Peel's Chinese investors 'hope for more projects

沛尔的中方投资者“希望能有更多项目”

威勒尔国际贸易中心合作伙伴，Sam Wa集团主席 Stella Shiu在周五的2012利物浦戛纳物业午餐会上对来宾说，她希望在该区域做进一步的投资。
Shiu是中国投资者及政府官员代表团的成员之一，该代表团上周整周都在我市参观考察，甚至在上周二出席了政府的项目规划审批会议，会议上利物浦水域项目得到了通过。
来自我市房地产界的450多名来宾出席了这次广受欢迎的年度午餐会，今年的会议在沛尔12王子码头办公楼召开，喜剧演员Willie Miller在会上助兴演出。
沛尔集团董事Lindsey Ashworth在会上作了一个精彩的开场演说，他说因为利物浦水域项目连日来的庆祝活动，他可能还处在宿醉当中，于是把话筒递给了他的中方合伙人。
Shiu说：“我们很高兴沛尔最终在本周获得了利物浦水域的项目许可。”
“对Sam Way而言，我们很希望这仅仅是一段长期关系的开始，我们希望能进一步的投资该区域的其他项目，例如利物浦水域项目。”
她的公司在香港及靠近上海的中国东岸城市江苏从事环球矿产资源进出口业务。在主桌的其他来宾中还有一位中方考察团成员，嘉诚投资公司的主席Tommy Tang，他和Shiu一同上台抽奖。
Shiu补充说：“在中国，很大公司都有极大的兴趣，等着跟英国做生意和工作。我本人和我的公司已经跟他们中的很多人有过接触，我作为国贸中心沛尔集团合伙人的首要角色就是寻找优质的中国公司或租客来进驻国贸中心全部四期的项目。”
“除此之外，我还认识到了第二角色，那就是和沛尔一起寻找该区域的其他商业机会，例如利物浦水域项目或其他基础设施建设项目，不仅是Sam Wa，其他的中国企业也会有兴趣对这样的项目进行投资。”
“和沛尔一起，我意识到了利物浦区域内商业发展和扩张的潜力。自从利物浦和沛尔集团共同赞助了2010上海世博会之后，很多的友谊被建立起来，也就自然而言的引领了整个中国和利物浦之间的良好的商业关系”
“最后，100年利物浦是前中国人登陆英国的第一块土地”
“今天，我希望能和Sam Wa一起将中国投资者，产品，工作机会以及政府组织带到利物浦。”
“让我们一起来实现它，谢谢大家”
沛尔国贸中心项目总投资一亿七千五百万英镑，由四期组成，总占地面积为两千五百万平方英尺，主要用来进口，展示想要打入英国市场的中国产品。Sam Wa 是项目一期的合伙投资人。
利物浦水域及威勒尔水域项目都获得了纲要批准，项目旨在大规模开发莫西河沿岸先前废弃的码头区。

Stella Shiu, chairman of Sam Wa Group, joint venture partner in the International Trade Centre in Wirral, told guests at the 2012 Liverpool Cannes Do property lunch on Friday she expects to make further investments in the area.

Shiu was part of a Chinese delegation made up of investors and government officials that spent last week in the city, even attending the planning committee meeting on Tuesday when consent was granted for Liverpool Waters.

More than 450 guests from the city's property community attended the popular and lively annual lunch, this year held in Peel's 12 Princes Dock office building, with entertainment provided by comedian Willie Miller.

Speaking after a colourful opening address from Lindsey Ashworth, director of Peel Group, during which he confessed to possibly still being drunk from days spent celebrating the Liverpool Waters decision, he handed over to his Chinese partner.

Shiu said: "We feel very happy that Peel finally got planning permission this week for Liverpool Waters.

"For Sam Wa, hopefully this is the start of a long relationship in this region for further investment in other projects such as Liverpool Waters."

Her company is a global minerals importer and exporter based in Hong Kong and Jiangsu on the east coast of China near Shanghai. Among other guests on the top table as part of the Chinese delegation was Tommy Tong, chairman of Ka Shing Investment Company, who joined Shiu on stage to draw the raffle prize winners.

Shiu added: "In China, there is massive interest from so many companies waiting to do business with the UK and work with the UK. Myself and my Sam Wa Group are in contact with many of them. My primary role at the International Trade Centre as part of the partnership with Peel is to seek out a high quality Chinese business to occupy the International Trade Centre and tenants for all phases.

"Besides this, I have recognised a secondary role, which will be to identify other business opportunities in this region with Peel, such as Liverpool Waters and perhaps other infrastructure projects that either Sam Wa Group or other Chinese companies will want to invest in.

"Along with Peel, I recognise the potential for growth and business expansion in the Liverpool city region. Since Liverpool and Peel jointly supported the Shanghai Expo in the year 2010 there are so many friendships that have started as a result that are undoubtedly going to lead to good business relationships in the Liverpool city region with the whole of China.

"Lastly, 100 years ago Liverpool was the first area in the United Kingdom where Chinese people landed.

"Today with Sam Wa Group hopefully we will bring Chinese investors, products, working opportunities and government organisations increasing into Liverpool.

"Let's make it happen, thank you everybody."

The ￡175m Peel ITC will comprise of four phases totalling 2.5m sq ft and be used to import and showcase Chinese new products launching into the UK. Sam Wa has invested in a joint venture in the first phase.

Liverpool and Wirral Waters both have outline consent for massive developments on previously disused dock estate on the banks of the Mersey.