海港地域组合客观存在已逐渐为人们所认识。本文着重对其形成机制、原理、条件和发展规律进行专门的探讨与论述。

This paper mainly consists of two parts.Firstly,a theoretical analysis about the backgroundand factors for the formation of sea-port regional complexes with sPecific structural and spatial features is given,in which the competition on overlapping hinterland and the complementation of functional comparative advantage among sea ports in a region are stressed.Secondly,the general patternand rules of the development of sea-port regional complexes are addressed.Based on the empiricalstudy of China’s experience,the author puts forward an evolution pattern of sea-port rngional complex with five phases of development,that is,the birth of sea ports,the gradual development of seaprots,the initial development of sea-port regional complex,and the formation and improvement ofsea-port regional complex.