BVI House Asia Participates in Second Shenzhen Friendship Cities Roundtable Conference

SHENZHEN – November 16-21, 2015 – BVI House Asia participated in the second International Sister Cities Roundtable Conference, held in Shangri-la Hotel Shenzhen.

Twenty-six official representatives from 15 cities and regions around the world attended the five-day conference, whose goal was to promote exchanges and partnerships between Shenzhen and the rest of the world. To date, Shenzhen has 63 sister and friendship cities in 41 countries.

During the conference Elise Donovan, Director, BVI House Asia, spoke about the BVI’s role in facilitating Chinese enterprises in cross-border trade, and the vision of stronger ties between the BVI and Shenzhen in various fields, such as financial services, tourism and education. BVI and Shenzhen signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Jan 2014 to further increase friendship, to expand exchange and cooperation, and to enhance friendly relations.