, technologically overwhelming due to the yearly increasing
budget on researching, starting at 4% as for now, but now skyrocketing with expediential
numbers of startup companies. Machines and automation would have taken place, empowering
the nation’s basic economy. Drones haze the sky with their automatic deliveries, roaming every
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