Chairman of GreenTree Inns, Mr. Alex Xu, Donates to Earthquake Relief in Japan
April 1 - 2011 - To express of the love and friendship for Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims, the ceremony of materials donated to the Japanese people in disaster was held at 14:00 on March 26 at Waigaoqiao Port of Shanghai. The donnor Mr Alex Xu, is the Chinese American and the chairman of GreenTree Inns Hotel Management Group (hereinafter referred to as GreenTree Inns). These supplies are expected to reach Tokyo Port in Japan on April 1.
The supplies, including winter clothes,quilts batteries and flashlights, with a total value of RMB 1 million, is the initial donations by overseas enterprises and compatriots in Shanghai for the earthquake in Japan.
Mr. Alex Xu is a well-known Chinese entrepreneurs, who has been enthusiastic in public welfare undertakings. He established GreenTree Inns, the Chinese high quality, cost-effective business hotel chain , which ranks currently first in the Chinese market all foreign business hotel chain. After the disaster, Mr. Alex Xu expressed deep sympathy and paid close attention to the disaster situation, and the same time, organized procurement of goods for the people of earthquake-struke areas. After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Mr. Alex Xu also had donated one million yuan to support the disaster relief in Sichuan. Mr. Alex Xu said: " GreenTree Inns expresses its deepest sympathy to Japanese people. We call on all of our employees to give their love to the affected people in this unprecedented disaster. Meanwhile, these staff express my sympathy with your suffering, I believe, the Japanese people will be able to overcome the disaster and difficulties, and rebuild their beautiful homeland. "
Representatives from the Shanghai Overseas Exchange Association and the Consulate General of Japan attended the ceremony. Shanghai Customs provide convenient customs clearance, and H.I.S International Travel Service Co,Ltd and The Nippon Foundation gave great supprt to the donation.
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