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on july 3, 2014, invest shenzhen held the "invest in shenzhen, share a bright future: 2014 business environment promotion for shenzhen (uk)" event in london.
more than 120 representatives from the uk’s political and business circles attended the event, including zhou xiaoming, economic and commercial counselor of the chinese embassy in the uk; fu shiwei, director of the research center of china-britain business council; and sherry, head of the financial and special services department of uk trade & investment.zhang feimeng, director of the general office of invest shenzhen introduced the profile of shenzhen and development opportunities, and highlighted the importance of strengthening investment cooperation with the uk in the finance, logistics and other modern services sectors.
invest shenzhen staff briefed attendees about the business environment and development conditions of the modern services industry in the city, and showed a promotional video. moreover, officials from the financial services office and qianhai authority promoted the local financial industry and the development of qianhai.
to enable guests to better understand the investment and development of enterprises in the city, invest shenzhen invited jaya skandamoorthy, global vice president & president of china region of bre; and tom carver, from wragge & co llp, to talk about their experience of doing business in shenzhen.
the event generated a positive response in london, as the favorable investment environment of shenzhen and the promise of shenzhen-uk cooperation attracted a large number of people from the political and business world.
representatives from local businesses, banks, law firms, media and associations requested promotional materials on the city, networked, and inquired about specific issues concerning investment in shenzhen; some enterprises expressed the intention to visit the city soon.
during the event, invest shenzhen and china-britain business council signed a cooperation agreement, which laid the foundation for strengthening ties and cooperation in investment promotion in the futureduring its stay in the uk, the delegation from invest shenzhen held talks with peter bonfield, chairman of bre; rodney berkeley, deputy head of the financial services department of uk trade & investment; and peter sissons， director of the international affairs department of the city of london, and reached a consensus on promoting the china region hq project of bre, strengthening cooperation between invest shenzhen and uk trade & investment, and enhancing communication over the financial industry between shenzhen and london.britain is the seventh largest economy in the world, and the third largest in the eu (as of 2011). in 2013, its gdp hit us$2.5 trillion; gdp per capita reached us$38,000; and the share of its service sector accounted for 75 percent of gdp. britain leads europe in the number, scale and scope of investment projects in shenzhen. a number of major british enterprises in the sectors of construction, communications, finance and energy have experienced considerable success in the city.