U.S. States & Ports Association

We are very pleased to announce that Ms. Shirley Co of the State of Ohio Office of East and Southeast Asia has been re-elected as the President of the United States States & Ports Association in Hong Kong in our Annual General Meeting held on February 17, 2004. Also re-elected are Mr. Edward Yau of the Port of Long Beach Representative Office in Greater China as the Vice President/Secretary, and Ms. Salina Wong of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Representative Office in Hong Kong as the Treasurer/Ports Coordinator of the Association.

The U.S. States & Ports Association was officially established in October 1989 in Hong Kong for the purpose of promoting trade development, investment and to increase business activities between the United States, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and South-East Asia. The Association also provides a forum to promote the interest and views of its members. Members of the Association include:

STATE OF ARIZONA, ASIAN-PACIFIC TRADE OFFICE	Georgia Ports Authority
California Association of China & Hong Kong SAR Ltd.	Port of Long Beach
State of Illinois, Southeast Asia Office	Port of Los Angeles
State of North Carolina Asia Pacific Office	Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
State of Ohio Office of East & Southeast Asia	Port of Tacoma
State of Virginia HK Office	Virginia Port Authority
	Virginia Dept of Agriculture
	Port of Portland

The U.S.S.P.A. hopes that companies in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia region will turn to the Association or its individual members when pursuing trade, investment, tourism and transportation ventures in the United States. Please visit our website at www.usspahk.org for contact information on our members.

For further information, please contact:
Shirley Co, Managing Director
State of Ohio Office of East and Southeast Asia
Tel: 2877-6111
Fax: 2877-9937
Email: ohko@hk.net