绿地集团签约成为2010年上海世博会高级赞助商

上海市委副书记、市长韩正，市委常委、常务副市长杨雄，市委常委、市委宣传部部长杨振武，市政府秘书长姜平等见证签约。上海市政府副秘书长、世博局局长洪浩，绿地集团董事长、总裁张玉良分别代表签约双方致辞。上海世博局副局长黄健之、陈先进出席签约仪式。

洪浩表示，上海世博会进入倒计时40天，各项准备工作就绪。绿地集团牵手世博，将充分演绎“城市，让生活更美好”这一主题，为举办一届成功、精彩、难忘的世博会作出贡献。他同时预祝绿地集团的发展更美好。

张玉良表示，作为中国房地产业领军企业和上海市特大型企业集团，绿地集团成为上海世博会高级赞助商，不仅将为世博会提供资金支持，还将积极参与宣传世博、推广世博、服务世博的工作。

据悉，绿地集团此前已参与上海世博会的多项工程建设，其下属企业绿地建设集团承接了园区高架人行主通道及城市文明馆、世博博物馆、综艺大厅等世博园区项目的钢结构建设。

Greenland Group signed a contract yesterday with the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination to be a senior sponsor of Expo 2010.

The group will offer fund support to the construction and operation of China Pavilion and Shanghai Pavilion.

The group has offered the largest amount of funding to sponsor the China Pavilion.

Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng, Executive Vice Mayor Yang Xiong and Publicity Minister of CPC Shanghai Committee Yang Zhenwu attended the ceremony.

Greenland is one of China's leading property corporations. The group had joined in Expo projects such as Expo site elevated walkway, the structure of buildings such as Pavilion of Urban Civilization and World Exposition Museum.

Greenland also won the bid for constructing the Italy Pavilion.

The group also took up renovation work in high rises and streets in Shanghai's Hongkou District during the 600-day countdown to Expo 2010, Wuzhong Rd and Guilin Rd Expo projects in Xuhui District and a bridge project related to Expo 2010.