中国“一带一路”倡议初期主要强调中国需要的取态，结果引起其他国家的猜疑和警惕，阻碍了中国与相关国家的合作交流。增强中国软实力恰是突破这一障碍、顺利实施“一带一路”倡议的关键。中国香港在专业服务、教育、社会治理、司法、体制机制等软实力方面都达到了世界级水平，正好可以弥补内地在软实力方面的不足。粤港澳大湾区建设是“一带一路”倡议的重要抓手，香港可通过大湾区建设帮助广东省乃至全国提升软实力。本文提出，香港可从构建适应“一带一路”的国际法框架、凸显香港国际仲裁中心角色、推动内地制度改革及提供社会治理经验、提供商业融资平台、建立具有公信力的新评级体系、提高项目设计和全流程风险管理的质素几个方面助力粤港澳大湾区及“一带一路”建设。
In the initial stage of execution and promotion of The Belt and Road Initiative（BRI），the Chinese Government has emphasized its perspectives，which sometimes caused suspicions from other countries to the Chinese motives and objectives.The deficit in international trust has cost international collaboration.It has thus been gradually recognized that the successful execution of the BRI requires significant enhancement of China's capacity to foster and sustain long-term trust amongst diverse international parties.Hong Kong has reached world-class levels in its soft power，such as professional services，education，social governance，and rule of law.This paper suggests that the soft power of Hong Kong can be leveraged to improve the capacity of Mainland China in the areas of soft power.In the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Bay Area”，Hong Kong can help Guangdong Province，ahead of other localities in China，to design and implement institutional reforms and improvements in practices，which will eventually contribute to an enhanced soft power.This paper outlines several dimensions where such efforts may be applied：（1）expanding Hong Kong's role as an international arbitration center which adapts to the needs of B＆R，（2）contributing ideas and experiences to Mainland's deepening reforms on governance and market regulation，（3）developing a bond market for The Belt and Road countries，including establishing an innovative credit rating system，and（4）improving the quality of the Belt and Road project design and the risk management of entire process through a total 360-degree management.
