China Economic News-Jan Liang, President of CESC recently held a banquet in Richmond to welcome the delegation led by Ye Jingtu, Deputy Chief of Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology. The delegation aims to visit North America for conduct researches on biotechnology projects and discuss business cooperation issues. Sixty people, including Dang Haipeng, Commercial Consul of the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic in Vancouver, Richard Lee, MLA of British Columbia, Canada, Yuanhuang Jieling, Chief Commissioner of Hong Kong Trade & Economic Office in Canada, and representatives from local overseas Chinese associations attended the banquet.  

 

　　Ye Jingtu said that the delegation just wrapped up the visit to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to conduct researches on biotechnology projects and discuss business cooperation issues, and both parties expressed strong desire to cooperate with each other. UCLA has the intention to promote technologies in China, thus it can be seen that the Chinese market is very attractive. The delegation will also further communicate with the Ministry of Technology of British Columbia  on some projects. He stressed that British Columbia mastered the world's leading high-tech technologies such as clean energy, garbage disposal technology. Guangdong and British Columbia are friendly provinces, and they always have a very close cooperation in many fields and will promote more project to be completed in the future. He welcomed local overseas Chinese to go to Guangdong for a sightseeing tour.

 

 

　　Dang Haipeng, Commercial Consul of the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic in Vancouver extended warm welcome to the delegation led by Ye Jingtu. He said that Guangdong and British Columbia had established friendly cooperation relationship in technology, economy and cultural communication, and he hoped to promote the development of technology and economy between two provinces under the principle of mutual benefit, and contribute to achieving win-win.

 

　　Jan Liang, President of CESC also made a speech and warmly welcomed the delegation led by Mr. Ye Jingtu. She hoped to bring the role of CESC into full play, and contribute to promoting the friendly communication in technology, economy, trade, and culture between two provinces. 

 

　　Richard Lee, MLA of British Columbia, Canada, Yuanhuang Jieling, Chief Commissioner of Hong Kong Trade & Economic Office in Canada, Xie Boheng, President of Xinhua Food Co., Ltd delivered speeches, extended warm welcome to the delegation and wished the delegation a successful visit to Canada. Representatives attending the banquet also warmly welcomed the delegation and they hoped that the delegation could bring advanced technical projects to China and explore more business opportunities for Canada and China.