Minister Colin Hansen Asia Visit, 19 May - June 4, 2006 |
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TOKYO – Economic Development Minister Colin Hansen poses with Japan’s Paralympic Gold and Silver Medalist skier Kuniko Obinata at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic sport hosting reception, June 1, 2006. The event was an opportunity for Minister Hansen to speak with the Japanese Olympic Committee members, businesses and sport community.
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TOKYO – Economic Development Minister Colin Hansen poses with Japan’s Olympic Gold Medal skier Senator Kenji Ogiwara at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic sport hosting reception, June 1, 2006.
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TOKYO – Minister Colin Hansen participated in a media session in Tokyo, June 1, 2006. Topics discussed included an update on the current business climate in British Columbia and opportunities surrounding the hosting of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver.
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SHANGHAI - Economic Development Minister Colin Hansen visited Dream Home Canada Demonstration Centre in Jinqiao, Pudong, May 30, 2006. The centre will highlight British Columbia's Forestry Revitalization Plan and open up new international markets for B.C. wood.
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SHANGHAI - Economic Development Minister Colin Hansen joined Shanghai Municipal Housing and Land Bureau, Xu Hui District and Shanghai Science and Technology Committee at the launch of the Dream Home Canada renovation project, May 30, 2006.
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SHANGHAI - Economic Development Minister Colin Hansen toured the future site of EXPO 2010 in Shanghai, May 30, 2006, accompanied by EXPO Committee Delegates. International and regional pavilions at EXPO 2010 will display their respective advantages in urban development and national cultural characteristics. Enterprise pavilions will be related to new technologies and products for a “Better city, Better life”.
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Economic Development Minister Colin Hansen met with Guangzhou City Leaders to discuss promoting British Columbia capabilities in the 2010 Asia Games, May 25, 2006.
Pictured (left to right) Simon Zeng, Director, Sports Bureau; FANG Da Er, Vice Director General, Sports Bureau; Professor LIU Jiang Nan, Director General, Sports Bureau; Chinese interpreter; Graham Johnson, Professor of Sociology, UBC; Mr. Gordon Chu, Senior Advisor, YVR; Economic Development Assistant Deputy Minister Soren Harbel; Consulate General Tim Coughlin, Canadian Consulate in Guangzhou; Minister Colin Hansen; Chinese interpreter.
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Minister Colin Hansen meets with the Guangzhou City Leaders from the Municipal Sports Bureau, May 25, 2006.
Back row: Chinese Interpreter, Adeline Leung, Vice Consul, Canadian Consulate in Guangzhou; Soren Harbel; Eileen Lao, Trade Commissioner, Canadian Consulate in Guangzhou; Graham Johnson, Professor of Sociology, UBC; Gordon Chu, Senior Advisor, Vancouver International Airport; Chinese Interpreter
Front row: Ms. ZHANG Hua, Deputy Director General, Sports Bureau; Mr. FANG Da Er, Vice Director General, Sports Bureau; Minister Colin Hansen; Professor LIU Jiang Nan, Director General, Sports Bureau; Annette Antoniak; Consul General Tim Coughlin, Canadian Consulate in Guangzhou; LI Zhenghua, Deputy Director, Foreign Affairs Office, Guangdong Province; Zhou Mingyue, Deputy Section Chief, Foreign Affairs Office, Guangdong Province.
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Economic Development Minister, Colin Hansen promotes South China flights to Canada, May 25, 2006 to further establish British Columbia as the gateway to the Asia Pacific. Pictured (left to right), Ministry of Economic Development, Assistant Deputy Minister, Soren Harbel, Minister Colin Hansen, Vice President, Senior Economist, China Southern Airlines, HE Zong Kai, President and CEO of the B.C. Olympic Games Secretariat Annette Antoniak, Canadian Consul General Tim Coughlin, Gordon Chu and ZHANG Lin.
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Colin Hansen, Economic Development Minister, met with Tim Coughlin, the Canadian Consul General , and HE Zong Kai, Vice President, Senior Economist, China Southern Airlines, May 25, 2006.
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Economic Development Minister, Colin Hansen, Chinese interpreter, Evey Shi, , Vice President, Senior Economist, China Southern Airlines, HE Zong Kai, discuss plans to promote the twin sister relationship through China Southern Airlines, May 25, 2006.
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Economic Development Minister, Colin Hansen receives a memento of his visit from Vice President, Senior Economist, China Southern Airlines HE Zong Kai, May 25, 2006.
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Colin Hansen, Minister of Economic Development exchanges mementos with ZHENG Zhixin, principal of the Guangdong Experimental Middle School.
Minister Hansen visited the local community school that will be sending a 60 person choir to Vancouver this summer.
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Minister Colin Hansen presenting Guangdong Experimental Middle School Choir lead student 2010 Olympic pins.
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Minister Colin Hansen joins the Guangdong Experimental Middle School Choir. Middle row: ZUO Chun Hua, Vice Principal of Guangdong Experimental Middle School; teacher at the Guangdong Experimental Middle School Choir; Graham Johnson, Professor of Sociology, UBC; Mr. Zheng Zhixin, principal of Guangdong Experimental Middle School; Consul General Tim Coughlin, Canadian Consulate in Guangzhou; Minister Colin Hansen; FU Lang, Deputy Director General, Foreign Affairs Office, Guangdong Province; Annette Antoniak; Soren Harbel; Adeline Leung, Vice Consul, Canadian Consulate in Guangzhou; Gordon Chu, Senior Advisor, YVR; Choir Conductor, Guangdong Experimental Middle School Choir; LI Zhenghua, Deputy Director, Foreign Affairs Office.
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BEIJING, P.R. CHINA - A Memorandum of Cooperation in Investment was signed May 23, 2006, between British Columbia and the Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau to help expand business opportunities, cultural understanding and maximize Olympic opportunities on both sides of the Pacific.
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BEIJING, P.R. CHINA - The Memorandum of Cooperation will see Invest BC and the Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau work toward mutual assistance in third-party business enquiries about investment opportunities. It also aims to assist in improving cultural understanding relating to business practices and provides an opportunity to discuss mazimizing the return on investments related to hosting Olympic events.
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BEIJING, P.R. CHINA - Colin Hansen, Economic Development Minister is in Asia to promote investment and business opportunities in B.C., the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as look at ways to expand trade and tourism with the Asia-Pacific region.
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BEIJING, P.R. CHINA - Colin Hansen, Minister of Economic Development and Annette Antoniak, President and CEO of the B.C. Olympic Games Secretariat, visited various Olympic venues in Beijing, May 22, 2006.
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BEIJING, P.R. CHINA - Minister Colin Hansen spoke at the Canadian Charity Event, Saturday, May 20, 2006. The charity event raises funds for underdeveloped peoples and regions throughout China.
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