The Hetao Work Platform (hereinafter referred to as the "Hetao Work Platform") of the Guangdong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation's Greater Bay Area Soft Connect Consulting Service Center was launched on the 18th in the Shenzhen Hetao Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, marking the first landing of this work platform to promote the connection of Guangdong Hong Kong Macao rules and deepen institutional opening. The Hetao Work Platform, as an important carrier for the Guangdong Provincial Market Supervision Bureau to build a "soft connectivity" platform for the Greater Bay Area market, aims to provide "one-stop" services in market access, standard certification, intellectual property and other fields, break down institutional barriers among the three regions, and promote the establishment of unified service standards and management norms in the Greater Bay Area. The platform is based on the location and policy advantages of Hetao, integrating cross-border policy consultation, resource docking, international rule protection and other functions, providing technical trade measures and policy services, providing full lifecycle support for Hong Kong, Macao and international investors, and helping enterprises integrate into global competition. In recent years, the Guangdong market supervision department has accelerated the connection of rules and mechanisms. The Shenzhen Market Supervision Bureau has taken the lead in the Hetao Cooperation Zone and has implemented innovative measures such as building cross-border notarization service windows, promoting the directory of emerging industry business scope, and launching "dual recording signatures" for audio and video recordings by enterprises. The Guangdong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation is building a "soft connectivity" platform in the Greater Bay Area, establishing a cooperation mechanism for market access in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao. It has signed a memorandum of understanding and agreement with the Macao Legal Affairs Bureau and Macao Investment Promotion Bureau to jointly promote "cross-border connectivity" and facilitate two-way investment between Guangdong, Hong Kong, Guangdong, and Macao. In 2024, over 25000 foreign-invested enterprises will settle in Guangdong, a year-on-year increase of 19.13%, and the number of newly established enterprises will reach a five-year high. With the official launch of the Hetao Work Platform, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao will further break through institutional barriers, accelerate the flow of innovative factors, and inject new momentum into the high-quality development of the Greater Bay Area. The relevant person in charge of the Guangdong Provincial Market Supervision Bureau stated that the Hetao Work Platform is a new starting point for deepening the integration of market supervision in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao. In the future, it will promote the transformation of institutional innovation achievements from a higher position, build a cross-border service ecosystem, benchmark international high standard economic and trade rules, link the technical, capital, and talent elements of the three regions, and provide Guangdong samples for the construction of a unified national market. (New Society)