2001 Sichuan Brand & Native Products Fair, Open Todayou Yongkang
　　 It is reported that 20 delegations composed by more than 1000 companies from municipalities and ethnic autonomous prefectures of the Sichuan Province have attended the fair, and the total stall space has been up to 10,000 square meters. Moreover, as many as 180 economic & technical cooperation projects worth 25 billion yuan have been prepared by relevant organizations of the province for the fair. Up to the 24th of this month, over 2,000 participants from Sichuan Province have arrived in Harbin, much more than the expected figure of about 1500 people.
Mr. Zhang Chengyi, Vice Governor of Helongjiang Province attended the news press for the fair held yesterday. At about eight o'clock last evening, leaders of Sichuan Provincial and Chengdu Municipal governments checked the preparation work by Chengdu Delegation. Among the leaders were Mr. Zhang Zhongwei, Vice Secretary of CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and Governor of Sichuan Province, Mr. Feng Chongtai, a member of CPC Sichuan Provincial Standing Committee, Mr. Wang Jinxiang, Vice Governor of Sichuan Province, Mr. Li Chuncheng, Vice Secretary of CPC Chengdu Municipal Committee and Mayor of Chengdu City, and Mr. Tang Chuanping, Vice Mayor of Chengdu City..