怎样正确理解“港口经济”的内涵和性质,如何深化和扩大港口经济的改革和对外开放、加快其自身的发展,入世后怎样充分发挥我国国民经济在与世界经济全面接轨过程中港口经济的示范、桥梁和纽带作用,以及如何发挥港口经济对国民经济的带动作用等,现开辟“港口经济论坛”专栏,对以上问题展开深入讨论,以启迪人们对港口经济理论与实践的研究和探索。非常欢迎理论工作者和实际工作者赐稿,踊跃参加讨论。 How to Correctly Understand the Connotation and Nature of “Port Economy”, How to Deepen and Expand the Reform and Opening to the Outside World of the Port Economy and Accelerate Its Own Development, How to Give Full Play to the Port Economy Model of Our Country’s National Economy in Full Conformity with the World Economy after Joining WTO , Bridges and ties, and how to bring the port economy into a leading role in the national economy, we are now opening the “Port Economic Forum” column to discuss these issues in depth so as to enlighten people’s research and exploration on the theory and practice of port economy. The theoretical workers and actual workers are welcome to give their contributions and actively participate in the discussion.