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Mayor of Hangzhou Municipal Government Met GASME Delegation

On Nov. 18th, 2013, Mr. Zhang Hongming (Mayor of Hangzhou Municipal Government) met with the GASME delegation led by Mr. Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Vice President of the French Senate & Former Prime Minister of France, and Mr. Carlos Magariños, Global Chairman of GASME, while attending the 2013 World Packaging Industry Forum in Hangzhou.

Mr. Zhang Hongming warmly welcomed the delegation and introduced the development of Hangzhou. He pointed out that Hangzhou is not only a famous historic and cultural city, but also a modern and lively city. Nowadays, Hangzhou focuses on the construction of “one base, four centers” to improve industrial structure and promote economic transformation. Building the World Packaging Organization Asia Packaging Center in Hangzhou will lead to the transformation and upgrading of the packaging industry. Mr. Zhang added that Hangzhou has a developed private economy. SMEs in Hangzhou are full of creativity, while related industries in Hangzhou have wide cooperation with those in other cities. The Hangzhou government will bring in more international organizations and enterprises to the city, and provide more services to SMEs.

During his speech, Mr. Jean-Pierre Raffarin highly praised Hangzhou’s environmentally friendly design. He said Hangzhou is not only the most beautiful city in China, but also one of the most promising cities. He believes that the World Packaging Organization Asia Packaging Center will serve as a platform for the development of SMEs worldwide and improve the reputation of Hangzhou.

The accompanying attendees included Mrs. Patricia Espinosa C., Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Mr. Ronald Bew, Former Associate Deputy Administrator of U.S. Small Business Administration, Mr. William Spitler, Former Director of New York Center of US Department of Commerce, Dr. George Wang, Executive President of GASME, Mr. Jin-Sheng Lue, Asia Representative of German Association of Cities, Mr. Frank Cao, Secretary-General of GASME. And from China side, Mr. Zhang Weiwen, Former Vice Chairman of Zhejiang CPPCC, Mr. Xia Aguo, Secretary-general of Consulting Committee of Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government, Mr. Wang Hong, Secretary-general of Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government, and etc.

Mr. Zhang Hongming, Mayor of Hangzhou City, met with Mr. Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Former Prime Minister of France
Mr. Zhang Hongming, Mayor of Hangzhou City, met with Mr. Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Former Prime Minister of France

Mr. Zhang Hongming and Mr. Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Mr. Zhang Hongming and Mr. Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Mr. Carlos Magariños and other leaders of GASME
Mr. Carlos Magariños and other leaders of GASME

Mr. Zhang Hongming and Mrs. Patricia Espinosa C., Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
Mr. Zhang Hongming and Mrs. Patricia Espinosa C., Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico

The meeting room
The meeting room