Shenzhen High-tech Industrial Park (SHIP) has grown into a high-tech center of research, development, investment and production.

Virtual University Park
Shenzhen Virtual University Park is a major player of scientific and technological researches in the industrial park. Founded in September 1999, the university park currently boasts the branches of 43 elite universities and the online services of another 18 colleges. Among them, there are leading mainland universities like Peking University, Tsinghua University and Harbin Polytechnic University, Hong Kong's top houses including Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University, as well as France's Ecole Centrale de Lyon.

By the end of 2005, 51,063 people had received training programs in the university park, and more than 8,000 of them had obtained their master's or doctorates there. A total of 72 research and development centers have been established, and 10 of them have been selected as the state-level centers.

The member universities have also founded more than 100 enterprises in the park, with a total registered capital of over 2 billion yuan.

Software Park
Shenzhen Software Park consists of the main park in SHIP, an innovation park in the Shekou area (also in Nanshan District) and Guifeng park in Longgang District. It has been selected by national authorities as one of the state-level software development centers.

There are currently more than 400 software developers in the software park, including global software giants like IBM, , Microsoft, Oracle, HP and ZENSAR.

In 2004 alone, the software park's total turnover reached 22.4 billion yuan, approximately 10 percent of the total turnover of the country's software industry for the year.

Executives' Club
The industrial park has established a club for the executives of high-tech firms, investment companies, research houses and other agencies in SHIP. It is a non-profit organization designed to enhance the communication and cooperation among the member companies.

Public Secretary Service
The SHIP Public Secretary Company is another service offered by the industrial park. It provides member companies with one-stop services including office leasing, company registration, tax and customs affairs. It helps member companies, especially startups, to relieve from routine procedures and focus on their innovative work.