Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen:

Good morning:

Today the 2006 International Cooperation Summit for Asia-Pacific CEOs and Provincial Governors and Mayors has opened officially in Wuxi. In the year 2005, the first International Cooperation Summit for Asia-Pacific CEOs and Provincial Governors and Mayor was held in the beautiful city of ecology- Miyun, Beijing. It had not only realized the contact and interaction between Asia-Pacific countries and the connection of mainland China and Hong Kong, but also a consultation meeting by ceos, financial experts and government officials. And here today a get together was held again in Wuxi-a beautiful pear of Taihu, we believe that this summit, in one of the riches districts of China will write a new chapter in the legends of the prosperity of Asia-Pacific countries. Now on behalf of the Asia-Pacific CEO Association, as president of the association, I ‘d like to express my congratulations to the opening of the summit, and especially I ‘d like to extend my sincere gratitude to Wuxi municipal government for your great support. Welcome all the guests.

The APCEO Association is a well-know international union of CEOs with outstanding international entrepreneurs, investors, financial experts as its members and leaders. It is the highest level of this kind in Asia-Pacific areas. The headquarters of the association is the U.S. and it has subordinate braches and executive offices in Toronto, Sydney, Hong Kong and Beijing. We believe that the APCEO association will be a very important channel for economic and commercial communication between the CEOs and experts in finance and economy in Asia-Pacific region. And the international cooperation summit for Asia-Pacific CEOs and Provincial Government and Mayors is a coordinated and closed meeting among the administrative officers in Asia-Pacific region an world-class CEOs all over the world held by the Asia-Pacific Association since the year 2005. The summit is of treat and profound international significance

Finally please allow me again, on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Association, to give the warm welcome to all the guests here, and I wish this summit a great success!

Thank you.