The Practice and Enlightenment of Science and Technology Plan Opening up to Hong Kong and Macao Regions

The opening up of technology programs to the outside world can effectively guide the flow of global intellectual resources to China，and is an important way to achieve high-level opening up to the outside world. Currently，the institutional foundation for China’s science and technology programs to open up to the outside world is gradually improving，and the policy system is constantly optimizing. However，there are still many “barriers” in practical operation. Hong Kong and Macau，as important bridges and windows for China’s opening up to the outside world，have a scientific research system and environment that is in line with international standards. The successful practice of science and technology programs in opening up to Hong Kong and Macau has important implications for breaking through the “obstacles” in the process of opening up to the outside world. This article systematically reviews China’s laws，regulations，and policy documents concerning the opening of national science and technology programs to Hong Kong and Macau. It summarizes and crystallizes the practical progress made in opening these programs to the two regions，conducts an in-depth study of representative cases in Guangdong，and identifies bottlenecks and obstacles in areas such as cross-border fund disbursement，project evaluation，fund utilization，intellectual property rights，and data flow. Targeted solutions are proposed to provide reference for advancing the high-level opening of science and technology programs to the outside world.