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Fair needs fanfaring
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Winton Dong
SHANGHAI'S Municipal Government held a press conference in Shenzhen on Monday to trumpet the third Shanghai International Industry Fair (SIF), an event which insiders say will offer stiff competition to Shenzhen's yearly China Hi-Tech Fair.
The Shanghai fair, which will be held in that city's new exhibition centre in Pudong New District between November 22 and 27 with an exhibiting space of 50,000 square metres, is supported by eight Chinese ministries and said to be one of the most authoritative fairs nationwide in showing modern industrial equipment.
This year's fair features the themes of information and industrialization, loyally carrying out President Jiang's motto “Industrial modernization should be based on information.”
According to Jiang Guangyu, deputy director-general of the office of the Shanghai Municipal Government, exhibitions are an emerging and profitable industry.
“Various fairs in Hannover and Cologne not only enhance the international image of Germany but also play a very important part in that country's industrialization process,” Jiang said when being interviewed at the press conference.
Jiang also pointed out that such a fair offers an opportunity for Shanghai to strengthen ties with other cities like Shenzhen.
“As the showcase of China's reform and opening-up policy and the host city of China Hi-Tech Fair, Shenzhen boasts its special competitive edges,” Jiang said.
At present, there are four authorized State-level fairs features high and new technologies in China, namely, the Shenzhen-based high-tech fair, the Shanghai industry fair, the Beijing science and technology week and the Yangling-based agriculture fair in Shaanxi Province.
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