Establishment background
Xi Jinping deliverd the Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the 5th China International Import Expo, said China will work with all countries and all parties to share the opportunities in its vast market. We will step up efforts to cultivate a robust domestic market, upgrade trade in goods, develop new mechanisms for trade in services, and import more quality products. We will establish pilot zones for Silk Road e-commerce cooperation and build national demonstration zones for innovative development of trade in services, so as to encourage innovation in trade and promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.
Greater Bay Area Imports and Exports Association(GBAIEA) is the first business association, which successfully integrate and promote the complementary advantages, joint construction, and coordinated development of the import and export industries in the "9+2" cities in the Greater Bay Area.
GBAIEA was launched by Tan Yaozong and LAM Lung On. Tan was rewarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal by Hong Kong government. Tan was a member of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), and now is the vice president of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macao Studies, the secretary general of the Hong Kong Coalition, and the conference adviser of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong(DAB).
Lam was rewarded the Justice of the Peace by Hong Kong government. Lin was a deputy to the 13th NPC and now is a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC).
Tan and Lam joined forces with more than ten NPC deputies and CPPCC memebers from Hong Kong's trade-related industries. They launched the Greater Bay Area "9+2" regional import and export trade related business association to promote GBAIEA establishment.