It was reported in the Morning News that a Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Provincial Committee and Municipal Party Secretary Tang Jun, and Major Xiao Shengfeng met with ORIX President Makoto Inoue et al in Bangchui Island Hotel last night and conducted negotiations on strengthening investment cooperation. The Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice Mayor Cao Aihua, and Chairman of Dalian Port Group Hui Kai participated in the interview.

Tang Jun and Xiao Shengfeng showed their welcome to Makoto Inoue et al and introduced the economic and social development situation of the city. Tang Jun and Xiao Shengfeng said that ORIX is a globally recognized comprehensive financial service corporation with an abundance of strength; it expanded its cooperation businesses with Dalian continuously in recent years; set up its Chinese headquarters in Dalian; and all of this fully shows its attention and support for Dalian. Dalian is always paying high attention to conducting pragmatic cooperation with Japanese industrial and commercial circles and the cooperation projects planned in the finance industry, health industry and other fields by ORIX this time correspond with the direction of adjustment of the future industrial structure in Dalian. Dalian will further improve the marketing environment and offer high-quality services for all overseas-funded enterprises including Japanese-funded enterprises.

Makoto Inoue gave a brief introduction to ORIX's developmental situation. He said that Dalian has a good investment environment and developmental opportunities, and that ORIX, as an international enterprise, is willing to create a financial investment platform with enterprises in Dalian. He also stated that he was confident in expanding investment in Dalian and he hoped to enable businesses in China to grow stronger and larger based in Dalian.

ORIX is a diversified large-scale transnational group focusing on providing financial services, and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange. ORIX (China) Corporation was established by ORIX Corporation in Dalian in December 2009.                                                 

Source: Peninsula Morning News (Liu Xing)