HAHN GETS L.A. IN GAMES LOCAL BUSINESSES IN LINE FOR CONTRACTS.Byline: Mariel Garza Staff Writer BEIJING, China - Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California signed the second of two deals today with Chinese government Ever since Republic of China founded in January 1st, 1912, China has had several regional and national governments. List
Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. . In two separate agreements - worked out weeks ago and formally signed Wednesday night and today - Beijing city and airport officials pledged to tap Los Angeles businesses in construction and marketing of the summer Games This article is about the Epyx video game series. For the international multi-sport event, see Summer Olympic Games. Summer Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. . ``It's very important for us,'' Hahn said. ``It's an excellent opportunity for Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, businesses.'' Under the deal, Los Angeles and Beijing will open a trade office in the other's city, collaborate on construction projects and generally tap the experience Los Angeles has in hosting Olympic Games, which it did in 1984. Lee Harrington, president of the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp., said that while the agreements are vaguely worded - calling simply for ``extensive discussions'' of the issues - they are likely to reap tangible benefits when Beijing awards construction contracts for the Olympic Games and decides which businesses can set up shop in the new airport. ``What this will do is to give Los Angeles businesses a little bit of an edge in getting that work,'' Harrington said. Late Wednesday, Hahn signed a nonbinding agreement with Beijing Mayor Liu Qi in a formal ceremony attended by a phalanx phalanx, ancient Greek formation of infantry. The soldiers were arrayed in rows (8 or 16), with arms at the ready, making a solid block that could sweep bristling through the more dispersed ranks of the enemy. of Los Angeles city officials and members of the 2008 Olympic Organizing Committee. It was held in a posh penthouse banquet hall overlooking a brightly illuminated neon strip that winds through the center of this city of 13 million people. Hahn said earlier that doing business with China requires establishing relationships, and the deals signed on this $500,000 trip are merely the first step. Hahn also had been scheduled to meet privately today with China's president, Jiang Zemin, but the session had to be canceled. Jiang asked for a one-day delay in their meeting, but Hahn had to leave for Tokyo, where he and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger have scheduled a news conference for today to promote tourism in Los Angeles. ``Of course, we'd like to meet with President Jiang, but we understand his schedule is extremely busy,'' said Hahn's spokeswoman, Julie Wong, adding that the session with Jiang had been scheduled so the two officials could simply meet. Many of the businessmen along on the trip have said the access to government officials via the delegation will be invaluable in the future. ``We're already doing business in China, but this helps enhance the relationship,'' said Jack Baylis, head of the Los Angeles office for the engineering firm CHIMHill, one of some four dozen Los Angeles business people accompanying on a 10-day, four-country Asia trade and tourism mission. On Wednesday, Hahn and Chinese wildlife officials committed to a long-term agreement that includes the loan of golden monkeys to the Los Angeles Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo founded in 1966, is a large zoo located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. . The mayor had hoped to secure the loan of a pair of coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Giant Pandas, but was told that would be unlikely anytime soon. |
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