He received the honor at a grand ceremony in the Guildhall Art Gallery, in the presence of the newly installed Lord Mayor of London Peter Estlin, the City of London Corporation's policy chairman Catherine McGuinness, and numerous political and business leaders.
He said during the company's early years in China, it was commissioned to provide master-planning or landscape design for projects. Early in 1997, Aecom was selected as the international consultancy for the Suzhou Industrial Park, one of the earliest urbanization projects in the country.
He said people from rural areas tended to prefer training in skills that offer the prospect of well-paid employment and are in great demand, such as driving, construction and electric welding.
He pledged to solve the country's loading-shedding issue after November this year. He said an additional 10,000 megawatts of electricity are being added to the national grid.
He said it is like a large section of a test field. "Good seeds should be sown, carefully grown and protected so that a good harvest can be expected."
He said China now ranks 93 in the category among 190 economies in the World Bank report.
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He said Zimbabwe had lost too much time with its economy and needed to move with speed in embracing new technologies.
He said CDB will pay attention to risk control when mobilizing the special fund, adding that the development financing strategy will be adopted to build market, credit and policy.
He said during the reign of Angkorian King Jayavarman VII, the king had used naval forces, with boats as transport means, to fight against the invading Chams and defeated them in 1181.
He praised the non-CPC parties for their solid progress and positive results in strengthening the building of their parties under socialism with Chinese characteristics.