Yesterday evening, Ling Yansheng, member of the Shandong Standing Committee of the CPC and executive governor of the province and Xia Geng, Mayor and vice secretary of the Qingdao Municipal CPC Committee met with Chen Yuan, president and the Party secretary of National Development Bank at Badaguan Hotel.

　　Vice governor Ling extended the warm welcome to the guests from the State bank, briefing them about social and economic development of Shandong province and Qingdao. National Development Bank would continue to back up the economic development of the province as well Qingdao, Ling added. On the occasion of the forthcoming operation of Qingdao Branch, National Development Bank, Mayor Xia expressed that the city would spare no efforts to support the operation of Qingdao Branch.

　　Present at the meeting were also Wang Wenhua, vice secretary of the Qingdao Municipal CPC Committee, Han Xuefeng, vice Secretary-general of General Office, Shandong Provincial Government, vice Mayor Zhang Rui and Ma Ze, Secretary-general of General Office, Qingdao Municipal Government.