Guangdong CPC provincial committee and Guangdong provincial government attach great importance to the development of the Pilot Free Trade Zone, treating it as a top priority for the entire province in carrying out reform and opening up. Mr. Hu Chunhua, member of the Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee and Party Secretary of Guangdong further pointed out that Nansha's future development shall be FTZ-oriented. The FTZ shall be built into a major opening-up platform of for Guangdong and lead the development of the whole province.

Guangzhou CPC municipal committee and Guangzhou municipal government promised to step up efforts on the development of Nansha FTZ. Mr. Ren Xuefeng, member of the Standing Committee of CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee and Party Secretary of Guangzhou is payings close attention to the construction of Nansha. He insists that Nansha's future development shall be driven by institutional innovation. Moreover, Nansha shall speed up its efforts in turning Nansha as into an international shipping center, steadily carry out all the necessary measures and create a new future for Guangzhou.

"Time awaits no one, especially in this world of change. We need to sail early, and we need to sail far to get ahead."

Nansha will play an active part in the “One Belt One Road” iinitiative and strive to become a leading force of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. Moreover, it will create a basic institutional framework that is compatible with international common practice, a market-oriented and law-ruled business environment. It will also focus on building a comprehensive but coherent system accommodating the development of shipping, logistics, trade center and financial services so as to better allocate resources to the country and the world at large. Following the trend of the internationalization of RMB, Nansha will establish a modern financial service zone to enhance opening up and innovation in the financial sector. It will also innovate incorporate itself with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau cooperation model and promote the in-depth integration of their economies. It is highly expected that after three3 to five5 years, a FTZ with a thrivingwhich enjoys high standard law-ruled business environment, convenient investment and trade practice, and a outstanding ripple effect, safe and efficient regulation, will be established in Nansha.

Is it not a good time to sail when the wave rises? With the pioneering spirit, the ship of Nansha will start embark on a new journeyvoyage. We are confident that by seizing the unprecedented opportunity created by the development of FTZ and state-level development zone,zone; this journey will take us to a promising future lands of future.