On Aug. 3, 2017, Editorial Department of China Maritime Trial Annuals of Guangzhou Maritime Court held an editorial meeting. President and Editor-in-Chief Ye Liudong of Guangzhou Maritime Court presided the meeting. Part of the Editorial Committee members including Huang Weiqing, Ni Xuewei,Deng Yufeng, Xu Yuanping, Tang Xiaolong and Luo Zhenrong attended the meeting. At the meeting, the work of edit and publication of China Maritime Trial Annuals(2015) was concluded and the time schedule of edit work for 2016 annuals was determined. President and Editor-in-Chief Ye Liudong pointed out that China Maritime Trial Annuals has not only achieved a good reputation in maritime trial and sailing practice industry in China, but also gained certain influence overseas since it was launched in 1989. Therefore, it has become a brand of Guangzhou Maritime Court. President Ye requested that the Editorial Committee should make innovations on the basis of inheritance and fully present all the theoretical achievements in maritime trial in China over the past year, so as to promote the academic research of maritime trial to develop in depth and breadth, give full play to the function of the Annuals as a think tank and provide intellectual support for trial practice.