The Company is principally engaged in the investment, construction, operation and management of toll highways and roads.

    The Company adheres to the development strategy of focusing on toll operations as its core business and the investment strategy of expanding towards the Pearl River Delta region as well as other economically developed regions in the PRC through establishing a foothold in Shenzhen. It aims at bringing ever-improving returns to its shareholders and providing premier and efficient services to the public and government at reasonable costs.

    The Company was established on 30 December 1996 with a total share capital of RMB1,268,200,000.In March 1997,the Company issued 747,500,000 foreign shares (H Shares),which were listed on HKEX on 12 March 1997 (stock code:0548).In December 2001, the Company issued 165,000,000 Renminbi-denominated ordinary shares (A Shares),which were listed on SSE on 25 December 2001 (stock code:600548).The total share capital of the Company at present amounts to RMB2,180,700,000.The largest shareholder of the Company is Xin Tong Chan Development (Shenzhen) Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shenzhen International Holdings Limited (stock code:0152),which is listed on HKEX holding approximately 30.03%of the Company.

    The toll highways operated and invested by the Group in Shenzhen City and other regions of Guangdong Province are major components of the national or provincial trunk highway networks. These toll highways not only connect the main ports, the airport, customs checkpoints and industrial zones that form a complete road network in Shenzhen, but also constitute part of the major road passages between Shenzhen and Hong Kong leading towards the Pearl River Delta region. They have become important infrastructures especially after the implementation of CEPA and the establishment of the "9+2 " Pan Pearl River Delta Economic Zone.