2009 Hong Kong Journalism Fellowships

Visit the Great Wall

Visit to Xinhuanet

Group photo at the Xinhuanet

Meeting with Mr. Zhou Xisheng, Vice President of Xinhua News Agency

Mr. Ma Zhaoxu, Director-General of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (standing) hosted a luncheon for the delegation

As a token of appreciation, the delegation presented an Environmental-friendly teddy bag which is specially made for this trip to Mr. Ma Zhaoxu (middle)

(L to R) Mr. David Klepper (Kanas Statehouse Reporter of the Kansas City Star), Mr. Jia Feng (Deputy Director General of Department of Communication and Education, Ministry of Environmental Protection) and Ms. Karen Tang (Executive Director of the Foundation)

Exchanging views with the experts from the academy

Visit to Guanghua School of Management, Peking University

Sharing views with the school’s representative

Visit the exhibition area at the Beijing Office of the HKSAR Government

Visit to the State Council Information Office

Group photo with Mr. Cai Mingzhao (4th left)

Meeting with Mr. Zheng Zeguang, Director of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (right); on his right is Mr. Chuck Bennett, Report of New York Post and Ms. Karen Tang, Executive Director of the Foundation

Group photo with Mr. Zheng Zeguang (5th right) after the meeting

Dining place at the Old Cow Crescent

Guest room at Old Cow Crescent

Village at Old Cow Crescent

Local people at Old Cow Crescent raise a pig outside their house

Closer look of the old castle

Local lady and her dog

Taking a boat ride on the Yellow River

Arrived at the wind power plant

The chart showing the volumn of electricity generated each month

Wind turbine

Meeting with officials from Foreign Affairs Office, Development and Reform Commission, Ethnic Affairs Commission, Culture Department, Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Department and Tourisum Buearu

Luncheon hosting by Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Inside the plant of Yili

The Yili’s plant

The monitoring system in Yili

Interview eith Mr. Hu Liping (middle), Executive Director of Yili

Interview by a local TV station

Vice Mayor Ms. Liu Juru giving a mongolian style souvenir to the journalist

Dinner hosting by Vice Mayor Ms. Liu Juru

Forbidden City

Mr. Li Baodong, Director of Foreign Affairs Department of the Xinhuanet (middle) introduced the special features of the website to the journalists

Visit to Xinhua News Agency

Ms. Karen Tang (Executive Director of the Foundation) and Mr. Zhou Xisheng (Vice President of Xinhua News Agency)

(L to R) Ms. Karen Tang (Executive Director of the Foundation), Mr. Ma Zhaoxu (Director-General of the Information Department, MFA) and Mr. Rami Grunbaum (Deputy Business Editor of the Sea Times)

Meeting with Mr. Jia Feng, Deputy Director General of Department of Communication and Education, Ministry of Environmental Protection (middle)

Group photo after the meeting with the Ministry of Environmental Protection

Prof. Chen Wenjing, Vice President and Senior Economist of the Acadmey (2nd right)shared his views on the economic development in China

Meeting with Prof. Zhang Weiying, Dean of Guanghua School of Management (2nd left)

Visit the Beijing Office of the HKSAR Government

Group photo at the Beijing Office of the HKSAR Government

Mr. Cai Mingzhao, Deputy Director of the State Council Information Office received the delegation; on his right is Ms. Stacy Perman, Staff Writer of BusinessWeek

Visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Meeting with Mr. Zheng Zeguang

Arrived in Huhhot

Enjoyed the simple but delicious local dishes

Guest room at Old Crow Crescent

Old Cow Crescent

Old castle at Old Cow Crescent

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Old Cow Crescent

On the way to the wind power plant

Model of the wind power plant

Countless wind turbines built on the grassland

Outdoor interview at the wind power plant

The journalists are interested in the environmental protection issue

Visit the Yili Group

Production lines of Yili

Storage of products

Laboratory of Yili

Group photo with Mr. Hu Liping (5th right)

Meeting with Ms. Liu Juru, Vice Mayor of the People’s Municipal Government of Huhhot

Ms. Karen Tang (right) thanking Ms.Liu Juru for her hospitality

The journalists enjoyed very much the visit to the Forbidden City

Visit to office of Xinhuanet

Office of Xinhua News Agency

Group photo with Mr. Zhou Xisheng (5th right)

Mr. Zhang Yong, Deputy Director of the Information Department (right) also attended the luncheon

Meeting with representatives from the Ministry of Environmental Protection

Visit to Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce

Group photo with representatives of the academy

Tour around the school campus

Meeting with Mr. Thomas Tso (Director of Beijing Office of the HKSAR Government) (3rd left), Mr. Allen Fan (Chairman of Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China (HKCCC)) (2nd lef), Mr. Joseph Lee (Executive Committee of HKCCC)(3rd right), Mr. Jason Li (Coporate Communication & Marketing Officer of the HKTDC)(2nd right) and Ms. Agnes Lee (Executive Director of HKCCC) (1st right)

Mr. Thomas Tso (Director of Beijing Office of the HKSAR Government)(3rd right) hosted a luncheon for the delegation

At the State Council Information Office

Visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

(L to R) Ms. Karen Tang, Mr. Zheng Zeguang and Mr. Chuck Bennett

Briefing on the journey in Inner Mongolia

Guest room at Old Crow Crescent

Village at Old Cow Crescent

Heading to the pier at the Old Cow Crescent

Old ladies at Cow Old Crescent

Houses that people used to live in ancient time

Meeting point of the Great Wall and the Yellow River

On the way to the wind power plant

Journalists are keen on asking questions

Wind turbines

Joint meeting with Inner Mongolia officals – (R to L) Mr. Ao Riqileng (Deputy Director General, Ethnic Affairs Commission), Mr. Bao Manda (Vice Director, Development and Reform Commission)and Mr. Wu Dalai (Deputy Director, Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Inner Monogolia Autonomous Region)

Mr. Yang Yang, Director of Protocol Division, Foreign Affairs Office(standing right) hosted a luncheon for the delegation

Visit the Yili Group

Visit the Yili’s plant

Visit another plant of Yili

Production of milk powder

Interview by a local TV station

The Foundation’s Executive Director Ms. Karen Tang (L) and Vice Mayor Ms. Liu Juru

Group phot with Ms. Liu Juru and her team