4. To strengthen further exchanges and cooperation with IAPH and other states and regions
As an associated member of IAPH, our association is entrusted by Ministry of Communications to take responsibility for organizing non-governmental business exchanges between our members and IAPH. Our association has kept normal contacts with IAPH, for instance our association takes responsibility to setup a port team to attend biannual world ports conference, port symposium in Northeast Asia and President's meeting of port associations in Northeast Asia. Through such regular exchanges and relevant activities, ports in China have got better mutual understanding and friendship with our counterparts in the world, thus enhancing their worldwide influence. Our association is to consistently explore more international exchanges and cooperation with our counterparts, for instance, we have reached agreements with Antwerp Port Training Center of Belgium and Nagoya Port of Japan for port professionals exchanges and training program; Our association has also jointly hosted international seminars and conferences on various subjects with relevant ports in some countries; Our association has invited port experts from other states to hold special lectures, and organized local port managers and experts to go abroad for investigations; Our association has co-sponsored various business workshops with Ports of Nantong and Fangchen to get potential opportunities in business expansion and foreign capital pursuance.
That is a general introduction to our works, we are pleased to have opportunity through this President's meeting to learn valuable experience of our counterparts that will certainly contribute to improving our stewardship in future, and to ever prosperous port development in China.
Memorandum of Understanding Of
The 4th President's Meeting of Port & Harbour associations
In Northeast Asia
Based on the agreement concluded among the representatives of Director Generals of Port & Harbour of China, Japan and Korea at the meeting held in Aomori of Japan from June 9 to 11 this year, the 4th President's Meeting of Port & Harbour Associations in Northeast Asia was successfully held at Orient Haitian Hotel in Yantai, China.
The attendance were ten delegates from China, headed by Mr. Lu Haihu of Director General of China Ports & Harbours Association; eleven delegates from Japan, headed by Mr. Kiyoyasu Mikanagi of President of Japan Port & Harbor Association; and five delegates from Korea, headed by Mr. Hwang Ho-Young of President of Korea Port & Harbor Association (Name list attached).
The topic of the Meeting was "Activities and study subjects that 3 PHAs have to pursue jointly for the development and prosperity of port industry of Northeast Asia". The Meeting was chaired by Mr. Cao Zhongxi, Deputy Managing Director General of China Ports & Harbours Association.
The speakers representing three Associations are Mr. Kim Hak-So, Director of Korea Port & Harbor Association; Mr. Hiroyuki Suzuki, Manager, Planning Div. of Japan Port & Harbor Association; and Mr. He Yegang, Secretary-General of China Ports & Harbours Association.
(November 07,2005)
