Professor Qiu Weinian, the Associate dean  of the School of Business and the director of Leadership Empowerment and  Organization Development Research Center (LEO) was interviewed by Guangzhou  Broadcasting Network. During the interview, professor Qiu expressed his professional  thoughts about the clustered industrial development of Nansha, and building  Nansha into an integrated service and trade center in the  Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Greater Bay. This is another step forward to serve  the “Belt and Road” strategy and Guangzhou’s economic developmentsince the  “Research on the Development Strategy of Guangzhou Free Trade Port” project,  which is taken charge of by professor Qiu, was checked and approved in  December, 2016.

As the only non-port project among the 4  PPP franchised projects, the Nansha business airport has a differentiated  function from Baiyun International Airport, which is very important. Professor  Qiu holds that, the Nansha business airport and the Baiyun International  Airport have different orientations, so there is little synergy. Besides, the  business airport can relieve the pressure on transportation without influencing  the stable passenger flow and future development of Baiyun International  Airport.    

  In terms of the advantages  of the business airport, international cruise terminal, international cruise  terminal complex and the automobile ro-ro terminal introducing social  capital, professor Qiu thinks that the above-mentioned four projects,taking  the supply-side reform’s features, are highly marketized and have great market  space and value lowland. This kind of project can not only keep the advantage  of national system, but also increase the dynamism of market, offering  guarantee and return for the stable profit of social capital. Introducing  social capital is conducive to realizing the amplifying function of capital,  driving the breakthroughs of Nansha’s infrastructure construction, complying  with the orientation of Nansha set by the central government and Guangdong  provincial government. MProf Qiu emphasized that the four projects are all  related to transportation, and will have strong geographical impact once  completed.