What makes this place in Shenzhen an ideal starting point for startups?

Daniel Dumbrill is a content creator on Youtube with more than 160 thousand followers. He is also a businessman who has lived in Shenzhen for more than a decade. Being a guest presenter of GDToday, Daniel Dumbrill went on a trip to Qianhai with the aim to explore what makes this booming area the most popular destination for Hong Kong youngsters to start their own business.

In this episode, Daniel met with a scholar and a lawyer working in Qianhai and a representative from Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Qianhai, trying to shed light into why Qianhai is significant in Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation and how the place brings convenience to Hong Kong businessmen through providing a more integrated business environment.

Neighboring Hong Kong, Qianhai is located on the western side of Shenzhen, Guangdong. According to the plan issued on September 6, China will further develop a Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation zone in Qianhai and expand the zone eight times to 120.56 sq km from the current 14.92 sq km.

Statistics show a total of 11,500 Hong Kong-invested companies registered and 22.6 billion USD Hong Kong investment employed in Qianhai to date.

Coordinator|Zhao Yang, Wing, Xie Miaofeng

Guest presenter| Daniel Dumbrill

Director|Jasmine, Keane

Video script|Hannah, Jasmine, Keane

Video|Axin, Zhang Ruilin, Ou Xiaoming

Editor|Wing, Ou Xiaoming, Jerry Grey