The fourth China Fujian Technology and Projects Fair has seen 3,825 docking projects by June 20 with an increase of 26.6% compared with last year with a total investment of 70 billion Yuan.

There are 1,685 contract projects, 38% more than last year with a total investment of nearly 40 billion Yuan.

There are also 3,229 projects on achievements and 596 projects on demands among the docking projects.

According to the organizing committee, the Fair has become a platform for enterprises in Fujian to seek projects, for universities and scientific research institutes to industrialize their achievements and for independent innovation of the west bank of the Taiwan Strait.

The fair starting on June 18th in Fuzhou, has seen new characteristics: the number of docking projects has increased substantially, especially the contract projects; the docking achievements in technical demand is remarkable. The fair pays more attention to real efficiency and follow up projects this year.

There are three leading industries in the docking projects, which are mechanical electronic, petroleum and chemical industry and light and optic integration of machinery.

The three leading industries have 1,086 docking projects accounting for 28.4% of the total. And docking projects in environmental protection and comprehensive utilization of resources have become the new increasing areas with 354 projects, an increase of 29.2% comparing with last year.

Fujian government has facilitated the docking of a batch of project achievements and difficult issues between universities, scientific research institutions and enterprises, which has laid a solid technological base for the fast development of the three leading industries in Fujian Province.

The three day trade fair was jointly sponsored by Chinese Academy of Sciences, People's Daily, Overseas Chinese Affairs Offices of the State Council, State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, and the Fujian government.

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