Study of the Influencing Factors on Development of Ports in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao from the Perspective of Spatial Economics

Table 1

HHI values of the Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao port group and subport group.

Port system	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Total ports	0.1719	0.1672	0.1523	0.1441	0.1374	0.1381	0.1267	0.1263	0.1265	0.1269
Pearl River Delta port group	0.2242	0.2240	0.2046	0.1960	0.1900	0.1955	0.1787	0.1815	0.1815	0.1823
Eestern Guangdong port group	0.6498	0.6474	0.6127	0.6131	0.6001	0.5814	0.6006	0.6019	0.6329	0.6342
Eastern Guangdong port group	0.4937	0.4851	0.4167	0.3947	0.4000	0.3898	0.3830	0.3676	0.3480	0.3375
Inland Guangdong river port	0.4536	0.5810	0.6344	0.6338	0.5596	0.6639	0.8289	0.8555	0.8752	0.9225

Source: according to the calculation criteria.