泛珠三角区域合作的概念最早出现2003年7月24日的广东省政府的一内部文件。文件指出:广东要“与周边省区和珠江流域各省区的经济合作,构筑一个区域经济体系。”2003年11月广东首次正式公开提出“泛珠三角经济区”的构想。在这前后在广东省政府的积极组织下,通过召开会议,签署一 The concept of Pan - Pearl River Delta regional cooperation first appeared in an internal document of the Guangdong Provincial Government on July 24, 2003. The document pointed out: Guangdong should “establish a regional economic system with its neighboring provinces and with the provinces and regions in the Pearl River Basin.” In November 2003, for the first time, Guangdong put forward the concept of “Pan-PRD Economic Zone” for the first time. Before and after this, under the active organization of the Guangdong Provincial Government, a meeting was signed and signed