SPEECHES FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER:IN THE YEAR 2000 OF COMING NEW CENTURY,WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF ZHEJIANG TEA CO.LTD.AND 20th ANNIVEERSARY OF CHINA TUHSU ZHEJIANG TEA I/E CORPORATION.AS OF THIS JUBILATION,WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE FRIENDS WORLDWIDE FOR THEIR KIND ATTENTION,SUPPORT AND COOPERATION.IN ITS HALF-CENTURY,ESPECIALLY SINCE CHINA'REFORM AND OPENNING UP,THE COMPANY HAS PERSISTED IN INNOVEATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS,AND HAS MADE PROUD ACHIEVEMENTS.THE COPMPANY'S TEA EXPORTS HAVE EBBN RANKING CHINA'S NO.1 FOR FIVE STRAIGHT YEARRS.TOTAL TEA EXPORTS ERACH 600,000 METAIC TONS.AT PREXENT,THE COMPANY EXPORTS MORE THAN 40,000 METRIC TONS TEAS ANNUALLY,OCCUPYING NEARLY 1/4 OF CHINA'S TOTAL TEA EXPORTS.
