On the morning of May 15, 2007 Mr. Tong Xing, vice governor of the People’s government of Guangdong Province and executing director of the organizing committee of China International Small and Medium Enterprise Fair had an interview with the visiting group from Japan headed by Ishige Hiroyuki, Chief of Small and Medium Enterprises Agency of Japan in Shangri-la Hotel Guangzhou and Both sides made the profound discussion of the relevant matters related to Sino-Japanese Small & Medium Enterprises Fair.

    Vice governor Tong Xing conveyed the warmest welcome to the visiting group from Japan headed by Ishige Hiroyuki, Chief of Small and Medium Enterprises Agency of Japan on behalf of the Organizing Committee of China International Small and Medium Enterprise Fair and Guangdong Provincial Government, pointing out that the co-sponsoring of China International Small and Medium Enterprise Fair enjoys the profound foundation and plays a significant role in promoting the rapid development of the small and medium enterprises from the two countries. It is highly hoped that with the mutual efforts made by both sides, the 4th China International Small and Medium Enterprise Fair will be a complete success. Vice governor Tong Xing also gave his ideas and proposals about the specific problems in relation to the co-sponsoring of the 4th China International Small and Medium Enterprise Fair.

    Mr. Ishige Hiroyuki also expressed that the Japanese side paid high attention to the co-sponsoring of 4th China International Small and Medium Enterprise Fair mutually agreed upon by the high-ranking officials of the Chinese government and the Japanese government and Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) and Small and Medium Enterprise Information of Japan will make their utmost to organize the Japanese enterprises to participate in the fair.

    Mr. Lin Ying, Deputy Secretary-General of Guangdong Provincial Government, Mr. Fu Lang, director of Foreign Affairs Office of Guangdong Province and Mr. Wen Guohui, deputy director of Economic & Trade Commission of Guangdong Province were also present at the interview. Prior to the interview, Deputy director, Wen Guohui, also took the visiting group headed by Ishige Hiroyuki around the Exhibition Hall of China International Small and Medium Enterprise Fair at Guangzhou International Conference And Exhibition Centre.

(Source: Overseas Exhibition & Investment Promotion and Forum Group of the Secretariat of the Organizing Committee of China International Small and Medium Enterprise Fair)