On the afternoon of July 23, 2020, President Ye attended the second “Bay Area Shipping Dialogue” in 2020 by the invitation of Guangzhou Port Authority and made keynote speech for it. The activity was presided by Vice Director Yuanyue and Directory Chen Hongxian of the authority made concluding remark.

In his speech, Ye mentioned that as the introduction and implementation of the Hainan Free Trade Port policy, it will exert profound influence to the building of the Greater Bay Area and bring some opportunities and challenges to the construction of the Guangzhou international shipping hub. The flow of ships is increasing as the development of the economy in Guangdong province, thereafter brings more maritime traffic accidents and seamen labor disputes. It’s vital that we should uphold the shipping orders by legal means and protect legitimate rights of the clients with qualified legal services at the back drop of deep participation in the national strategy for the Greater bay Area. It is necessary for Guangzhou to cultivate shipping talents especially high-end shipping legal talents to ensure the maritime trial, arbitration and lawyers services. We should proactively meet the needs of national strategy and socio-economic development as the strengthening of foreign trade and shipping, and seek to and strengthen the right of speech in the establishment of shipping rules and the jurisdiction and arbitration of maritime cases, thus provide Chinese wisdom and approach to the trial and arbitration of shipping cases and formulation of shipping rules.

Director Ni Xuewei also attended the activity by invitation.