BPA proposes free trade zone in Greater Bay Area
The Business and Professionals Alliance (BPA) said on Monday that the central government should set up a free trade zone in the Greater Bay Area to remove barriers to trade and investment. That's one of 14 proposals put forward by the party ahead of next month's annual two sessions in Beijing. "Our aim is to reduce any trade barriers within this economy zone, and we hope that it will promote more business between Hong Kong, Macau and other business in the Greater Bay Area," said William Doo, who's a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The party also suggested removing restrictions on filming locations and crew members between Hong Kong and the rest of the Greater Bay Area, and translating mainland films for the outside world.  BPA lawmaker Priscilla Leung, who's a deputy to the National People's Congress, said this could help boost the country's soft power.  "We also realise that if those cultural products and artworks can be translated into the direct language that outsiders can understand, it will help a lot so they would not be easily misled. Because nowadays, we truly realise there are some people who deliberately misinterpret our country."