22 October 2002 - Visit of the Lord Mayor of the City of London

British delegation led by the Lord Mayor

BDPC representatives

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David Brewer, Shen Baochang, the Lord Mayor, Liu Zhi, Charles Haswell

Shen Baochang, the Lord Mayor, Liu Zhi

The Rt. Hon. Alderman Michael Oliver, the Lord Mayor of London paid a visit to Beijing 20-22 October 2002 on the invitation of Mr. Liu Qi, Mayor of Beijing.
The Lord Mayor is also the ambassador for the British financial services industry overseas and promotes the City of London as the leading international center. While in Beijing he met with senior officials of China's financial institutions and business community. He was accompanied by a delegation of senior business representatives from several leading British financial companies who have expressed an interest in the risk management component of the planning for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The Lord Mayor also met with the Beijing Development Planning Commission (BDPC) on 22 October, accompanied by senior representatives of the British Embassy in Beijing and the China-Britain Business Council.
BDPC was represented, among others, by Mr. Shen Baochang (director), Mr. Liu Zhi (deputy director), Mr. Liu Bo, Mr. Gilbert Van Kerckhove and Ms. Sun Bin.
Both sides exchanged ideas on possibilities for the City of London to join the projects for the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
BDPC agreed to send a delegation in November to join a seminar in London on PPP, project finance, insurance and risk management. The seminar was held in London on 20 November and delegates from PICC also took part.

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