Zeng Pai, a member of the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the CPC, secretary of the Nanshan District Committee of the CPC, and director of the Qianhai Authority, said at the conference that Qianhai has the best environment for enterprises to grow and thrive as the area enjoys opportunities brought by multiple national development strategies, including the special economic zone, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), the pilot demonstration zone for socialism with Chinese characteristics, the free trade area and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation zone. Chung Wai-keung, vice director of the Innovation and Technology Bureau of Hong Kong SAR Government, said at the branch venue through videoconferencing that Qianhai is one of the three major cooperative development platforms in the GBA, and a gateway for Hong Kong to integrate into the overall development of the country.