On December 18, the Decembermajor projectssigning and commencement ceremonywas held in our city,and accordingly 44 key projects with a total investment of 35.512 billion yuan of will settled in Yichang while 12 key projects with a total investment of 7.38 billion yuan get under way in XiaotingDistrict. Party secretary Zhou Ji witnessed the signing and announced the start of construction. Zhang Jiasheng, deputy secretary of CPC Municipal Committee and mayor, delivered speeches at the ceremony.

　　The entrepreneurs believe that Yichang, as a regional centralcity in China and a sub-centralcity inHubei Province, is a treasure trove for investment with its superior geographical location, convenient transportation and excellent investment environment. Theyexpressed theirfullconfidence in investing in Yichangandthat they would do their best to speed up the construction of cooperation projects with patience and strength, operating in good faith and compliance, and shoulder social responsibilitiesbravely, so as to make greater contributions to the economic and social development of both Hubei Province and Yichang.

　　It is learnedthat the projects signed on that day were all industrial projects, 12 out of which have an investment ofmore than 500 million yuaneach,and 10 more over than 1 billion yuaneach. Thecapitalscomemainly from the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Central China, and will locatein 13 counties and urban areas ofthe city orYichang High-tech Zone.

　　Among the 12 projects went into constructionin Xiaoting District that day, 9 are industrial ones, 2 are service projects, and 1 is a supporting road construction project of the park. After the commencement, acontract signing activitywas held in Xiaoting, and 21 projects officially settled there with a total investment of 22.5 billion yuan.