Deals worth more than 175b yuan signed in Chengdu

Companies from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions signed contracts pertaining to 138 projects with an investment value of more than 175 billion yuan ($28 billion) in Sichuan province on Thursday. The deals took place during a large-scale investment promotion fair launched in the provincial capital Chengdu in the wake of a magnitude-7 earthquake that jolted Lushan county in the province on April 20. The investments from Hong Kong and Macao will find its way into agriculture, industry and the service sector.

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