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Shanghai is a Safe City: Eurochambres President

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"Certainly I feel Shanghai is a safe city, otherwise I wouldn't have come", Dr Christoph Leitl, president of The Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Eurochambres) and chairman of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, who is paying a formal visit to Shanghai, told reporter with a smile when mentioning the atypical pneumonia epidemic. " We are optimistic about the health safety of Shanghai, even that of the whole China".

Dr Leitl arrived in Shanghai this week with his 30-personnel Austrian economic delegation. Before his departure he privately consulted many medical experts, the latter told him that he had the same chance of contracting atypical pneumonia whether he left for Shanghai or stayed in Austria. "That is to say, the chance is very, very small and Shanghai is a safe city".

The Austrian delegation has a very tight schedule in Shanghai. They went to Fudan University to sign a training project of medial management staff. They will also meet with Shanghai mayor Han Zheng and related officials of the planning committee of the city. "Many Shanghai government institutions and our partners are in support of the visit and I have no reason not to come". Besides, the delegation will also visit Shanghai's city planning hall, a building in the central city, which is intensely visited by foreign guests.

This is the third time that Dr Leitl comes to China. "All the Austrians here told me that they work well and live happily". He also expressed the hope that Austria would become a destination of Chinese citizens' free tours in near future.

The number of new cases of a deadly atypical pneumonia in China is slowly falling, according to a report on the epidemic released by the Ministry of Health Monday.

As of April 6, 1,268 cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), including 53 deaths, have been reported in China. The numbers are up by 21 infections and two deaths on last week's totals, released on Sunday.

By PD Online Staff Li Heng

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