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Aurora Governor
Bellaflor Angara-Castillo with Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission Vice
Chairman Jian Heping, Consul General Maria Rowena Mendoza Sanchez,
Presidential Assistant Lorelie Fajardo and members of the Central Luzon
delegation
Zambales Governo Amor
Deloso, Presidential Assistant for Central Luzon Lorelie Fajardo, Consul
General Maria Rowena Mendoza Sanchez with China Council for the Promotion of
International Trade Jiangsu Sub-Council Huang Zheng and Anhui Provincial
Foreign Affairs Office Deputy Director-General Zhang Mingsheng with the
members of the Central Luzon Delegation
Participants to the
Central Luzon Investment Forum
held in Nanjing City,
Jiangsu Province
15 December 2009: A 17-member delegation from
the Central Luzon Growth Corridor Foundation, Inc. (CLGCFI) visited
Chongqing, Shanghai and Nanjing from 6-11 December 2009 to do a series of
Investment Forums aimed at promoting Central Luzon to Chinese businessmen in
these cities. The visit was organized in cooperation with the Philippine
Consulates General in Chongqing and Shanghai and the Philippine Trade and
Investment Center, Shanghai and Region 3 of the Department of Trade and
Industry.
The CLGCFI delegation was headed by Gov.
Bellaflor Angara-Castillo of Aurora Province and composed of Gov. Amor
Deloso of Zambales, Presidential Assistant for Central Luzon Lorelie Fajardo
and representatives from LGUs of Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Aurora, Region 3-DTI
and the private sector.
In Chongqing, the CLGCFI delegation met with
Vice Mayor Ma Zhengqi and signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the
Chongqing Government, the first of its kind. This is an important first
step in establishing ties between the city and the CLGCFI. The Memorandum
called for more frequent communication and exchanges between the two sides
and for the future expansion of relations in the field of culture, education
and tourism.
In Shanghai, Municipal Commission of Commerce
Vice Chairwoman Jian Heping keynoted the Investment Forum which was attended
by Chinese businessmen interested in investing in infrastructure,
agriculture, environment and tourism related projects. There were also some
interest in trading of aquatic and agricultural products. Vice Chairwoman
Jian Heping expressed hope that the two sides will expand cooperation for
mutual benefit and promote the common growth with the joint endeavors of
governments, business chambers, and entrepreneurs and that Year 2010 will be
a progressive year of Sino-Philippine friendship.
In Nanjing, the delegation met with Jiangsu
Provincial Vice Governor Zhang Weiguo. It was agreed that a cooperation
agreement could also be forged to further enhance relation between the
Philippines and China. The Investment Forum was attended by businessmen
coming from Jiangsu and Anhui provinces. During the forum, many of the
Chinese participants indicated their interest to visit the Philippines
during the first quarter of 2010 to look into the projects that were being
promoted during the event.
Consul General Maria
Rowena Mendoza Sanchez noted that the CLGCFI Investment Mission of CLGCFI
could not have been made possible without the assistance and partnership of
the Chongqing, Shanghai and Jiangsu municipal governments and their
respective business chambers who have been actively helping the Philippine
Consulates in Chongqing and Shanghai to promote trade and investment
relations between the Philippines and China. END
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