SHENZHEN has announced a series of measures to enhance scientific cooperation with Hong Kong via the Qianhai economic zone, ranging from encouraging the setup of laboratories by Hong Kong colleges and universities in Qianhai to speeding up the construction of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong digital economic town as local authorities beef up efforts to mold the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) into what experts call 'China's Silicon Valley.'

Shenzhen Mayor Qin Weizhong said during a news conference on Monday that the Shenzhen city government will give full support to Hong Kong colleges, scientific institutions and enterprises to set up new research institutions and key labs in Qianhai.