JIANGMEN EMERGING AS A STAUNCH OPENER FOR THE GUANGDONG-HONG KONG-MACAO GREATER BAY AREA

JIANGMEN, China, Nov 6 (Bernama) --  As the most renowned homeland of overseas Chinese, Jiangmen has worked to create an innovative industrial cluster known as "Qiaomengyuan" (the Dream Incubator for Overseas Chinese), set up a 2-billion-yuan start-up and innovation development fund and build a transportation hub for the west bank of the Pearl River. According to the People’s Government of Jiangmen Municipality, all these efforts are designed to pool talented overseas Chinese and accelerate opening up. Nearly four million overseas Chinese from 107 countries and regions have considered Jiangmen as their ancestral home, making it a reputed homeland of overseas Chinese. For a long time, any change to the city has stirred up strong emotions among overseas Chinese at home and abroad. In 1995, Li Wenda, president of LEE KUM KEE Group, famed as "Kingdom of Sauces" located its largest factory in Xinhui District, Jiangmen. The company now represents a local food giant, whose output has surpassed 20 billion yuan. "Xinhui is my hometown and the origin of LEE KUM KEE," Li repeated. By the end of 2016, Jiangmen had received a donation worth HKD 7.41 billion and a total investment of USD 23.61 billion from overseas Chinese. As an indispensable resource, talents also represent the most dynamic and active part of the activity to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. Jiangmen has stayed committed to connecting the world through overseas Chinese. That's how its innovation and entrepreneurship platforms for global overseas Chinese, including World Youth Congress of Jiangmen and the aforesaid dream incubator came into being. It is said that the dream incubator has received more than 810 high-caliber talents and invited some 250 signed projects or intended teams. That suggests a cluttering effect of projects and talents in the making. On top of these, the third Global Conference of the Cantonese the city hosts will attract overseas Chinese throughout the world to return to their ancestors' roots or seek potential investment. To expand its circle of global overseas Chinese, it has set up 19 liaison departments worldwide.  http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=30475