第七届中国投资贸易洽谈会香港新闻发布会(1)

　　【香港7月10日讯】中华人民共和国商务部、中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室、中国投资贸易洽谈会(简称投洽会)组委会今天在香港举行第七届投洽会新闻发布会。商务部投资促进事务局副局长刘亚军发布投洽会新闻，中联办副主任刘山在、组委会副主任、厦门市市长张昌平、香港贸易发展局副总裁黎黄霭玲女士等出席了发布会并讲话，发布会由组委会副秘书长、福建省人民政府副秘书长张健主持。出席发布会的领导还有中联办经济部副主任唐炜、组委会副秘书长、厦门市副市长黄菱、组委会办公室常务副主任、福建外经贸厅副厅长林昌丛。本次香港新闻发布会由香港贸发局、香港中华总商会、香港总商会、香港中华厂商联合会、香港工业总会、香港中国企业协会协办。

　　商务部投资促进事务局副局长刘亚军介绍了第七届投洽会的四个特点：

　　一、投资促进功能日臻完善，国际化日益突出。

　　更多国际性组织将参与本届投洽会的组织工作。作为协办单位，UNCTAD将从今年起在投洽会期间发布“世界投资报告”，WAIPA将举办“中国企业跨国经营研讨会—新兴投资市场的环境与机会”。

　　更多国家将在本届投洽会期间举办馆日活动或专题经贸活动。如英国、加拿大、加勒比海国家和地区等。

　　二、国际投资论坛及各专题研讨会的权威性高，发布的政策信息时效性强

　　本次“国际投资论坛”的主题是“完善投资环境，创造国际竞争优势”，中国国家领导人、国外政界名人、国际经济组织、经济界及企业界知名人士莅会发表演讲。UNCTAD届时发布的“世界投资报告”，将通报国际资本流动趋势的最新信息。此外，本届投洽会期间还将举办30多场专题研讨会。

　　三、展馆展示内容围绕“引进来”和“走出去”两大主题，投洽会的专业性和务实性进一步提高。

　　本届投洽会分设成员单位招商馆、境外馆、投资服务馆、品牌企业馆。其中前两个馆是整个展会最重要的组成部分，展览内容和功能也最为丰富。成员单位招商馆集中展示各地投资环境、投资政策和引资项目。境外馆主要邀请世界各国(地区)政府或半官方引资机构、国际投资促进机构、国际经济组织、国外友城以及国外商会等中介机构、跨国公司和境外各类制造商参展。投资服务馆将更加突出投资服务功能，设有物流及相关产业展区、网络信息及中介机构展区、金融证券保险机构展区。品牌企业馆设名牌企业展区、成长型中小企业展区和高科技及专利产品展区。

　　四、行业项目对接洽谈会及相关专业对口洽谈会是本届投洽会新亮点。

　　本届投洽会将举办多场按行业设置的专业对接洽谈会。其中“外商对华投资项目行业对接会”，以基础设施、企业并购、电子信息、现代物流、服务贸易、现代制造业和农业产业化为主题，由外商带项目与国内客商对接洽谈。目前，意大利、澳大利亚、挪威等国家已有十几家投资商报名参会。此外，本届投洽会期间还将举办多场专业对口洽谈会。

　　刘亚军表示，今年投洽会是在中国初步战胜“非典”疫情之后举行的，是后非典时期内地启动吸收外资和对外投资工作的重要举措，它将向世界表明，中国政府有能力控制和战胜这种突发的疾病，在中国投资依然是安全的。

　　投洽会组委会副主任、厦门市市长张昌平在发布会上重点介绍了投洽会有关筹备情况。

　　张昌平说，组委会已通过各种方式广泛邀请国外政府部门、中介机构、跨国公司等参展，招展工作进展顺利，大部分展位已经落实。作为承办单位，福建省政府和厦门市政府高度重视本届投洽会的筹备工作，为做好各项会务、展务工作和安全保障工作，特别是根据防治非典的要求，厦门市制订了严密的防范措施，以消除与会客商的顾虑，确保安全。

　　第七届投洽会由商务部主办，联合国贸发会议(UNCTAD)、世界投资促进机构协会(WAIPA)协办，福建省人民政府、厦门市人民政府和商务部投资促进事务局承办，2003年9月8-11日在厦门举行。投洽会是中国唯一的以吸收外资和对外投资为主的全国性国际投资促进活动，有关地方政府、国家有关部委、商(协)会以成员单位身份共同参与组织工作并组成45个代表团参会、参展。

　　HONG KONG, July 10: The Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong SAR and the Organizing Committee of China International Fair for Investment and Trade (Hereinafter referred to as the CIFIT) hosted a press conference for the 7th CIFIT in Hong Kong today. Mr. Zhang Jian, Deputy Secretary General of both the Organizing Committee and Fujian Provincial Government, presided the conference. Mr. Liu Yajun, Deputy Director General of Foreign Investment Promotion Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, Mr. Zhang Changping, Mayor of Xiamen City, Ms. Huang Lin, Vice Mayor of Xiamen and representatives of Hong Kong Trade Development Council were present at the Conference. Mr. Liu Shanzai, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong SAR, attended and addressed the Conference. This conference is co-sponsored by Hong Kong Trade Development Council,The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce,Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce,The Chinese Manufactures’Association of Hong Kong,Federation of Hong Kong Industries and The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association.

　　Mr. Liu Yajun, Deputy Director of Foreign Investment Promotion Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, introduced four features of the CIFIT as the following:

　　First, the function of investment promotion improves gradually, internationalization becomes increasingly outstanding.More international organizations will take part in organizing work of the 7th CIFIT. As co-sponsors of the CIFIT, Conference on Trade and Development of United Nations (UNCTAD) will release WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT during the CIFIT from this year on, and World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) will hold Seminar on Transnational Operation of Chinese Enterprises.More countries, including UK, Canada and countries from Caribbean Sea Region, will carry out“Pavilion Day”activities or Specific economic and trade activities during the 7th CIFIT.Second, the International Investment Forum and every specific seminar have a high authority, released policies are fairly opportune.

　　The theme for the "International Investment Forum" of 7th CIFIT is "Improving investment environment and creating international competitive advantage". Chinese state leaders, celebrities from foreign political community, international economic organizations, economic community and enterprises community will attend and give speeches. At that time, the UNCTAD will release WORLD INVESTMENT RPORT to disclose latest information of international capital flow trend. Furthermore, more than thirty specific seminars will be held during the 7th CIFIT.Third, the exhibition focuses on the two themes as“Introducing in”and“Going global”, which will further improve specialization and practicality of the CIFIT.

　　The 7th CIFIT will set up four pavilions, including investment promotion pavilion for member units, overseas pavilion, investment service pavilion, and pavilion for famous enterprises. Of which the first two pavilions with the most abundant contents and functions are the most important contents of the whole exhibition. The investment promotion pavilion for member units will centralize in showing investment environment, investment policy and investment absorption programs in various regions. The overseas pavilion mainly invites intermediate institutions, transnational companies and various overseas manufacturers, such as governments of various countries and regions or semi-governmental investment promotion institutions, international investment promotion institutions, international economic organization, foreign friendship cities and foreign commercial organizations and so on. The investment service pavilion will give prominence to investment service function with such three parts as exhibition area for logistics and related industries, exhibition area for network information and intermediate institutions, exhibition area for institutions of financial, securities and insurance. The pavilion for Famous enterprises is dividedsintosthree areas, including an exhibition area for large and famous enterprises, an exhibition area for up-growing small and medium-sized enterprises and an exhibition area for high-technology and patented products.Fourth, matchmaking symposiums for foreign investment projects and symposiums for relating special fields will be new highlights of the 7th CIFIT.

　　The 7th CIFIT will hold several specialized symposiums. Among the symposiums,“Matchmaking Symposium for Foreign Investment Projects in China”is on the theme of infrastructure, merge and acquisition of enterprises, electronic information, modern logistics, trade in service, modern manufacturing industry and agricultural industrialization. In the symposiums, foreign investors will take with their programs to talk with domestic dealers. Up to now, more than ten foreign investors from Italy, Australia, and Norway have sent applications for participation. Furthermore, the 7th CIFIT will also hold several specialized one-to-one symposiums.

　　Mr. Liu Yajun expressed, after China initially triumphed over the SARS epidemic, the CIFIT of this year is an important move of the interior of China to absorb foreign investment and make investment overseas in the post-SARS period. It will show to the world that the Chinese government has the ability in containing and defeating such an unexpected epidemic, and it is still safe to invest in China.Mr. Zhang Changping, Deputy Director of the Organizing Committee of the CIFIT and Mayor of Xiamen City, laid heavy stress on introducing the relevant preparation work of the CIFIT in the Conference.Mr. Zhang Changping said that the Organizing Committee has extensively invited foreign government departments, intermediate institutions, and multinational companies in various ways to participate the fair. The promotion work goes smoothly, and most exhibition booths have confirmed. As the organizer, Fujian Provincial Government and Xiamen Municipal Government have attached highly importance on the preparation work of this session of the CIFIT. To do well in every affairs and security guarantee, especially in light of the requirement of SARS prevention, Xiamen City has formulated rigorous prevention measures to ensure health and safety of participants.The 7th CIFIT, that will be held from September 8th through 11th in Xiamen City, is sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, co-sponsored by the UNCTAD and WAIPA, and organized by Fujian Provincial Government and Xiamen Municipal Government and Foreign Investment Promotion Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce. The CIFIT is the sole nation-wide investment promotion event with a stress on foreign direct investment (FDI). Local governments throughout China, as well as relevant state ministries, commissions and associations have taken part in organizing work and will organize 45 delegations to participate in the Fair.

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