The 2003 Changchun Economic and Trade Fair Online will be held from
July 2 through July 12 on the website
(http://invest.changchun.gov.cn) of the municipal government of
Changchun, capital city of northeast China's
Jilin
Province, according to a press conference held in Beijing
Wednesday.
Vice Mayor of Changchun City Cui Jie introduced the arrangement,
content of the fair and relevant preparations.
Cui noted that in order to be better integrated into the world
economy and speed up its pace of opening-up, the Changchun
municipal government decided to hold the online fair, the first one
to invite foreign investment through the Internet in Changchun. It
will be an important measure to boost local e-government and
e-commerce activities.
The online fair organizer has set a theme of Internet Communication
and Economic Development. Meanwhile, it tries to build the online
image of prestigious Changchun City, boost foreign investment, and
quicken economic development. Cui Jie said that the fair would make
full use of information technology to present Changchun's good
investment environment from all angles, and offer all kinds of
online services.
So
far, the fair has gathered more than 1,000 investment items, 670
categories of goods and 800 enterprises from development zones in
the city. They cover such trades of auto, machinery, photo
electronics, foodstuff, light industry, building material and real
estate.
The organizing committee of this online fair has sent 50,000
invitation letters to key Chinese and foreign enterprises. The
trade fair has received support from Chinese embassies, foreign
commercial organizations, commercial agencies and overseas Chinese
communicates. To date, nearly 100 business organizations and
enterprises from 10-odd countries and regions have shown great
interest in the trade fair through their close online contact.
(China.org.cn June 27, 2003)