The Greater Bay Area Association of Academicians (GBAAA) was officially established on April 1, 2021 as a non-profit organization registered in Hong Kong. Combining Hong Kong’s strengths in scientific research and its advantages as an international city, the GBAAA aims to bring together leading scientists in the region to foster cross-disciplinary exchange and collaboration and promote technology and popular science education. The organization also provides a driving force for the synergistic innovation and technology development of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, as well as the development of Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area (GBA) into an international I&T hub, thus making contributions to the nation's advancement in technology.