The first joint-stock company in China
The first time for Chinese merchant vessels to sail the South Pacific Ocean
The first commercial ocean going shipping line in China
The first shipping insurance company in China -- Renhe Insurance Company
The first large-scale coal mining enterprise in modern China -- Kaiping Coal Mining Bureau
The first dedicated telephone line in China
The first dedicated railway in China -- TangXu Railway
The first mechanical cotton textile enterprise in modern China -- Shanghai Machinery and Textile Bureau
The first Chinese-owned bank -- The Imperial Bank of China
The first large-scale coal, iron and steel complex in modern China -- Han Yeping Corporation
The first time to realize water-land transshipment in modern China
The first captain of a seagoing vessel in China -- Captain Ma Jiajun
The first industrial zone open to the outside world in China -- China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone
The first regulation on attracting foreign investment in China
The first time to grant bonus for overfulfilment of production
The first time to apply public bidding for project management -- China Swiss Engineering Ltd.
The first time an open recruitment process was adopted.
The first time to implement reform of housing system for employees.
The first joint-venture port -- Chiwan Port
The first harbour built by an enterprise -- Shekou Port.
The first joint-venture oil logistics base in China.
The first commune-run accounting firm in China -- Shekou Accounting Firm
The first settlement center within an enterprise and the first financial company in China
The first security company in China -- Shekou Security Company
The first joint-equity commercial bank funded by corporate entities in China -- China Merchants Bank
The first share-holding insurance company in China -- Ping An Insurance Company
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