OREANDA-NEWS. October 26, 2012. The opening ceremony for Maanshan Cihu National High-Tech Industrial Development Zone was held in Maanshan on October 25. Cao Jianlin, vice minister of Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), and vice Governor Ni Fake attended the ceremony and unveiled the plaque.

Cao first expressed his congratulations on the upgrading, and hoped Cihu High-Tech Zone take this opportunity to accelerate its development pace while MOST continuing to support Anhui's construction and scientific development.

Ni pointed out that the upgrading fully reflected the State Council and MOST's recognition and support on Anhui's technological innovation. He also hoped Maanshan City and Cihu High-Tech Zone took this upgrading as an opportunity to make even greater contribution to the construction of a better Anhui.

Before the ceremony, Cao and Ni visited the one-stop service platform of Maanshan National (Demonstration) Productivity Promotion Center, display hall of high-tech products (achivements), Maanshan Iron and Steel Wheel Tire Factory, and Cihu Software Park. They also attended the groundbreaking ceremony of major projects in the high-tech zone.

Maanshan Cihu High-Tech Zone, Anhui's fourth national high-tech zone, was approved to upgrade from provincial-level to national-level by the State Council in August this year.