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Markham 2015 Business & Investment Mission to China: November 21 to December 5, 2015 Report on Outcomes and Activities Presentation to Economic Development Committee March 1, 2016 1
Transcript of Report on Outcomes and Activities November 21 to December ... · Happy Life Wealth Management 6....
Mark
ham
20
15 B
usin
ess
& I
nv
estm
en
t M
issio
n t
o C
hin
a:
No
ve
mb
er
21
to
De
ce
mb
er
5,
20
15
Rep
ort
on
Ou
tco
mes a
nd
Acti
vit
ies
Pre
sen
tati
on
to
Eco
no
mic
Develo
pm
en
t C
om
mit
tee
Marc
h 1
, 2016
1
Co
nte
nts
B
ackg
rou
nd
M
issio
n O
verv
iew
S
um
ma
ry o
f M
issio
n Itin
era
ry
M
issio
n O
utc
om
es
P
ost-
Mis
sio
n S
urv
ey R
esu
lts
F
ollo
w-o
n A
ctivitie
s
2
Ba
ckg
rou
nd
M
ark
ham
was invited b
y t
he C
onfe
dera
tion o
f G
reate
r Toro
nto
Chin
ese
Busin
ess A
ssocia
tion (
CG
TC
BA
) to
lead t
he 2
015 T
rade
Mis
sio
n t
o C
hin
a in
Novem
ber/
Decem
ber,
2015.
B
usin
ess m
issio
n is a
n inte
gra
l part
of th
e C
ity’s
10
-Year
Econom
ic S
trate
gy
“Mark
ha
m 2
020”
and to
build
ing o
f “G
lobal M
ark
ham
” and “
Bra
nded
Mark
ham
”.
D
evelo
pin
g “
busin
ess t
o b
usin
ess”
and “
govern
ment
to g
overn
ment”
lin
ks
enhances m
ark
et
gro
wth
opport
unitie
s a
nd incre
ases M
ark
ham
’s a
ttra
ction
of fo
reig
n d
irect
investm
ent.
3
Mis
sio
n O
ve
rvie
w -
Ob
jective
s
S
trength
en b
usin
ess lin
ks w
ith e
conom
ic a
lliances in C
hin
a.
A
dvance E
conom
ic D
evelo
pm
ent
Pro
gra
ms in H
ong K
ong,
Wuhan,
Nanhai
Dis
tric
t, a
nd w
ith k
ey s
trate
gic
part
ners
in C
hin
a.
D
evelo
p b
usin
ess t
o b
usin
ess a
nd g
overn
ment
to g
overn
ment
links t
o
enhance m
ark
et
gro
wth
opport
unitie
s.
Id
entify
opport
unitie
s t
o a
ttra
ct in
vestm
ent
and c
reate
job
s in M
ark
ham
.
Learn
about
innovative c
om
panie
s a
nd o
rganiz
ations in C
hin
a.
P
rom
ote
Mark
ham
as th
e p
refe
rred b
usin
ess a
nd investm
ent
destination in
Canada.
4
Mis
sio
n O
ve
rvie
w
B
usin
ess P
art
ner:
Confe
de
ratio
n o
f G
reate
r Toro
nto
Chin
ese B
usin
ess A
ssocia
tion
(CG
TC
BA
)
H
on
ora
ry M
issio
n L
ead
er:
Mayor
Fra
nk S
carp
itti, C
ity o
f M
ark
ham
M
issio
n T
eam
Lead
ers
:
–Lill
ian K
ow
k,
Pre
sid
ent, M
issis
sauga C
hin
ese B
usin
ess A
ssocia
tion
–A
nnie
Ho,
Pre
sid
ent, R
ichm
ond
Hill
and M
ark
ham
Chin
ese B
usin
ess A
ssocia
tion
–C
ars
on H
o,
Pre
sid
ent, S
carb
oro
ugh Y
ork
Regio
n C
hin
ese B
usin
ess A
ssocia
tion
C
om
mit
tee C
o-C
hair
s:
–B
en
ed
ict L
eu
ng
, P
ast
Pre
sid
en
t, R
ich
mo
nd
Hill
an
d M
ark
ha
m C
hin
ese
Bu
sin
ess
Associa
tion
–W
innie
Fung,
Vic
e P
resid
ent, M
issis
sauga C
hin
ese B
usin
ess A
ssocia
tion
5
Mis
sio
n O
ve
rvie
w
M
ark
ha
m D
ele
ga
tio
n:
34
me
mb
ers
–C
ity o
f M
ark
ham
: M
ayor,
Councill
ors
, and E
conom
ic D
evelo
pm
en
t S
taff
–B
usin
ess d
ele
gate
s: gre
en t
ech,
pro
fessio
nal serv
ices (
legal, a
ccounting,
arc
hitectu
ral de
sig
n),
real esta
te a
nd investm
ent, h
igher
education.
O
ther
Part
icip
an
ts:
–Y
ork
Univ
ers
ity
–S
ene
ca C
olle
ge
–M
r. F
ang L
i, F
orm
er
Consul G
enera
l of
PR
C in T
oro
nto
–H
appy L
ife W
ealth M
an
agem
ent
6
Pa
rtn
ers
in
Su
cce
ss
A
sso
cia
tio
n o
f C
hin
ese
Ca
na
dia
n
Entr
epre
neurs
B
ank o
f C
hin
a (
Canada)
C
anada C
hin
a S
cie
nce T
echnolo
gy
Exch
an
ge
Asso
cia
tio
n
C
anada H
ubei C
ham
ber
of
Com
merc
e
C
onfe
de
ratio
n o
f G
reate
r Toro
nto
Chin
ese
Bu
sin
ess A
sso
cia
tio
n
F
edera
tion o
f C
hin
ese C
anadia
ns in
Mark
ham
7
H
uadu
Associa
tion o
f Toro
nto
H
uaw
ei(C
anada)
H
ong K
ong
Tra
de D
evelo
pm
en
t C
ouncil
M
eri
t E
du
cation
N
an
hai D
istr
ict
(Ca
na
da
) A
sso
cia
tio
n
T
he C
anadia
n C
ham
ber
of
Com
merc
e in
Hong K
ong
Y
ork
Un
ive
rsity
Mis
sio
n O
ve
rvie
w
8
Cit
ies V
isit
ed
: B
eiji
ng, T
ianjin
, S
han
ghai, S
uzhou, W
uhan,
Huadu
, Jia
ngm
en
, N
an
ha
i,
Shen
zhen a
nd H
on
g K
ong
, N
ovem
ber
21 –
Decem
ber
5,
2015
CH
INA
Mis
sio
n P
rod
ucts
9
Dele
gation B
rochure
sE
conom
ic D
evelo
pm
en
t
New
sle
tters
Mark
ham
Bi-
Lin
gual
Vid
eo
Su
mm
ary
of
Me
etin
gs
Satu
rday,
No
vem
ber
21 –
Sund
ay,
No
vem
ber
22:
To
ron
to -
Beijin
g
Monda
y,
No
vem
ber
23
: B
eijin
g –
Tia
njin
–B
eijin
g
A
tte
nd
Ca
na
da
& C
hin
a E
co
no
mic
In
ve
stm
en
t F
oru
m c
o-h
oste
d b
y
CG
TC
BA
an
d T
ian
jin In
du
str
ial a
nd
Co
mm
erc
ial A
sso
cia
tio
n:
att
en
ded
by o
ve
r 2
00
lo
ca
l b
usin
ess e
xe
cu
tive
s.
H
igh
le
ve
l to
ur
of T
ian
jin H
i-Te
ch
In
du
str
ial D
eve
lop
me
nt A
rea
.
C
orp
ora
te v
isit: S
ugon
, a
le
ad
er
in C
hin
a’s
HP
C (
hig
h-p
erf
orm
an
ce
co
mp
ute
rs)
se
cto
r, a
nd
th
e la
rge
st H
PC
ma
nu
factu
rer
in A
sia
.
M
ee
tin
gs w
ith
se
nio
r T
ian
jin M
un
icip
al G
ove
rnm
en
t O
ffic
ials
.
W
itn
ess th
e s
ign
ing
of a
n in
ter-
asso
cia
tio
n c
oo
pe
ratio
n a
gre
em
en
t
be
twe
en
CG
TC
BA
an
d a
lo
ca
l ch
am
be
r o
f co
mm
erc
e.
10
Su
mm
ary
of
Me
etin
gs
Tu
esd
ay,
No
vem
ber
24,
Beijin
g:
B
rea
kfa
st b
usin
ess b
rie
fin
g w
ith
Ca
na
dia
n A
mb
assa
do
r G
uy S
ain
t-
Ja
cq
ue
s in
Be
ijin
g.
R
ou
nd
tab
le d
iscu
ssio
n w
ith
po
ten
tia
l in
ve
sto
rs.
To
ur
of B
an
k o
f C
hin
a w
orld
he
ad
qu
art
ers
in
Be
ijin
g, a
nd
me
etin
g
with s
enio
r executives inclu
din
g M
r. G
ao Y
ingxin
, E
xecutive V
ice
Pre
sid
en
t.
P
riva
te b
usin
ess m
ee
tin
g w
ith
Cyb
ern
au
tIn
ve
stm
en
t G
rou
p, p
ote
ntia
l
inve
sto
rs.
C
orp
ora
te v
isit:
Cie
NE
Tto
dis
cu
ss r
elo
ca
tio
n a
nd
exp
an
sio
n p
lan
s in
Ma
rkh
am
.
M
ayo
r’s in
terv
iew
with
CC
TV
jo
urn
alis
ts.
11
Su
mm
ary
of
Me
etin
gs
Wed
nesd
ay,
No
vem
ber
25,
Sh
an
gh
ai:
To
ur
Sh
an
gh
ai Jia
din
gIn
du
str
ial Z
on
e, in
du
str
ial d
eve
lop
me
nt b
y
Shanghai W
an
gsh
iIn
du
str
y (
Gro
up
) C
o.,
Ltd
., p
are
nt co
mp
an
y o
f
Wyvie
wG
rou
p, a
n in
ve
sto
r in
Ma
rkh
am
.
M
ee
tin
g w
ith
Se
nio
r b
usin
ess e
xe
cu
tive
s a
nd
Offic
ials
of th
e
Shanghai Jia
din
gIn
du
str
ial Z
on
e.
To
ur
an
d m
ee
tin
g w
ith
Sh
an
gh
ai N
orm
al U
niv
ers
ity,
Tia
nh
ua
Co
lleg
e P
resid
en
t M
r. C
aifu
Ye
an
d V
ice
Pre
sid
en
t M
r. W
en
Sh
i:
Ma
rkh
am
pre
se
nta
tio
n a
nd
Ma
yo
r’s r
em
ark
s.
R
eception h
oste
d b
y S
hanghai A
ssocia
tion for
Scie
nce
an
d T
ech
no
log
y.
12
Su
mm
ary
of
Me
etin
gs
Th
urs
day,
No
vem
ber
26,
Su
zh
ou
V
isit S
uzh
ou
Ch
ina
-Sin
gapore
Industr
ial P
ark
, th
e larg
est
co
op
era
tive
an
d h
igh
ly s
ucce
ssfu
l pro
ject b
etw
ee
n th
e
go
ve
rnm
en
ts o
f C
hin
a a
nd
Sin
ga
po
re.
S
ite
vis
it:
Na
no
po
lisS
uzh
ou
Co
., L
td.,
a le
ad
ing
nano
tech
no
log
y
R&
D C
en
tre
, m
an
ufa
ctu
rer
an
d h
ea
dq
uart
er
sp
ecia
lizin
g in
miro
-
nano
ma
nu
factu
ring
an
d s
yste
ms.
L
un
ch
re
ce
ptio
n h
oste
d b
y C
hin
a (
Jia
ng
su
) In
tern
atio
nal
Co
op
era
tio
n C
en
ter
for
Scie
nce
an
d T
ech
no
log
y.
M
ee
tin
g w
ith
Jia
ng
jiag
an
gV
ice
Ma
yo
r H
ua
ng
Xu
eyu
an
.
V
isit S
uzh
ou
“H
um
ble
Ad
min
istr
ato
r’s G
ard
en
”, o
ne
of th
e
Cla
ssic
al G
ard
en
s o
f S
uzh
ou
, a
nd
a W
orld
He
rita
ge
Site
se
lecte
d
by U
NE
SC
O.
13
Su
mm
ary
of
Me
etin
gs
Fri
day,
No
vem
ber
27,
Sh
an
gh
ai
–W
uh
an
B
rea
kfa
st m
ee
tin
gs w
ith
Na
nto
ng
bu
sin
esse
s in
Sh
an
gh
ai.
M
ee
tin
g w
ith
Wu
ha
n M
ayo
r W
an
Yo
ng
to
dis
cu
ss e
co
no
mic
an
d c
ultu
ral
co
llab
ora
tio
n p
lan
s fo
r 2
01
6 a
nd
be
yo
nd
.
B
usin
ess r
ece
ptio
n h
oste
d b
y W
uh
an
Pe
op
le’s
Go
ve
rnm
en
t.
M
ayo
r’s in
terv
iew
with
Wu
ha
n T
ele
vis
ion
.
14
Su
mm
ary
of
Me
etin
gs
Satu
rday,
No
vem
ber
28,
Wu
han
:
C
an
ad
a-C
hin
a In
ve
stm
en
t F
oru
m: K
eyn
ote
pre
se
nta
tio
ns b
y
Ma
rkh
am
, a
nd
de
leg
atio
n m
em
be
rs in
clu
din
g R
em
ing
ton
,
ve
ntu
reL
AB
, M
erit E
du
ca
tio
n a
nd
Ch
oiT
ech
An
dL
aw
;
att
en
dan
ce
: 1
50
Wu
ha
n b
usin
ess le
ad
ers
.
B
usin
ess n
etw
ork
ing
se
ssio
n a
t W
uh
an
Mu
nic
ipa
l C
on
fere
nce
Ce
ntr
e.
To
ur
of W
uh
an
Sin
o-F
ren
ch
Eco
log
ica
l D
em
on
str
atio
n C
ity.
M
ee
t w
ith
Wu
ha
n S
ino
-Fre
nch
Eco
log
ica
l D
em
on
str
atio
n C
ity
Senio
r O
ffic
ials
to d
iscuss b
usin
ess o
pport
unitie
s.
M
ayo
r’s in
terv
iew
with
Ch
an
gjia
ng
We
ekly
jo
urn
alis
ts.
15
Su
mm
ary
of
Me
etin
gs
Su
nd
ay,
No
vem
ber
29,
Wu
han
-Hu
ad
u:
Wu
ha
n -
V
isit H
on
g S
hu
n R
ea
l E
sta
te D
eve
lop
me
nt G
rou
p H
ea
dq
ua
rte
rs in
Wu
ha
n.
W
itn
ess th
e s
ign
ing
of co
llab
ora
tio
n a
gre
em
en
t b
etw
ee
n M
erit
Ed
uca
tio
n (
Ma
rkh
am
) a
nd
Ho
ng
Sh
un
Gro
up
(W
uh
an
) o
n e
du
ca
tio
n
pro
jects
.
Hu
ad
u-
N
etw
ork
ing
se
ssio
n w
ith
Ma
rkh
am
bu
sin
ess o
wn
ers
in
Hu
ad
u.
R
ece
ptio
n h
oste
d b
y M
r. Z
ha
o L
on
g, S
tan
din
g V
ice
Ch
airm
an
,
Hu
ad
uO
ve
rse
as C
hin
ese
Frie
nd
sh
ip A
sso
cia
tio
n.
16
Su
mm
ary
of
Me
etin
gs
Mo
nd
ay,
No
vem
ber
30,
Hu
ad
u-J
ian
gm
en
:
Hu
ad
u-
M
eeting w
ith H
uadu
People
’s G
overn
ment
V
isite
d H
ua
du
Au
to C
ity a
nd
Do
ng
fen
gN
issa
n P
rese
nta
tio
n C
en
tre
at H
ua
du
Inte
rna
tio
na
l Au
tom
ob
ile In
du
str
y B
ase
.
O
ffic
ial r
ece
ptio
n h
oste
d b
y M
r. Z
ho
ng
jian
Lin
, D
istr
ict C
hie
f, H
ua
du.
Jia
ng
me
n-
V
isite
d B
injia
ng
Ne
w T
ow
n, a
ne
wly
de
ve
lop
ed
eco
log
ica
l city t
ha
t
focu
se
s o
n a
dva
nce
ma
nu
factu
rin
g, b
ig d
ata
an
d h
ea
lth
in
du
str
ies.
U
nve
ilin
g o
f “M
ark
ha
m R
oa
d”
in B
injin
gN
ew
To
wn
.
“T
ree
of F
rie
nd
sh
ip”
pla
ntin
g.
O
ffic
ial m
ee
tin
g w
ith
Jia
ng
me
nG
ove
rnm
en
t.
O
ffic
ial d
inn
er
rece
ptio
n h
oste
d b
y J
ian
gm
en
ne
w M
ayo
r, M
r. D
en
g
Weig
an.
17
Su
mm
ary
of
Me
etin
gs
Tu
esd
ay,
Decem
ber
1,
Nan
hai
A
tte
nd
ed
“M
ark
ha
m R
oa
d”
un
ve
ilin
g in
Na
nh
ai H
i-Te
ch
Zo
ne
.
C
an
ad
a-C
hin
a In
ve
stm
en
t S
em
ina
r: M
ark
ha
m k
eyn
ote
pre
se
nta
tio
n; a
tte
nd
an
ce: 1
50
lo
ca
l b
usin
ess e
xe
cu
tive
s.
B
usin
ess n
etw
ork
ing
lu
nch
eo
n.
C
orp
ora
te v
isit: G
uangdong M
ona L
isa G
roup C
o.,
Ltd
., a
larg
e s
ca
le c
era
mic
tile
s a
nd
po
rce
lain
pa
ne
ls m
an
ufa
ctu
rer
tha
t in
teg
rate
s s
cie
ntific r
ese
arc
h a
nd
de
ve
lop
me
nt,
ad
va
nce
pro
du
ctio
n a
nd
ma
rke
tin
g.
S
ignin
g o
f C
oopera
tion A
gre
em
ent w
ith N
anhai, w
itnessed
by R
ach
ae
l B
edlin
gto
n, C
on
su
l G
en
era
l o
f C
an
ad
a in
Gu
an
gzh
ou
.
O
ffic
ial d
inn
er
rece
ptio
n h
oste
d b
y t
he
Pe
op
le’s
Go
ve
rnm
en
t
of N
anhai D
istr
ict
18
Su
mm
ary
of
Me
etin
gs
Wed
nesd
ay,
Decem
ber
2, H
on
g K
on
g
M
ayo
r’s p
riva
te m
ee
tin
g w
ith
Ma
md
ou
hS
ho
ukri
, P
resid
en
t a
nd
Vic
e-C
ha
nce
llor
of Y
ork
Un
ive
rsity a
nd
Je
ff O
’Ha
ga
n, V
ice
Pre
sid
en
t, Y
ork
Un
ive
rsity.
M
ayo
r’s k
eyn
ote
ad
dre
ss a
t Y
ork
Un
ive
rsity A
lum
ni S
pe
cia
l
Reception c
o-h
oste
d b
y M
ark
ham
, Y
ork
Univ
ers
ity,
an
d s
up
po
rte
d b
y C
an
ad
ian
Ch
am
be
r o
f C
om
me
rce
in
Ho
ng
Ko
ng
: fo
cu
se
d n
etw
ork
ing
re
ce
ptio
n w
ith
Yo
rk U
niv
ers
ity
alu
mn
i a
nd
bu
sin
ess le
ad
ers
in
Ho
ng
Ko
ng
.
19
Su
mm
ary
of
Me
etin
gs
Th
urs
day,
Decem
ber
3,
Ho
ng
Ko
ng
Co
nven
tio
n a
nd
Exh
ibit
ion
Cen
tre
A
ttend m
orn
ing s
essio
n o
f B
usin
ess IP
Asia
Foru
m, w
hic
h p
rom
ote
s
tech
no
logy c
om
me
rcia
liza
tion
an
d IP
tra
din
g; p
rog
ram
s in
clu
de
ple
na
ry s
essio
ns a
nd
re
ma
rks b
y t
he
Ho
n. C
.Y.
Le
un
g, C
hie
f
Exe
cu
tive
, H
on
g K
on
g S
pe
cia
l Ad
min
istr
ative
Re
gio
n o
f P.R
. C
hin
a;
Fra
ncis
Gurr
y, D
ire
cto
r G
en
era
l, W
orld
In
telle
ctu
al P
rop
ert
y
Org
an
iza
tio
n.
V
isit W
orld
SM
E E
xp
o, a
nd
Ca
na
dia
n P
avili
on
(M
ark
ha
m B
oo
th):
9,0
00
+ v
isitin
g S
ME
s fro
m H
on
g K
on
g, C
hin
a a
nd
aro
un
d th
e w
orld
.
C
oncurr
ent In
no
Desig
n T
ech E
xpo a
nd H
ong K
ong Inte
rnational
Fra
nch
isin
g S
ho
w.
G
ue
sts
of H
on
g K
on
g T
rad
e D
eve
lop
me
nt C
ou
ncil
at a
hig
h le
ve
l
Ke
yn
ote
Lu
nch
eo
n w
ith
bu
sin
ess a
nd
po
litic
al le
ad
ers
in
Ho
ng
Ko
ng
.
20
Su
mm
ary
of
Me
etin
gs
Fri
day,
Decem
ber
4,
Sh
en
zh
en
:
C
orp
ora
te c
all
to w
orld
he
ad
qu
art
ers
of H
ua
we
iTe
ch
no
log
ies,
gre
ete
d b
y E
ric L
i, S
en
ior
Vic
e P
resid
en
t.
C
orp
ora
te v
isits to
D
JI’s h
ea
dq
uart
ers
, a
ma
rke
t le
ad
er
in d
ron
es a
nd
ae
ria
l
photo
gra
phy s
yste
ms.
K
an
gm
eiP
ha
rma
ce
utica
l Co
., L
td.,
a p
ub
licly
lis
ted
co
mp
an
y in
Ch
ina
th
at is
en
ga
ge
d in
th
e p
rod
uctio
n a
nd
dis
trib
utio
n o
f
Ch
ine
se
ph
arm
ace
utica
l pro
du
ctio
ns.
Tour
Qia
nhaiS
henzhen-H
ong K
ong C
oopera
tion Z
one, a m
odern
de
mo
nstr
atio
n a
rea
of G
ua
ng
do
ng
-Ho
ng K
on
g c
oo
pe
ratio
n in
se
rvic
ing
mo
de
rn in
no
va
tive
in
du
str
ies: fin
an
ce
, m
od
ern
lo
gis
tics,
info
rma
tion
se
rvic
es, a
nd
te
ch
no
log
y s
erv
ice
s a
nd
oth
er
pro
fessio
nal
serv
ices.
21
Mis
sio
n O
utc
om
es
Med
ia C
overa
ge (
GTA
an
d i
n C
hin
a):
In
prin
t, o
nlin
e, ra
dio
an
d te
levis
ion
:
Fa
irch
ild T
V, M
ing
Pao
, S
ing
tao
Da
ily,
Jia
ng
me
nD
aily
, W
uh
an
Ch
an
gjia
ng
We
ekly
, W
uh
an
Ra
dio
an
d T
ele
vis
ion
Ch
an
ne
l, N
an
ha
i Te
levis
ion
, G
ua
ng
zh
ou
Hu
ad
uTe
levis
ion
, Jia
ng
me
n
Te
levis
ion
, e
tc.
M
ayo
r m
et w
ith
Jo
urn
alis
ts in
To
ron
to, W
uh
an
, Jia
ng
me
n, H
ua
du, a
nd
Na
nh
ai to
dis
cu
ss
mis
sio
n o
bje
ctive
s, a
nd
bu
sin
ess o
pp
ort
un
itie
s in
Ma
rkh
am
.
22
Ch
angj
ian
gD
aily
Jian
gmen
Dai
lyC
han
gjia
ng
Wee
kly
Nan
hai
CTV
Mis
sio
n O
utc
om
es
Str
en
gth
en
ed
eco
no
mic
tie
s a
nd
pro
mo
ted
cu
ltu
ral
exch
an
ges
M
em
ora
ndum
of U
nders
tandin
g s
igned b
etw
een
Ma
rkh
am
an
d N
an
ha
i o
n C
oo
pe
ratio
n in
th
e y
ea
r
of 2
01
6 in
th
e a
rea
s o
f:
b
usin
ess e
xch
an
ge
s;
23
rdW
orld O
vers
eas C
hin
ese C
anto
nese O
pera
Cu
ltu
re F
estiva
l;
M
ark
ha
m-N
anh
ai-S
hu
nd
eF
oo
d F
estiva
l
M
et W
uh
an
Ma
yo
r a
nd
dis
cu
sse
d p
lan
s to
ce
leb
rate
10
th
An
niv
ers
ary
of M
ark
ha
m W
uh
an
Sis
ter
City R
ela
tio
ns
P
lan
ted
“T
ree
of F
rie
nd
sh
ip”
in J
ian
gm
en
23
Mis
sio
n O
utc
om
es
Rais
ed
Mark
ham
pro
file
in
Ch
ina:
U
nve
iled
tw
o s
tre
ets
na
me
d “
Ma
rkh
am
Ro
ad
” in
Ch
ina
: J
ian
gm
en
, a
nd
Na
nh
ai D
istr
ict:
J
ian
gm
en
, G
ua
ng
do
ng
:
Lo
ca
ted
in th
e n
ew
ly d
eve
lop
ed
Ce
ntr
al B
usin
ess D
istr
ict,
Jia
ng
me
nB
inji
an
g
Ne
w C
ity:
1,6
21
m. lo
ng
, 2
5 m
wid
e,
firs
t str
ee
t in
Jia
ng
me
nn
am
ed
aft
er
a
non-C
hin
ese
city.
24
Mis
sio
n O
utc
om
es
Rais
ed
Mark
ham
pro
file
in
Ch
ina c
on
t’d
:
N
an
ha
i D
istr
ict,
Fo
sh
an
Cit
y, G
ua
ng
do
ng
:
“Info
rmation R
oad”
renam
ed “
Mark
ham
Road”:
locate
d in c
entr
e o
f F
oshan
National H
i-Tech
Ind
ustr
ial Z
on
e a
nd
Sh
ish
an
Co
lleg
e T
ow
n, ca
mp
us o
f 3
un
ive
rsitie
s w
ith
38
,00
0 s
tud
en
ts,
3 k
ms
lon
g.
25
Mis
sio
n O
utc
om
es
Pro
mo
ted
Mark
ham
as a
pre
ferr
ed
lo
cati
on
fo
r in
vestm
en
t
C
an
ad
a a
nd
Ch
ina
Eco
no
mic
an
d In
ve
stm
en
t F
oru
ms in
Tia
njin
, W
uhan, and N
anhai
A
tte
nd
an
ce
: o
ve
r 5
00
lo
ca
l e
nte
rprise
s/b
usin
ess le
ad
ers
S
pe
cia
l e
ve
nt co
-ho
ste
d w
ith
Yo
rk U
niv
ers
ity A
lum
ni in
Ho
ng
Kong
In
cre
ased M
ark
ham
pro
file
in the H
ong K
ong b
usin
ess
co
mm
un
ity
W
orld
SM
E E
xp
o (
Ca
na
dia
n p
avili
on
), B
usin
ess IP
Asia
Fo
rum
, In
no
De
sig
n T
ech
Exp
o
A
tte
nd
an
ce
:
ove
r 3
,00
0 in
tern
atio
na
l de
leg
ate
s
26
Mis
sio
n O
utc
om
es
Mad
e b
usin
ess c
on
necti
on
s:
V
isite
d 7
Hi-
tech
/In
dustr
ial p
ark
s:
T
ian
jin H
i-Te
ch
In
du
str
ial D
eve
lop
me
nt A
rea
,
Shanghai Jia
din
gIn
du
str
ial D
eve
lop
me
nt Z
on
e,
Su
zh
ou
Ch
ina-S
ingapore
Industr
ial P
ark
, W
uhan
Sin
o-F
ren
ch E
co
log
ica
l D
em
on
str
atio
n C
ity,
Bin
jian
Ne
w T
ow
n,
Hu
ad
uIn
tern
atio
nal A
uto
mo
bile
Industr
y B
ase a
nd S
henzhen Q
ianhaiN
ew
Dis
tric
t.
M
ee
tin
gs w
ith
ove
r 2
0 b
usin
esse
s in
IC
T, fin
an
cia
l
se
rvic
es, te
ch
no
log
y a
nd
cre
ative
en
terp
rise
s,
ma
nu
factu
rin
g (
inn
ova
tive
co
nsu
me
r
pro
ducts
), r
eal esta
te d
evelo
pm
ent
an
d p
rofe
ssio
na
l se
rvic
es.
M
ad
e o
ve
r 8
00
bu
sin
ess c
on
tacts
.
27
Mis
sio
n O
utc
om
es
Str
en
gth
en
ed
tech
no
log
y t
ies:
C
on
ne
cte
d a
nd
str
en
gth
en
ed
tie
s w
ith
S
hanghai A
ssocia
tion o
f S
cie
nce a
nd T
echnolo
gy
S
hanghai N
orm
al U
niv
ers
ity T
ian
hu
aC
olle
ge
C
hin
a (
Jia
ng
su
) In
tern
ation
al S
cie
nce
& T
ech
no
log
y
Co
op
era
tio
n C
en
tre
H
ub
ei C
ha
mb
er
of C
om
me
rce
28
Mis
sio
n O
utc
om
es
Yie
lded
bu
sin
ess l
ead
s a
nd
op
po
rtu
nit
ies f
or
Mark
ham
bu
sin
esses,
exam
ple
s:
S
ma
rtR
ay
esta
blis
he
d b
usin
ess r
ela
tio
ns w
ith
a 3
D m
eta
l p
rin
ter
ma
nu
factu
rer.
S
ma
rtR
ay
co
nn
ecte
d w
ith
a s
up
plie
r in
Sh
en
zh
en
, e
stim
ate
d
pu
rch
ase v
alu
e o
f 2
mill
ion
in
20
16
.
M
erit E
du
ca
tio
n, a
Ma
rkh
am
ed
uca
tio
n in
stitu
tio
n, e
nte
red
into
pa
rtn
ers
hip
with
Ho
ng
Sh
un
Gro
up
to
esta
blis
h “
Me
rit E
du
ca
tio
n
Le
arn
ing
Ce
ntr
e”
in W
uh
an
.
A
Mark
ham
dele
gate
is p
lannin
g to c
onsolid
ate
its o
pera
tion a
nd
to e
xp
an
d in
Ma
rkh
am
.
29
Mis
sio
n O
utc
om
es
En
co
ura
ged
bu
sin
ess e
xch
an
ge w
hic
h lead
s t
o p
ote
nti
al
investm
en
t in
Mark
ham
:
C
ybern
aut,
CR
CC
, C
IeN
ET, D
JI,
Kangm
ei, -
com
panie
s p
lannin
g
ove
rse
as in
ve
stm
en
ts e
xp
resse
d in
tere
sts
in M
ark
ha
m b
usin
ess
op
po
rtu
nitie
s.
A
hig
h-le
ve
l W
uh
an
Ea
st L
ake
Hi-
Te
ch
De
ve
lop
me
nt Z
on
e
Dele
gation is
vis
itin
g M
ark
ham
in M
arc
h, 2016 to s
cout pote
ntial
for
inve
stin
g in
Ma
rkh
am
.
N
an
ha
i F
ore
ign
Affa
irs O
ffic
e is
co
ord
ina
tin
g w
ith
Ma
rkh
am
Eco
no
mic
De
ve
lop
me
nt O
ffic
e to
pla
n a
tra
de
an
d in
ve
stm
en
t
de
leg
atio
n to
Ma
rkh
am
in
Fa
ll, 2
01
6.
G
en
era
ted
inte
rests
in M
ark
ha
m’s
hi-
tech
an
d b
usin
ess p
ark
;
resu
lte
d m
ee
tin
gs w
ith
a h
igh
-te
ch
co
mp
an
y, a
Ma
rkh
am
ba
se
d
hig
he
r e
du
ca
tio
n in
stitu
te a
nd
a H
on
g K
on
g b
ase
d a
sse
t
ma
na
ge
me
nt co
mp
an
y.
30
Po
st-
Mis
sio
n S
urv
ey R
esu
lts
31
~ 6
9%
re
sp
on
de
d: 1
8 r
esp
on
de
nts
ou
t o
f n
et 2
6 p
art
icip
an
ts.
M
eet
Dele
gati
on
ob
jecti
ves:
100%
of
surv
eyed p
art
icip
ants
answ
ere
d “
yes”
to t
he q
uestion
“D
id t
he T
rad
e M
issio
n m
eet
yo
ur
ob
jecti
ves a
nd
to
wh
at
exte
nt?
”
Co
mm
en
ts:
-“Y
es, th
is m
issio
n in
de
ed
exp
an
de
d m
y h
orizo
n t
hro
ug
h th
e s
ocia
l n
etw
ork
ing
pe
rsp
ectives.
It in
sp
ire
s m
e to
se
ek m
ore
bu
sin
ess o
pp
ort
un
itie
s.”
-“F
or
the
pa
rt th
at I a
tte
nd
ed
, I w
as e
xp
ose
d to
po
ten
tia
l o
pp
ort
un
itie
s th
at co
uld
he
lp m
y
Mark
ham
based b
usin
ess g
row
.”
-“I
pa
rtic
ipa
ted in
th
e M
issio
n in
ord
er
to g
et a
be
tte
r se
nse
of th
e P
RC
an
d s
pe
cific
ally
wh
at w
as h
ap
pe
nin
g w
ith
th
e d
eve
lop
me
nt o
f E
co
-Citie
s in
Ch
ina
.”
Po
st-
Mis
sio
n S
urv
ey R
esu
lts
M
issio
n i
mp
roves c
om
pan
y c
om
peti
ven
ess
:
100%
of
surv
eyed p
art
icip
ants
answ
ere
d “
yes”
to t
he q
uestion
“D
id t
he T
rad
e M
issio
n p
rovid
e y
ou
wit
h n
ew
in
form
ati
on
or
co
nta
cts
th
at
co
uld
imp
rove a
nd
/or
exp
an
d y
ou
r co
mp
an
y’s
bu
sin
ess o
bje
cti
ves i
n C
hin
a?
”
Co
mm
en
ts:
-“Y
es. D
urin
g th
e m
ee
tin
gs a
nd
bu
sin
ess a
ctivitie
s, I a
cq
uire
d e
xte
nsiv
e a
nd
va
lua
ble
re
so
urc
es
in C
hin
a, e
sp
ecia
lly th
e c
on
ne
ctio
n w
ith
se
ve
ral b
usin
ess le
ad
ers
an
d p
ote
ntia
l ta
rge
t m
ark
ets
I’m
in
tere
ste
d in
.”
-“I
me
t a
nu
mb
er
of p
eo
ple
th
at w
ill in
fu
ture
he
lp o
ur
co
mp
an
y in
th
e p
urs
uit o
f b
usin
ess
in C
hin
a a
nd
Ho
ng
Ko
ng
.”
32
Po
st-
Mis
sio
n S
urv
ey R
esu
lts
M
issio
n g
en
era
tes b
usin
ess o
pp
ort
un
itie
s:
Busin
ess o
pport
unitie
s identified a
s a
dir
ect
outc
om
e o
f th
e m
eetings/e
vents
/tours
tha
t to
ok p
lace
du
rin
g t
he
Mis
sio
n:
33
Sho
rt T
erm
(1-3
year
s)Lo
ng
Term
(3-5
ye
ars)
May
be
Sale
s o
r C
on
trac
ts7
5%
10
0%
10
0%
Inve
stm
ent
30
%8
0%
10
0%
New
So
urc
es o
r V
end
or
Rel
atio
nsh
ips
77
%8
0%
10
0%
Par
tner
ship
s o
r Jo
int
Ven
ture
Dea
ls6
7%
86
%1
00
%
Edu
cati
on
al/M
arke
t R
esea
rch
Ben
efit
s7
1%
86
%1
00
%
Enh
ance
dU
nd
erst
and
ing
of
Ch
ines
e M
arke
t9
2%
10
0%
10
0%
Po
st-
Mis
sio
n S
urv
ey R
esu
lts
M
issio
n f
acilit
ies b
usin
ess o
pp
ort
un
itie
s:
100%
of
surv
eyed p
art
icip
ants
rate
d t
he o
vera
ll effectiveness o
f th
e T
rade M
issio
n in
facili
tating p
roje
ct
dis
cussio
ns/o
pport
unitie
s a
mong
dele
gation m
em
bers
and w
ith o
ther
GTA
com
pan
ies a
s e
ither
“Extr
em
ely
Effective”
or
“Effective”.
Co
mm
en
ts:
-“W
e a
ll liv
e in
a b
usy w
orld
. S
pe
nd
ing
2 w
ee
ks to
ge
the
r…giv
es u
s o
pp
ort
un
ity to
exp
lore
co
mm
on
bu
sin
ess in
tere
sts
an
d to
fin
d w
ays to
co
llab
ora
te.”
-“T
here
were
a n
um
ber
of people
on the M
issio
n that I w
ill look forw
ard
to d
oin
g
bu
sin
ess w
ith
in
th
e fu
ture
.”
34
Po
st-
Mis
sio
n S
urv
ey R
esu
lts
M
issio
n w
ort
h a
tten
din
g:
17 o
ut
of
18 s
urv
eyed p
art
icip
ants
answ
ere
d “
yes”
to t
he q
uestion
“O
vera
ll,
giv
en
th
e o
utc
om
e,
was a
tten
din
g t
he M
issio
n w
ort
h t
he i
nvestm
en
t in
tim
e a
nd
mo
ney?
”
Co
mm
en
ts:
-“V
ery
mu
ch
so
! T
his
wa
s a
ve
ry v
alu
ab
le o
pp
ort
un
ity,
an
d w
ill h
elp
us d
eve
lop
a n
um
be
r o
f b
usin
ess o
pp
ort
un
itie
s th
at w
ou
ld n
ot h
ave
be
en
ab
le to
develo
p o
therw
ise.”
-“I
wo
uld
sa
y it is
to
tally
wo
rth
to
in
ve
st m
y tim
e a
nd
sm
all
fort
un
e o
n it.
”
35
Po
st-
Mis
sio
n S
urv
ey R
esu
lts
D
ele
gate
s w
ill p
art
icip
ate
ag
ain
:
17 o
ut
of
18 s
urv
eyed p
art
icip
ants
answ
ere
d “
YE
S”
to t
he q
uestion
“W
ou
ld y
ou
part
icip
ate
ag
ain
in
Mark
ham
’s f
utu
re C
hin
a T
rad
e M
issio
ns?
If s
o,
wh
y?
”
Co
mm
en
ts:
-“E
ve
ry tim
e I a
tte
nd
ed
th
is m
issio
n, I co
uld
alw
ays m
ee
t n
ew
pe
op
le a
nd
fre
sh
my m
ind
to a
da
pt th
is flu
ctu
ate
bu
sin
ess e
nviro
nm
en
t.”
-“A
s a
glo
bal busin
ess b
ased in M
ark
ham
, C
hin
a p
resents
one o
f th
e larg
est pote
ntial m
ark
ets
in te
rms o
f co
nsu
me
rs a
s w
ell
as jo
int re
se
arc
h a
nd
de
ve
lop
me
nt p
latf
orm
.”
36
Pa
rtic
ipa
nts
’ Co
mm
en
ts
“I
wa
s ve
ry i
mp
ress
ed b
y th
e o
rga
niz
ati
on o
f th
e tr
ip. T
ha
nks
ag
ain
to
all
th
ose
wh
o m
ad
e it
ha
pp
en!”
“
The
Mis
sio
n w
as
wel
l o
rga
niz
ed in
ack
no
wle
dg
men
t o
f th
e va
rio
us
citi
es
visi
ted
.”
“
Sta
y a
t o
ne
city
lo
ng
er.”
“
If w
e co
uld
sta
y lo
ng
er i
n C
hin
a t
ha
t w
ou
ld b
e gre
at.
”
“
Th
e a
gen
da
wa
s ex
trem
ely
tig
ht.
I
wo
uld
ha
ve a
pp
reci
ate
d m
ore
do
wn
tim
e
bu
ilt in
to t
he
ag
end
a t
o a
llo
w m
e to
see
th
e co
un
try
an
d a
tten
d t
o w
ork
rel
ate
d
ma
tter
s b
ack
ho
me.
”
“
Mo
re c
om
mu
nic
ati
on b
efo
re th
e m
issi
on
s in
ord
er t
o h
ave
mo
re i
dea
s
coll
ecte
d a
nd
sh
are
d.”
“
Tig
ht sc
hed
ule
in
ea
ch c
ity.
”
“
Mo
re t
ime
in s
ou
ther
n p
art
of
Ch
ina
(su
ch a
s S
hen
zhen
, H
on
g K
on
g)
an
d
Sh
an
ghai.
”
.3
7
Fo
llow
-on
Activitie
s
C
ele
bra
tio
n o
f W
uhan
-Mark
ham
Sis
ter
City R
ela
tions 1
0th
Anniv
ers
ary
in F
all,
2016.
M
ark
ham
to n
am
e “
Wuhan A
venue”.
S
upp
ort
Nanhai C
hin
ese O
pera
Culture
Festival and F
ood F
estival org
aniz
ed b
y
Nanhai D
istr
ict (C
anada)
Associa
tion, O
cto
ber,
2016.
M
ark
ha
m E
co
no
mic
De
ve
lop
me
nt
Sta
ff t
o f
ollo
w u
p o
n C
IeN
ET
relo
ca
tio
n.
M
ark
ham
Econom
ic D
evelo
pm
en
t S
taff t
o r
espon
d to f
ollo
w u
p r
equests
by p
ote
ntial
investo
rs.
R
eco
mm
en
da
tio
n:
Ma
rkh
am
to
pa
rtic
ipa
te in
Ho
ng
Ko
ng
Tra
de
an
d D
eve
lop
me
nt
Council
Canadia
n M
issio
n to H
ong K
ong for
the “
Belt a
nd R
oad S
um
mit”
in M
ay,
20
16
.
38
Te
stim
on
ials
It
is
a g
rea
t ex
per
ien
ce!
~ J
ane
t Y
u, T
he J
ason
Yu
Te
am
K
UD
OS
to
all
the
counci
llors
and t
he
enti
re s
taff
of
the
Cit
y o
f M
ark
ha
m u
nd
er t
he
stro
ng l
eader
ship
of
Mayo
r
Sca
rpit
ti!.
..I
look
forw
ard
to t
he
endle
ss o
pp
ort
un
itie
s o
pen
ed u
p b
y th
is t
rad
e m
issi
on
. I
have
sev
eral
opti
ons
in 2
015,
e.g.,
Cit
y of
Ott
aw
a a
nd
On
tari
o P
rem
ier
resp
ecti
vely
org
an
ized
tra
de
mis
sio
ns
to C
hin
a a
ll a
rou
nd t
he
sam
e ti
me
as
the
on
e o
rganiz
ed b
y M
ark
ham
and t
he
CG
TC
BA
. H
ow
ever
, I
cho
se t
o j
oin
th
e o
ne
org
aniz
ed b
y M
ark
ham
, and I
’m
very
ha
pp
y w
ith t
he
dec
isio
n t
hat
I m
ad
e.
I re
all
y a
pp
reci
ate
all
th
e h
ard
wo
rk, en
thu
siasm
, and s
trong s
upport
of
the
CT
M2015 o
rganiz
ers,
Mayo
r Sca
rpit
ti a
nd h
is e
nti
re t
eam
.
~ A
me
lia C
ho
i, C
hoiT
echA
ndL
aw
Pro
fessio
na
l C
orp
.
T
he
tra
de
mis
sion w
as
extr
emel
y w
ell
org
an
ized
an
d t
hen
ver
y su
cces
sfu
lly
exec
ute
d…
. th
e m
issi
on w
as
very
eff
ecti
ve
as
a m
ean
s o
f m
ain
tain
ing t
he
import
an
t b
usi
nes
s a
nd
eco
no
mic
co
nn
ecti
on
s b
etw
een
Mark
ham
and m
any
of
the
citi
es
we
visi
ted
in
Chin
a,
incl
udin
g h
elpin
g t
o b
uil
d a
nd
ma
inta
in M
ark
ha
m’s
bra
nd
as
Ca
nada’s
“Sil
icon V
all
ey N
ort
h”
…
this
tra
de
mis
sion p
rovi
ded
us
wit
h a
ver
y ti
mel
y o
pp
ort
un
ity
to s
ee a
gre
at
dea
l o
f th
e P
RC
in a
ver
y sh
ort
per
iod o
f
tim
e. W
e w
ere
no
t d
isap
po
inte
d…
.an
d t
he
acc
ess
to k
ey g
ove
rnm
ent
an
d b
usi
nes
s p
eople
wa
s ex
ten
sive
. I
thin
k th
e
Ma
yor,
his
tea
m,
incl
udin
g S
tephen
Ch
ait
an
d S
an
dra
Ta
m, a
nd
Ma
rkh
am
Co
un
cill
ors
Ala
n H
o a
nd N
irm
ala
Arm
stro
ng
, w
ere
extr
emel
y ef
fect
ive
an
d a
rtic
ula
te r
epre
sen
tati
ves
for
Ma
rkh
am
’s b
usi
nes
s and e
conom
ic i
nte
rest
s,
an
d i
f p
oss
ible
, th
ey s
hould
be
enco
ura
ged
to
rep
eat
thei
r tr
ad
e m
issi
on
eff
ort
s o
n a
reg
ula
r basi
s.
~ C
raig
Ap
ple
ga
th, P
rin
cip
al, D
IAL
OG
39
Te
stim
on
ials
T
his
let
ter
is t
o e
xpre
ss m
y dee
pes
t gra
titu
de
to y
ou
(M
ayo
r S
carp
itti
) fo
r th
e o
pp
ort
unit
y to
part
icip
ate
in t
he
Tra
de
Mis
sio
n t
o C
hin
a a
nd
Ho
ng
Ko
ng
…..
it w
as
a d
elig
ht
an
d t
rea
t fo
r us
to b
e w
ith
rem
ark
ab
le b
usi
nes
s a
sso
cia
tes
for
two
wee
ks t
o l
earn
, under
stand a
nd a
ppre
cia
te t
he
bu
sin
ess
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
in C
hin
a. I
wo
uld
lik
e to
congra
tula
te t
he
Cit
y of
Mark
ham
and
th
e o
rga
niz
ers
of
this
tra
de
mis
sio
n…
.. y
ou
r co
mm
itm
ent
to t
he
del
ega
tion
wa
s re
ma
rka
ble
, fr
om
th
e
beg
inn
ing
of
the
journ
ey,
pri
or
to d
epa
rtu
re a
t th
e A
irp
ort
to
th
e en
d i
n H
on
g K
on
g.
You s
pen
t m
uch
of
your
per
sonal
tim
e w
ith t
he
Del
egati
on d
uri
ng t
o e
nsu
re t
hat
ever
y part
icip
ant
had a
ple
nty
of
is n
etw
ork
ing
opport
unit
ies
wit
h
ap
pro
pri
ate
busi
nes
s in
stit
uti
ons
in C
hin
a…
.. I
n c
on
clu
sio
n,
do
kee
p u
p t
he
go
od
wo
rk o
f fu
rther
ing C
ity
of
Ma
rkh
am
’s e
con
om
ic o
utr
each
tie
s w
ith
Ch
ina
an
d w
e lo
ok
forw
ard
to
jo
inin
g w
ith
yo
u o
n y
ou
r n
ext
tra
de
mis
sio
n t
o
Chin
a.
~ S
helv
an K
ann
uth
ura
i, P
resid
en
t &
CE
O, M
etr
oze
nC
ana
da
In
c.
40
