What The Press Said About The International AGRO EXPO China

South Daily Newspaper Group General Manager Zhong Guang Ming:
"The holding of the agricultural science fair is a very important matter to Dongguan and Guangdong. It is a very good and significant thing. To hold the fair in Dongguan is based on the favorable timeliness, geographic position and support of the people. This means to do an adequate and important job at an appropriate time and suitable place."

Guangdong Science Commission director Fang Xuan:
"The holding of the agricultural science and technology fair means a suitable matter to be done at an adequate time and place. The so-called adequate time signifies that the Third Plenary Session of the Fifteenth Central Committee of the Party and the Second Plenary Session of the Eighth Provincial Committee of the Party both have made a decision to strengthen the agriculture and scientific and technological work in the countryside and the development of agriculture and rural area is facing new chances. The so-called adequate place means that since there is a good momentum of economic development in Dongguan, the decision made by us to hold the fair in Dongguan is a very appropriate choice. The so-called adequate matter means that the development of new technologies in the world and the development of the future economy require us to do such a thing. The implementation of the three strategies, that is, the foreign-oriented spurring strategy, the strategy for revitalizing Guangdong through science and education and the sustainable development strategy, are related to our fair.

South China Agricultural University President Lo Shi Ming:
"I think, to make the holding of the agricultural science fairs success, several points should be paid attention to:
1. The support of the governments at all levels;
2. The attention paid to the characteristics of agriculture such as the regionally and seasonally;
3. There should be a good operating mechanism;
4. To keep the future in view."

State Science and Technology Ministry Deputy Minister Han De Qian:
"The holding of the China Dongguan Agricultural Science and Technology Fair is a grand opening-up to the international community and a grand exchange across the country. Moreover, the interflow is able to get the scientific and technological achievements needed by each other and the good experiences and ways to really convert the scientific and technological achievements into actual productive force. This will play a tremendous promoting role in the development of agriculture and rural economy nationwide, especially the sustainable development of the agriculture of the whole country.

Science and Technology Daily Office Director Jiao Hong Bo:
"The holding of an international agricultural science and technology fair and the establishment of an international agricultural science and technology demonstration base, I think, are of great significance and have a far-reaching impact. In order to do a job of this activity, it is needed to get not only the energetic support of the government agencies but also the gigantic support and coordination of the press circles and the whole society."

Dongguan Municipal People's Government Deputy Mayor Zhou Zhina:
"The holding of the Agricultural Science Fair is a concrete action in response to the call of the Third Plenary Session of the Fifteenth Central Committee of the Party. It is also a concrete action to realize the spirit put forth by General Sectary Jiang Zemin that the coastal developed region must take the lead to put into practice the agricultural modernization. The aim of the fair is to strengthen the exchange and cooperation of the international agricultural science and technology, introduce the international advanced agricultural science and technology and promote the agricultural modernization process of Dongguan and even Guangdong and the whole country. We hope that the fair will be made to be a base for gathering, exchanging, demonstrating, transferring and spreading modern agricultural science and technology, and a window of world agriculture' reflecting the new agricultural technical revolution, and a grand fair for welcoming the advent of the new century."