MAYOR MAYNARD JACKSON WILL LEAD A TRADE MISSION TO BEIJING AND HONG KONG FRIDAY, JULY 30 IN HOPES OF LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW OFFICE OF THE ATLANTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (AEDC) IN THE FAR EAST.
THIS TRIP FOLLOWS BY A MONTH THE MAYOR’S TRIP TO THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS, WHERE SUCH AN OFFICE WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED JUNE 30. THE AEDC ALSO HAS A SIMILAR OFFICE IN TAIPEI.
WE HOPE TO OPEN AN OFFICE IN HONG KONG IN THE FUTURE, SAID MAYOR JACKSON AT A CITY HALL PRESS CONFERENCE LAST WEEK. THESE OFFICES ARE OPENED AT NO COST TO THE CITY OF ATLANTA AND THEY WILL BE OF GREAT BENEFIT TO IT, HE SAID.
THE MAYOR ALSO SAID THAT HE WELCOMED THE IDEA OF OPENING A SIMILAR OFFICE SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH AMERICA, BUT THAT THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO DO SO.
SHORTLY BEFORE THE CONFERENCE, MAYOR JACKSON AND FUKUOKA, JAPAN MAYOR KAIICHI KUWAHARA SIGNED A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES. A JOINT RESOLUTIONS ALSO WAS SIGNED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE FROM BOTH CITIES.