2005年5月廣州市政府正式收到廣東省政府《轉發國務院關於同意廣東省調整廣州市部分行政區劃的批復》。國務院同意撤銷東山區、芳村區，新新設立南沙區、蘿崗區兩個行政區。
In May 2005, the Guangzhou Municipal Government officially received the Reply of the Guangdong Provincial Government on Forwarding the State Council's Approval of Guangdong Province to Adjust Some Administrative Divisions of Guangzhou. The State Council agreed to abolish Dongshan District and Fangcun District, and establish two new administrative districts, Nansha District and Luogang District.