On the morning of September 5, the forum of “Exploring Opportunities of the Concrete and Cement-based Products Industry in the Greater Bay Area: Sustainable and Innovation-driven Development” was convened at the Canton Fair Convention Center in Guangzhou. As one of the key events of the 2025 China Concrete and Cement-based Products Industry Conference, the forum was hosted by the China Concrete and Cement-based Products Association (CCPA), co-organized by the Hong Kong Concrete Institute, the Materials Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, the Macau Construction Association, and the Macau Ready-Mixed Concrete Association, organized by CR Bldg Materials Tech and the CCPA International Cooperation Center, with strong support from the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR and the Macau Laboratory of Civil Engineering. With the theme “Building a New Ecosystem of the Concrete and Cement-based Products Industry based on Smart Manufacturing Driven by Carbon Peaking and Neutrality Goals”, the forum aimed to promote technological upgrading and industrial collaboration in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, help enterprises seize policy dividends, explore green and innovative development pathways, and achieve high-quality growth.

Wang Zhaojia, CCPA Executive Vice President, HUNG Kin-Chung, Chief Engineer of the Hong Kong CEDD, CHAN Kuong In, Vice President of the Macau Construction Association, and Deng Kai, Deputy General Manager of the Science and Technology Innovation Department of CR Bldg Materials Tech, attended the forum and delivered opening remarks. The forum was moderated by Li Zhiling, CCPA Deputy Secretary-General and Director of the International Cooperation Center.

Wang Zhaojia, CCPA Executive Vice President

HUNG Kin-Chung, Chief Engineer of Civil Engineering and Development Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

CHAN Kuong In, Vice President of the Macau Construction Association

Deng Kai, Deputy General Manager of the Science and Technology Innovation Department of CR Bldg Materials Tech

Li Zhiling, CCPA Deputy Secretary-General and Director of the International Cooperation Center

Keynote speeches were delivered by PAK Chun-Wai, Vice President of Hong Kong Concrete Institute; TAM Wai Hang, Engineer of Quality and Standardization Department of the Civil Engineering Laboratory of Macau; Herbert ZHENG, Vice Chairman of Materials Discipline Advisory Panel of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers; and Zhao Lihua, Professor at the School of Architecture, South China University of Technology and Executive Director, Expert Committee of Guangdong Association of Green Low-Carbon Building.

PAK Chun-Wai, Vice President of Hong Kong Concrete Institute

TAM Wai Hang, Engineer of Quality and Standardization Department of the Civil Engineering Laboratory of Macau

Herbert ZHENG, Vice Chairman of Materials Discipline Advisory Panel of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Zhao Lihua, Professor at the School of Architecture, South China University of Technology

Following the keynote presentations, a roundtable discussion themed “The Coordinated Development of the Concrete and Cement Products Industry in the GBA” was held, featuring Tommy LO, Member of Mainland Affairs Committee of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers; AO Peng Kong, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Civil Engineering Laboratory of Macau; and Jiang Qinjian, Vice President of CCPA and Chairman of CCPA Precast Concrete Component Branch.

The scene of the roundtable discussion

As the first regional professional forum focusing on collaborative development of the concrete and cement-based products industry in the GBA, this event has attracted wide attention from the industry since its planning stage. The forum brought together more than 100 representatives from cement, concrete, and cement-based products enterprises across Hong Kong, Macau, and the mainland, along with media representatives including Macau Construction. The successful hosting of the forum not only established a cross-regional platform for exchange and cooperation in the GBA’s concrete and cement-based sectors but also laid a solid foundation for collaborative innovation, resource sharing, and high-quality development of enterprises in the region.

The group photo of guests and some of the attending representatives

Before the forum, delegations from Hong Kong and Macau were also invited to attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 China International Concrete Expo and visit several enterprise booths.

The opening ceremony of the 2025 China International Concrete Expo