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drugs and medical devices to go through the conventional
            procedures and produce proof of clinical data in compliance   Figure 21    Establishing a one-stop service platform
                                                                                   for biotech transfer in the Loop
            with NMPA standards before registration. As such, the
            Shenzhen Municipal Government should seek the approval
            of the Health Commission of Guangdong Province to relax
            relevant requirements and allow the use of efficacy data of
            drugs and medical devices, which have already been
            approved in Hong Kong, on Shenzhen patients for further       One-stop service
            registration in the Mainland. The NMPA’s GBA sub-centre         platform for
            should take charge of the review work (see Recommendation      biotech transfer                       Subsidiaries of
            6.3) to expedite the review and approval procedures for drugs                                       national organisations
                                                                                                                    in the Loop
            and medical devices in the Mainland.


            | Establishing a one-stop service
              platform for biotech transfer

            Biotech companies in Hong Kong and the Mainland need to
            seek larger markets to scale up. In the process of
            commercialisation, enterprises must proactively open up new
            markets abroad to ensure long-term survival and achieve rapid
            development. While Hong Kong enjoys easier access to
            conventional markets in the West and emerging markets in the
            Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region,
            Shenzhen can aid international enterprises in entering the   Research projects,
            Mainland market. Owing to differences between the mainland    venture capital,
                                                                          organisations and
            Chinese and international systems in taxation and legal      professional services
            environment, foreign enterprises seeking to enter the Mainland
            market may need to deploy additional resources to understand                              CRO, CDMO
            and comply with the Mainland regime. Enterprises also find that



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