The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area project will "inject fresh vitality" for diversified development of the city's economy, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Saturday.

Innovation-driven development has become a trend not only for the country, but across the world, she said.

The Greater Bay Area can become a globally leading innovation and technology center, with a number of outstanding startups being created, she said at the Jointly Promote the Development of World-class City Cluster in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area forum in Hong Kong on Saturday.