Secretary for Innovation, Technology & Industry Prof Sun Dong and People's Government of Guangdong Province Deputy Secretary General Xu Dianhui today co-chaired the ceremony for promulgation of the Hong Kong/Guangdong Cross-boundary Public Services Co-operation Achievements.

The ceremony announced the simultaneous launch of the Cross-boundary Public Services service area/thematic website of Guangdong and Hong Kong, which will enable residents and enterprises in Hong Kong and Mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area to access public services of the two places online anytime without the need for cross-boundary travel in person.

With the launch of the first batch of more than 50 cross-boundary public services in each of the two places, Hong Kong residents or Mainland residents living in Hong Kong can use the public services in the nine Mainland cities in the bay area, covering areas such as admission of talent, employment and business startup, elderly services, tax declaration and business operation.

Similarly, Mainland residents or Hong Kong residents living in Guangdong can use the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s public services for taxation, company registration, property and vehicle enquiries and registration, and more.

During the ceremony, Prof Sun and Mr Xu witnessed the signing of the “Co-operation Agreement between Guangdong & the Hong Kong SAR on Cross-boundary Public Services”.

Additionally, other Cross-boundary Public Services facilitation measures are introduced by Hong Kong and Guangdong, such as the connection between iAM Smart and the Unified Identity Authentication Platform of Guangdong Province.

The Hong Kong SAR Government also plans to roll out the Hong Kong Cross-boundary Public Services self-service kiosks in Guangzhou by the first quarter of 2024, and gradually cover the nine Mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area.