TMG Ottawa/China Trade Missiona couple things that I like to see - underlined below from the OCRI , wonder what is happening that cannot be devulged !!!!!!!
Mayor-led Trade Mission From Canada's Capital City Presents Ottawa's Advantages to Four Chinese Cities
SHENZHEN, CHINA--(Marketwire - April 14, 2010) - Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien is currently leading a business delegation from Canada's capital city on a trade mission to the Chinese cities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Mayor O'Brien's April 6th-16th trade mission is coordinated by OCRI, Ottawa's lead economic development agency, and is the eighth mission by OCRI's global marketing team over the last four years.The Ottawa business delegation includes senior executives from nine local cleantech and ICT companies plus representatives from Ottawa Tourism and OCRI, and has meetings planned over the next two days in Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by Mayor Larry O'Brien and Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong to enhance and extend the principles of the 1999 Beijing-Ottawa cooperation agreement, which takes the previous agreement to a higher level of engagement, other delegation members achieved notable business progress in Beijing including:
a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Plasco Energy Group Inc. and Beijing Environmental Sanitation Engineering Group Co. (BESG). The MOU commits BESG and Plasco to work cooperatively towards a definitive agreement by May 30th of this year for delivery of a solid waste Plasco Conversion Facility to BESG;
confirmation that a senior delegation from Beijing will be traveling to Ottawa to meet with a broad range of Ottawa cleantech companies;
a cooperation agreement between OCRI and the Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau. The agreement outlines the intent of both parties to work together to promote economic exchange and cooperation between Ottawa and Beijing; and
a collaboration agreement between Tourism Ottawa and Badaling Special Zone Administration, the managers of the Great Wall of China, linking the UNESCO World Heritage sites of the Great Wall and the Rideau Canal.
On the cultural front the Mayor and delegates were able to meet with artisans and senior officials who have been involved in designing Ottawa's Chinatown Gateway to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the modern Canada-China diplomatic relationship.
In Chongqing, Mayor O'Brien conducted discussions on mutual business interests with Ma Zhengqi, Executive Vice Mayor of Chongqing. Also in Chongqing:
delegates met with officials in the New North Zone technology district and obtained agreement in principal to a reciprocal set of meetings in Canada; and
Clearford Industries Inc. and Thermal Energy International Inc. presented to the China Energy Conservation Investment Corporation and Chongqing Energy Investment Group. The discussions included the recommendation that Ottawa cleantech companies be included in CQEIG's project, supplier and investment database.
Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien is currently leading a business delegation from Canada's capital city on a trade mission to the Chinese cities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Mayor O'Brien's April 6