Overseas Hakka people urged to aid GBA growth

Construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, along with efforts to promote the coordinated development between the urban and rural areas in Guangdong province, have helped provide a broader stage for entrepreneurs to expand their businesses, according to a senior government official.

"We are making every effort to create a better environment for overseas and domestic entrepreneurs to innovate and start businesses in Guangdong, as we have always cared about and have attached importance to the development of Hakka businesspeople abroad," said Wang Weizhong, governor of Guangdong.

Wang made the remarks on Friday during the opening ceremony of the sixth World Hakka Entrepreneurs Convention in Meizhou, located in the eastern mountainous area of Guangdong. Meizhou is home to thousands of Hakka people, whose ancestors were believed to have migrated from Central China to the south centuries ago.