International Cooperation Summit for CEOs,Governors, Mayors & Political Figures Worldwide

CHINESE

Agenda︱Profile︱Participants

Time: Aug.31-Sept. 3, 2009

Venue: Changchun City, Jilin Province, China

International Host: Asia-Pacific CEO Association

Host in China: People’s Gov. of Jilin Province, China

Major agenda:

lChinese Vice Premier of State Council, P.R.C.

Li Keqiang meets VIPs of APCEO

l The 5th ICS Theme Forum

Theme: Promoting the Establishment of a New

International Economic Order and a New

International Economic Cooperation Pattern

l Secretary of Jilin CPC Provincial Committee

Wangmin and governor Han Changfu meet

important participants

l Reception banquet by People's Gov. of Jilin

Province

l Participation to the 5th Northeast Asia Investment

and Trade Expo: banquet, opening ceremony

and visit to the exhibition hall

l The 5th ICS Round table conference;

l Briefing and Exchanging Meeting

·Vice Premier of the State Council, P.R.C

·Vice premier of the State Council of Chi

·The 5th (2009) International Cooperation

·Secretary of Jilin CPC Provincial Commit

·Vice premier of the State Council of Chi

·The speech of Former Prime Minister of F

·Speech of Margarita Matova,Director of G

·Speech of Hon. Prof. Mike Oquaye,Second

·Speech of Dr Mattlda Bojar & Dr AfaŁ

· Speech of Mr Paul S. H. Lau,Chair of N

·Speech of Don Edwin Gunasekara

·Speech of Dr. Carole Nakhle,Author of OU

·Speech of Dr. Marcus LEE,Managing Direct

·Speech of Tad Waddington,Director of Acc

·Speech of Prof. Ewa Bojar and Dr Matylda

·Speech of Joon-Mo YANG, professor of Yon

·Speech of Harry Chan,Senior Director of

·Speech of Lord Howell of Guildford

·Speech of Alice Siu-Ping Wong,Member of

·China is willing to make joint efforts w

Speech of Richard Lee, Parliamentary Secretary for the Asia-Pacific Initiative of BC Province, Canada

Your Excellency Dominique de Villepin,

Honorable Governor Huang Xiaoxiang,

Distinguished guests,

Good morning!

This is my second time to participate in the International Cooperation Summit for Asia-Pacific CEOs & Provincial Governors and Mayors and first time in Chengdu City. The Canadian Government attaches great importance to one-to-one care, so the Canadian Red Cross is the largest donor among Western countries to the Sichuan earthquake. This results from the cooperation between international CEOs and local high-level leaders boosted by the Ministry of Commerce. We will pay close attention to the reconstruction and economic development of Sichuan.

Let me make a brief presentation of BC Province. BC Province is rich in resources, the largest coal-producing province and the second largest in natural gas production in Canada. BC enjoys convenient transportation and sound management systems, therefore full of business opportunities. Immediately after the earthquake in Sichuan, BC provincial government took actions to help China with the reconstruction of the quake-damaged facilities. We, in coordination with the Federal Government of Canada, donated timbers worth 8 million yuan to the disaster-stricken area, and also provided some technical assistance. BC Province has signed agreements with officials of Mianyang and Beichuan, covering programs such as building shelters for adults and children and a special school for children with disabilities in Mianyang, and establishing a nursing home in Beichuan, etc.

How should we fight the financial crisis? I believe the most effective way is to remove the global trade barriers. Governments of various countries need create more opportunities for common development and win-win situations. BC Province has taken active measures to counteract the impact of economic depression by announcing the tax cuts while the Federal Government of Canada is still studying the measures to cope with this financial storm. In addition, we have also increased investment in various kinds of infrastructure construction that can stimulate economic and trade growth, so we are likely to avoid the worst economic crisis this time. BC Province also plays an important role in the Pacific region which relies heavily on investments from Asia. It is a place of economic and cultural significance in North America, and it enjoys unique geographic advantages. Here we would like to promise our efforts in future cooperation. In 2010, Vancouver will be the host city for the Winter Olympic Games receiving friends from all over the world.

BC Province has a large number of leading companies as well as local private companies, and we have put in more than 20 billion Canadian dollars of clean energy fund to support projects of clean power technology. All in all, BC Province will rank among the world's top 25 financial centers, as we boasts lots of advantages such as well-educated labor force, favorable business environment, high-quality life, as well as a complete financial system. We sincerely wish to strengthen international cooperation with everyone present today. Thank you!