According to the Guangdong Business Guide 2015 (《广东投资指南2015》） released by the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, key industries in Guangdong to attract foreign investment are listed as below.

1. Modern service industries with a focus on productive service industries

Developing the industries of modern finance, modern logistics, information services, technology services, business exhibition, cultural innovation, service outsourcing, modern tourism, and health services; promoting new business models and building a number of gathering places for modern service industries

2. High-tech industries

Electronic information, biology, new materials, environmental protection, new energy, and maritime equipment

3. Advanced manufacturing industries

Automobiles, shipbuilding, rail transport, general aviation, steel, and heavy equipment

4. Strategic emerging industries

High-end new electronic information, new energy autos, LED, biology, high-end equipment manufacturing, energy conservation and environmental protection, new energy, and new materials

5. Transformation of traditional industries

Household appliances, textiles, light industry, food, building materials, papermaking, and traditional Chinese medicine

6. New industries

Health and hygiene, smart life, ecology, and leisure tourism