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An audience with the Vice Mayor
(Shown, below left)
During the visit to China, our Chairman
David Weston was invited to a one-to-
one meeting with the Vice-Mayor of
Pudong – the 500 sq mile ‘East Bank’
area from Shanghai city centre, with
a population of five million.
Pudong is now home to the Lujiazui
Finance and Trade Zone, the Shanghai
Stock Exchange and many of Shanghai’s
best-known buildings, such as the
Oriental Pearl Tower, the Jin Mao
Tower, the Shanghai World Financial
Center, and the Shanghai Tower.
These modern skyscrapers directly
face Shanghai’s historic ‘Bund’ with
its 19th century buildings.
The rest of the new area includes the
Port of Shanghai, the Shanghai Expo
and Century Park, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech
Park, Shanghai Pudong International
Airport, the Jiuduansha Wetland
Nature Reserve, and the new
Shanghai Disney Resort.
The Vice-Mayor, Mr Chen, welcomed
the visit from the UK B&B Association,
and explained the tourism development
in Pudong – not least the very
successful Disney resort, which after its
first year is exceeding all expectations.
David thanked Mr Chen and his officials
for their help during the visit, and
said he hoped tourism would develop
strongly in both directions between
China and the UK.