In the first quarter, the added value of Zhongshan's service industry increased 2.5 percent points from a year earlier to 34.14 billion yuan, accounting for 47.4% of the city's GDP, according to Zhongshan Statistics Bureau.

Port production was significantly better than the same period of last year. The cargo throughput of Zhongshan Port reached 18.62 million tons, an increase of 55.5%.