The high-technology investment conference 2001 will be in Beijing on August 2-3.

Sources from the Beijing Municipal Office of Taiwan Affairs, the organizer, said a group of international investors will gather together with Chinese science, technology and finance experts to seek chances of cooperation at the conference.

Officials of relevant government departments and professionals will also be invited to introduce China's investment environment for the high-tech industry and potential commercial opportunities in the sector.

The CEOs of a number of international venture investment companies, science and technology firms, Chinese and foreign experts of securities, fund-raising and laws will also deliver speeches at the conference.

The event will be sponsored by six organizations, including the Beijing Municipal Office of Taiwan Affairs, the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, the Zhongguancun Management Committee, the NBI Chinese American Computer Association and the EPC Group.

(People's Daily 06/25/2001)