Founded in 1983, the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (also known as the South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, GBA International Arbitration Center, formerly known as the CIETAC South China Sub-Commission and CIETAC Shenzhen Sub-Commission, hereinafter referred to as the "SCIA") is the first arbitration institution in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao region. It epitomizes China's reform and opening-up, the development of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ), and the collaboration between Chinese mainland, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR.