Founded in September 1996, Shenzhen High-tech Industrial Park (SHIP) has been listed among China's five state-level high-tech parks. It covers a total area of 11.5 square kilometers in Nanshan District.

Supported by the municipal government, the industrial park provides integrated services to enterprises, researchers and investors. It has been selected by national authorities as the country's Export Base of High-tech Products, APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) High-tech Industrial Park, Advanced State-level High-tech Industry Area and National Software Industry Base. It has also obtained the ISO9002 quality certificate, the ISO14000 environment management certificate and the SA8000 social accountability certificate.

The park has attracted many global high-tech giants including IBM, Philips, Compaq, Olympus, Epson, Lucent, Harris and Thomson, as well as the leading domestic players including Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo, TCL, Skyworth, Greatwall and Powerise.

In 2005, its industrial output volume totaled 136.758 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.7 percent and about 12.7 times larger than the volume in 1996. Meanwhile, its output volume of high-tech products increased 30.91 percent year on year to 132.432 billion yuan, and its value-added of industry volume was up 26.2 percent to 26.013 billion yuan. Its export volume also jumped 22.8 percent to US$8.746 billion.

The management of the park currently focuses on promoting the development of key industries including computer, telecommunication, networking, integrated circuit (IC), optical electronics, biological engineering and new materials. It strives to improve the economy of scale for the key industries and to establish complete industry chains in the park.