As a specific instance of this,under a new agreement signed with the Guangdong Provincial Government in 2010 , the port of Hong Kong is now expected to play an integral part in a regional port cluster, with its activities complementing, rather than competing with, those of its competitor ports in the South China region. Exactly how this proposed regional port cluster should develop remains open to question, particularly in terms of the division of cargo flows between Hong Kong and the other major ports in South China.