Abstract: The development of FTA is an important strategy measure for the new round of national reform. Firstly, it has analyzed the characteristics and tendency on the development of international advanced FTA. Secondly it constructed a diamond model and one indicator system about the core competitiveness of advanced FTA, and then, it has analyzed the core elements of competitiveness for advanced FTA, with an example of HK free port, which are building developed aviation network to connect with the global markets and economic hinterland, establishing regional data centers of global economic information with modern information technology, building accessibility investment environment based on the market economy, reducing the capital operating costs and assets hedge risk with simple and low tax rates, setting up a comprehensive service system to support major economic function based on professional services, founding a multidimensional international functional channels with advantage economic elements. Finally, it has analyzed the main gaps and challenges for Shanghai FTZ development, as a reference of international advanced FTA, and proposed some suggestions on priority development path.

摘要： 自贸区发展是国家新一轮改革的重要战略措施。分析新时期国际先进自贸区发展的特点及趋势。构建先进自贸区的核心竞争力模型、指标体系，并以香港自由港经济发展为例，分析先进自贸区核心竞争力的构成要素及作用机制，包括构建发达物流客运网络连通经济腹地与全球市场，以现代信息技术建立全球经济信息数据区域中心，基于市场经济秩序构建无障碍投资环境，以简单税制及低税率降低资本运行成本与资产保值风险，以专业服务为基础构建综合服务体系支撑主要经济功能，以优势经济要素资源构建多维功能性国际通道等方面。以国际先进自贸区的标准，分析上海自贸区发展的主要差距及挑战，提出优先发展的路径选择。