Judicial Cooperation and Judicial Safeguard in the Construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Great Bay Area

On February 18, 2019, the CPC central committee and the state council officially issued the outline of the development plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-MacaoGreater Bay Area. The promulgation of the outline of the plan provides a new space for judicial cooperation and judicial guarantee in the construction ofGuangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and also puts forward new requirements. Under the background of “one country, two systems” and “three legal areas”, judicial cooperation and judicial protection are not only needed to resolve disputes, but also to promote high-quality integrated development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-MacaoGreater Bay Area and enhance the overall competitiveness of the region. Due to the differences of legal system and legalsystem, the limitation of the scope and level of judicial assistance, and the lag of legal provisions, the judicial cooperation and guarantee between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao are still in a dilemma. With the strong development for the construction ofthe Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, should give full play to the legal system, culture and talent advantages, and play to the initiative of the local legislation, strengthen the judicial leading and promoting effect, enhance the openness and uniformity of interregional and international business disputes, strengthen the liquidity of legal talent and the smoothness of judicial mutual cooperation inGuangdong, Hong Kong and Macao ,to serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in building a world-class bay area and a world-class city cluster.