NINGBO

Earlier this year I was invited to join the Board of a listed company in the pharmaceutical business, as an Independant Non-Executive Director. The company has manufacturing operations in Ningbo, and I had the chance to visit the city. Unlike the metropolis of Shanghai, Ningbo has kept her old-world charm while speeding on the fast lane. Rapid growth and urban development have not (not yet is probably more appropriate) swallowed the old life style of the city, as shown here at Moon Lake, right in the middle of town. Chinese cities are moving so fast these days residents must find it tough to cope. That said, from what I can see walking around Ningbo her sanity is alive, and well. I hope she will keep it that way, as it will be such a pity to lose her charming characteristics to 'progress'.