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Hannes Androsch

Hannes Androsch.

Austria 2010 Shanghai World Expo general representative.

Former Vice Premier of Austria (1976-1981) and Minister of finance.

Since 1994, he has joined the management of AT&S company and has been chairman of the board of supervisors of the group since then.

As the largest multi-layer mobile phone board manufacturer in Europe, AT&S has invested in the construction of 3 production plants in Shanghai since 2001, with a total investment of more than 500 million US dollars. Now, Otis (China) Co., Ltd. is the largest investment enterprise in Austria of AT&S group in China.

He is also chairman of Bwin.com interactive entertainment.

My first contact with China dates back to 1984.

At that time, as the chief executive of Austria bank, one of the largest banks in Austria, I came to visit your country for the first time.

Over the past 30 years, great changes have taken place in China.

During the several trips to China, I experienced the rapid changes here, and I sincerely admire the courage and wisdom of the Chinese leadership. At the same time, I am deeply impressed by the hard work of the Chinese people and their eagerness to improve their living standards.

In 2010, World Expo was hosted by China, which seems to me natural.

The World Expo project in Shanghai will be the largest event in Austria's participation in World Expo's history, because we know that this exhibition will play an important role in developing the profound friendship between the two countries.

The development of Olympic China relations is quite steady.

Today, more than 370 Austria companies have set up representative offices in China.

The theme of this World Expo is "Better City, better life". It seeks to find solutions to the most important global challenges facing Austria in twenty-first Century. In this regard, it can make its due contribution by virtue of its innovative knowledge in the economic and scientific fields.

In nineteenth Century, when the World Expo was first established, it took the Industrial Expo as the main form to show the latest development results at that time.

Today, World Expo has been given a new meaning: our world has become a closely linked entity.

The upcoming Shanghai World Expo will shine brilliantly, sending out the first warmer signal after the global economic crisis.

It represents a need, a need for a better form of economic organization, a need for closer and more global cooperation, and a need for a better functioning financial environment.

World Expo should answer these global issues and help overcome the numerous challenges facing the international community.

International cooperation and communication are becoming more and more important. We all realize that the world is becoming closer and more interdependent.

I believe that Shanghai World Expo will successfully build this platform and strive to fulfill its mission and find ways and ideas to tackle the global challenges.

In this way, as the rising force of the current economy and politics, China will also assume its responsibilities in international affairs and achieve the goal of advancing national strength and population together.

I wish the success of Shanghai World Expo in 2010 and the history of it. I hope that Austria's participation can contribute to it.

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