On November 10^th, 2023, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) released the "Notice of Provisional Approval of Key Collaborative Research Projects between the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong for the Year 2023." The project titled "Multilateral Cross-Regional Collaboration Mechanisms and Policy Optimization in the Construction Industry of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area," co-proposed by Professor Fang Dongping from Tsinghua University’s School of Civil Engineering and Professor Shen Qiping from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Construction and Environment, was among those listed.