縣府在廈門盛大舉辦招商推介會

Kinmen County government held a grand conference for investment promotion titled "Invest Kinmen and Link up with West-coast of Taiwan Straits" on the 12th in Xiamen. The event attracted some two hundred corporations from both Taiwan and Xiamen as participants. Major officials including Magistrate Li, Wo-shi (李沃士) and Council Speaker Wang, Zai-Sheng (王再生) traveled to Xiamen to attend this special event. Magistrate Li has invited corporations to actively invest in Kinmen, saying that this could extend cross-strait exchanges between Kinmen and Xiamen. Through mutual investment and seamless (1) cooperation, Kinmen and Xiamen could take advantage of each other's strong points and promote economic prosperity of Kinmen.
　 金門縣政府12日在廈門盛大舉辦『投資金門－連結海西』招商推介會活動，吸引近兩百家台灣與廈門企業到場參加，縣長李沃士、議長王再生等府會首長特別跨海親自出席。李沃士歡迎企業界踴躍來金門投資，擴大兩岸、兩門合作領域，透過雙向投資，結合彼此優勢，共同合作，建設繁榮金門。

This "Invest Kinmen and Link up with West-coast of Taiwan Straits" investment promotion conference began at 3 pm on the 12th at Powerlong Hotel in Xiamen. Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi was appointed as the chairman of the conference while Senior Executive Officer Li, Zeng-Cai (李增財) was given the role as the host. There were many other VIP's, including Secretary-General of CPC of Xiamen Municipal Government Xu, Mo (徐模) and Xiamen Deputy Mayor Huang, Lin (黃菱), Chairman of Xiamen-Based Taiwan Business Association, Ceng, Qin-Zhao (曾欽照), and the major media networks from China.
　 這項『投資金門－連結海西』招商推介會於12日下午三時許假廈門寶龍酒店舉行，由李沃士擔任大會主席，縣府參議李增財擔任串場主持，與會的貴賓眾多，包括有：廈門市政府市委秘書長徐模、廈門市副市長黃菱、廈門台商協會會長曾欽照與大陸各主要媒體等。

Magistrate Li said it is a crucial (2) time for Kinmen in terms of economic development. The expectation is to transform Kinmen into an international tourism island. Besides inviting investors from all corners of China and Taiwan, he also hopes that Kinmen and Xiamen, by working hand in hand, can learn from each other to strengthen the economies of both cities.
　 李沃士表示，金門正處在經濟發展的關鍵時刻，期盼可以發展成國際觀光休閒島嶼，歡迎大陸各地的企業家及台商踴躍來投資。他也期待金、廈兩地可以在經濟上互補合作。

Huang, Lin, on behalf of Xiamen Municipal Government, also presented a speech. Ms. Lin thinks that the relation between Xiamen and Kinmen is like a tight family. The implementation of "Mini-Three-Links" in 2001 has also increased the interaction between the people of the two sides and has made the shipment between two places even more frequent. Up through this past November, 5.73 million people have traveled between Kinmen and Xiamen though "Mini-Three-Links". The average growth rate is over seventy percent. Furthermore, Huang, Lin added that since the people from Fujian province were allowed to travel to Kinmen in 2004, 3,645 tour groups, a total of 70,000 people, have set foot in (3) Kinmen. She also agreed that each of the two cities can strengthen the other's weaknesses in terms of economy.
　 黃菱則代表廈門市政府對此次活動表達祝賀，她說廈門、金門是門對門、親密無間的一家人，特別是2001年小三通開通後，兩地人員往來密切、貨物運輸更加順暢，截至今年的十一月，小三通共輸運旅客達五百七十三萬人次，年均增長率超過百分之七十。黃菱提及，自2004年底開放福建居民赴金門旅遊後，已有三千六百四十五團，達七萬多人到過金門。她認為，金、廈的社會經濟發展的確有互補性。

Wang, Zai-Sheng said that this is the first time Kinmen organized an investment promotion conference since the two sides were divided over 50 years ago. Therefore, the significant meaning behind this is not to be overlooked (4). Wang hoped that both Kinmen and Xiamen can benefit by this investment promotion event.
　 王再生認為，兩岸歷經五十年的隔絕，這是金門首次來廈門辦招商，更顯意義重大！他希望透過招商活動，繁榮金門與廈門。

The Chief Executive Officer of Kinmen County Industrial and Commercial Investment Promotion Committee, Xiao, Yong-Ping(蕭永平), commented that it's now the post-ECFA era. He suggested that those items not yet eligible (5) in China and Taiwan in the Early Harvest List of ECFA can be set for a trial implementation in Kinmen and Xiamen as this will not only ensure the stability of new policy but keep the connection tight between the two sides in the future as well.
　 金門工商投資策進會總幹事蕭永平則表示，後ECFA時代，我們希望許多ECFA早收清單中在大陸或台灣未開放的項目，能在金、廈兩門先行先試，使金、廈兩門成為兩岸試驗的良田，兩岸未來關係更為緊密。


【註解】
●1. seamless-(adj.)無縫的。形容彼此間的合作切。
●2. crucial-(adj.)決定性的；重要的。
●3. set foot in-到達。
●4. overlook-(vt.)忽略；忽視。
●5. eligible-(adj.)法律上合格的，有資格當選的。

本文摘譯、改寫自《金門日報》2010年12月13日報導