Mission of Guangdong Provincial Government visited France from Nov. 5th to 11th and returned to Guangzhou in 12th with great business accomplishment, according to Guangzhou Daily.

The group was led by Governor Huang Huahua, and Executive Vice Governor Tang Bingquan.

Presided by Mr.Claude,Chairman of Mayors Association of Greater Paris, Hongkong Chief Executive Donald Tsang (L) and Governor Huang Huahua (R) are answering questions posed by French entrepreneurs in the conference. [cnsphoto]

In the visit, Guangdong mission participated, along with Hongkong mission, in the "2006 Guangdong, Hong Kong - Europe Business and Technology Conference" held in Paris, France to promote Guangdong, Hongkong, Greater Pearl River Delta and Pan Pearl River Delta to Europe.

Chinese Ambassador to France Zhao Jinjun, French Minister of Industry, Guangdong Governor Huang Huahua, and Hongkong Chief Executive Donald Tsang attended the conference. Directors from some 30 French commercial chambers and senior officers from over 60 multi-national companies, such as Bank SOCIETE GENERALE, Group EDF and Carrefour Group, were also present at the meeting.

In the conference, Huang Huahua addressed that France had become the second biggest investors and fourth trading partner from Europe. More French companies were welcomed to invest and establish enterprises, to set up research and developing center, regional headquarters and sourcing centers in Guangdong.

France Industry Minister mentioned in his speech that Greater Pearl River Delta had dynamic and robust development. French were willing to strengthen the economic and trade cooperation with Guangdong and Hong Kong.

This conference is of the largest scale, highest level and has brought greatest achievements in Guangdong's events of this kind in Europe.

Other than this Paris meeting, a series of trading activities took place earlier, including "2006 Guangdong, Hong Kong- Finland Investment Promotion Seminar", which achieved contracted amount of 5.543 billion USD.

According to statistics, Guangdong accomplished the contracted sum up to 5.543 billion USD, with foreign share amounting to 3.543 billion USD, total trading value of 1.985 billion USD, joint ventures worthy of USD 15 million USD, in this business tour in Europe. ¡¡

Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang introduces Hong Kong to the French entrepreneurs. [cnsphoto]

Editor: Yan