The company was incorporated in Shenzhen, China on March 6, 1996 in accordance with the “Company Law of the People's Republic of China”. In May 1996, H shares and American Depositary Shares (ADSs) issued by the Company were listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited (Hong Kong Stock Exchange) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) respectively; in December 2006, the A shares issued by the Company were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, making it the only railway transportation company in China listed in Shanghai, Hong Kong and New York at the time. As a railway transport enterprise, the company mainly engages in railway passenger and cargo transportation business, and cooperates with Hong Kong Railway Co., Ltd. to operate direct passenger train services for the Wuhan-Guangzhou Railway, Guangzhou-Zhujianggang Railway, Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Railway, Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway, Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway, Guangdong Railway, Nanguang Railway, Guigang Railway, Pearl River Delta Intercity, Maozhan Railway, Shenmao Railway, Meishan Railway, Guangshen Railway, Guangzhou-Shantou Railway, etc. Corporate honors: 2009 China Capital Market Best Wealth Creation IR Award, 2008 “Investor Relations Management Innovation Award”, 2008 “China's Best Honest Enterprise”, etc.