The Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone (" Boao Lecheng ") was established with approval of the State Council on February 28, 2013. It is located on both sides of the Wanquan River near Qionghai city at the island of Hainan Province.The Boao Lecheng Pilot Zone is granted specific policies entailing that FDA licensed or CE marked pharmaceuticals and medical devices may be used in the Pilot Zone after a relatively short procedure. At present, 26 medical institutions are in operation in the Pilot Zone and more than 20 are under construction. Boao Lecheng cooperates closely with the top 30 multinational pharmaceutical and medical device companies in the world. Until so far more than 300 pharmaceutical products and medical devices have been introduced in Boao Lecheng.