Hong Kong
- Sunday, March
26, 2006
Last
Day
Today was wrap-up and analysis day. We met with Henry Luk, whose
company in Guangzhou, China, did great work in helping put together the
electronic magazine for us. We discussed what we learned and what we can do
better in the future – and how we might gain more publicity for Westchester
companies in China.
In addition, we had the opportunity to meet with the Sue
Waivada, the daughter of the Executive Director of Westchester’s Industrial
Development Agency, Teri Waivada. Ms. Sue Waivada is on a year-long assignment
in Hong Kong for Higgins Purchasing Group and was thus able to provide us with
a combination of on-the-ground business experience in China and a Westchester viewpoint.
Hong Kong/Tokyo-Narita/New York, March 27-28, 2006
The Trip
Home And Final Wrap Up
From this point on, it’s just a question of time – about two
days – to get home, including an overnight layover in Tokyo-Narita Airport.
The trip was a big success on the education front as far as the
Briarcliff folks were concerned. This can only help us all in the future as
these kids (in Westchester and China) grow up and become decision makers on
their own.
On the business front, despite the original bad news from
Lenovo, we were able to salvage most of the jobs in a Lenovo regional center in
Westchester and get their significant assistance in on-going cooperation with China. In general, this trip gave us higher and better business contacts for Westchester companies than ever before. If we keep up the long term commitment that the
Chinese IT companies said was essential for success there, we will be one of the
success stories in America as this global economy hurtles forward.
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March 2006 Report
by Norm Jacknis, Westchester
County Chief Information Officer
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