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CG Ong's Introductory Visit to Yiwu and Jinhua City

29 October 2012

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Two men in suits holding a booklet with a cityscape on the cover.

(Picture: CG Ong (Left) with Yiwu Party Secretary Huang Zhiping)



        CG Ong Siew Gay made an introductory visit to Yiwu and Jinhua City on 23-24 October 2012, accompanied by officials from IES and IDA. 


        In Yiwu, CG called on Yiwu Party Secretary Huang Zhiping and was hosted to dinner.  CG shared with Huang how Yiwu could leverage on Singapore's e-logistics expertise to further its vision of becoming a test bed for international integrated trade in China. 


        CG Ong also visited Qingyanliu Village, known as China's leading "Taobao Village" .  At present, there are reportedly about 2,000 companies in the village delivering around 10,000 parcels every day, with annual sales of about 800 million yuan (US$126 million).  


        In addition, CG Ong also visited the Jiangdong E-Commerce Technology Park, an incubator and training school for companies planning to go into e-commerce and the Yiwu Interntional Trade and Commerce City. 


        In Jinhua City, CG Ong called on Jinhua Mayor Xu Jiaai and was hosted to lunch.  Both sides exchanged views on how to further bilateral cooperation.  CG Ong also visited two leading SMEs in Jinhua dealing with precision electronics and e-commerce. 


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(29 Sep 2012)


Three people talking near a wall of stacked boxes and piles of bagged clothing.

(Picture: CG Ong visiting Qingyanliu Village)




People in a hardware store looking at a display of EXPLORE screwdrivers.

(Picture: CG Ong visiting a tool shop in the International Trade and Commerce City)




Three people in an office near a wooden table with boxes and a logo on the wall.

(Picture: CG visiting a Singapore company in the International Trade and Commerce City in Yiwu)




Two men in suits hold a large beige plate in front of floral wallpaper.

(Picture: CG Ong with Jinhua City Mayor Xu Jiaai)