Guangzhou Nansha Assets Operation Co., Ltd(GNAO), founded on October 28, 2002, with a registered capital of 6.2 billion RMB, is the biggest agency authorized to operate state-owned assets in Nansha Development Zone(NDZ) on behalf of Guangzhou Nansha Administrative Committee to invest, operte and manage the state-owned assets. GNAO is responsible for the construction of some top-priority infrastructure and public service facilities in Nansha. It plays a vital role in local economic construction involving land development, infrastructure construction, port logistics, petrochemical storage, water and electricity supply, real estate development, eco-environmental protection, industrial equipment, communications, industrial gases, trade, import and export business, high technology and so on.

    The organizational structure and management system of GNAO is based upon 3 platforms. One is a functional management platform with ‘5 departments ＆ 3 offices’.Another is an investment and financing platform with 4 investment companies, and a third is a business platform with 15 wholly-owned or holding subsidiary companies. In addition, GNAO has been active in its cooperation with Guangzhou Nansha Administrative Committee to attract more investments. It has given priority to investing and having shares in 10 key projects,such as Nansha PortⅠ, Guotong Materials, ARASOR (Nansha, GuangZhou), Thermoelectric Nansha, Dongfang Heavy Machinery, GuangZhou GISE Gases,Nansha Automobile Terminals, Plainvim Automobile Industrial Park(Nansha) and Ascend Biotechnology. These projects have attracted foreign investments totalling 93 million U.S. dollars (including Nansha PortⅠ).