'halb usn WhitbyCompany h OPes todobgusns By Mike Kowalik Recent Canadian initiatives to ipoe trade with China could ay big dividends to a Whitby usines. Hýeating and air conditionnir equipment manufacturer KWS Energy Services Ltd. has letters of intent from the Chinese for two joint ventures involving both the company and the Canadian government. Contracte for the projecte rnay be signed next month when Chinese officiais visit the coin- paýny's Hopkins Street plant. If approved, the deals could end tup creating. "a lot of Cana- dian Jobs,» prediteBill Skribe, owner of the factory which employa almost 40 people. Skribe and partner Andrew Wong werep art of a delegation of Canadian business owners and politicians which attended a trade exposition in Beijing last month. Also helping to drum up sup- port for more trade between thie two countries was Durham rid- ing MP Alex Shepherd. Skribe,. whose Flirm will supply both eqwpment and t-taining te their Chinese counterparts should the projects go ahead, describes China as a nation urgently in need of modern tech- eyare cryinq out for tech- nology and expertise ... they don't have any,» sidSkribe. «Just imagine this country being 50 years behind,» he said. The Chinese are see!ing the federal government's backing for a 20-storey commercial and office complex proposed for an area south of Shanghai, Skribe said. As long as 60 per cent of the materîis are produced in Canada, Ottawa would be pre- pared te help finance the project, Skribe said. KWS will supply the heating and ventilation equipment and assist in its installation. 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Skribe, whose partner is of Chinese descent and still has family in China, is «pretty exci- ted" about hie firrn's long-term prWSets operated an office in Beijing for the past yearý.1 «We think the potenta o more business is enormous,» he said. But due to China's political system, government bureaucracy is intertwined with its economy, Skribe noted. "Things take such a long time to hapýpen over there," he said. MP1fShepherd, who represents north Whitby, echoed Skribe's commente. "In China, government and business are pretty much the same,» he said. "Any chance we (MPs) had to intercede with the government to get Canadian access to the Cinese market we did.» Shefpherd estimated that Cana dian companies signed about $200 million in contracte durinq the Beijing exposition and is Qptimistic about t he potential for more. "China has a great demand in ail sectors for technology, but they lack the capital and-know- ledge," he said. In 1992, exporte to Canada from China totalled $2.45 billion, while $2.13 billion in products went the other way. 'TMe obj*ect of the exercise was to diversi 6r Canada's trade,» said Shepherd. "We're their fifth-largest trad- ing partner, but mont of it is in grain shipments. A good portion of that ie wheat. "The ol4ective je to keep the wheat shipmente and increase the technology.» Shepherd,--who has travelled through South America and north Mfrica was making hie first trip to CLina. «It was quite different than I expected,» he said. "Beijing je quite like Toronto ... hgh-rise buildings, signe in Chinese and English.» Although China doee not have the unemployment problem that Canada has, it suffers in other ares, Shepherd noted. "'As their economy expands they're looking at becoming more environmentally aware. «Right now a lot of it (pollu- tion) goes straight into the rivers. New concept in 'dininig Chinuee By Sharon Stevenson Buffet Aýppetite scheduled open at t he enâ of June Whitby, ie supposed te be whole new concept in Chinese food restaurante. According te Elsa Kwong, head of operatione, the restaurant je a modern version of traditional Chinese food restaurants. Buffet Appetite, te be located in the plaza at the northwest corner cf Rossland Road and Garden Street, plane te, offer a more comfortabIe family atmos- g here, a wider selection of dif- ferent dishes and prices at about the middle cf the scale for such fare.. "We are more modemn and tend to be more away fromn the tradi- tional.. "We want to emphasize that we are more comfortable and elegant,» said Kwong. Buffet Appetite ie associated with a large chain of Chinese food restaurants from British Columbia. When work is complete, Buffet Appetite will be 11,000 square feet in area and contain a dining area, a private dining room, an d a lunch area. Kwong says without such a large space the restaurant would not be able to properly accommo- date its new concept. The restaurant will have more than 100 feet of buffet space with more than 160 different hot and cold food selections. It will also be the first Chinese food restaurant to provide barbe- cue, grill and griddle at the same A customer came into our dealership, n tedscussion about the right model, colour, options and cost went really weII. When R came to the matter of financing, we knew there might be a problemn when he asked, "How much wili the monthly payments be, in- cluding the late Charge fees?" w~n n .* s time. After completing a market study of the Whitby, Oshawa and Pickering area, Kwong says the owners are confident Buffet Aýppetite will appeal to both fam- ilies and business people. "'I think the customers will like it.. Ibis concept ie pretty new and so far response is pretty good,» said Kwong. DBIA holds Canada Day contest The Downtown Business Im- provement Area will hold a wmn- dow dislay contest for Canada Participating businesses will compete during the week up te July 1. On Thursday, June 30, from il a.m. te 2:30 p.m., in front of the CIBC building at the four cor- ners, those makîng a donation to the Whitby Public Library and literacy programi can light a sparkler in the birthday cake decorated b y the Centre Cafe and Coffee Shop There will aLo be a draw te win a personalized cake donated by the Centre Cafe. The UBIA will also have a truck in the Canada Day parade, and distribute flags and business directories. _,:e L 'eo :, 14ra srs a.*.r#1.-4 - - - ~. ..~ - . -. ,.,* - * d..~ ~P~I4~~h ~ ~ a - ~& RoWe MORRIS i PHOTO PRODe 101 Dundas St. W., Suite 302 Whitby, Ont. LUN 2M2 - (905) 430-1928 Weddcings.]Pýortraits, 1B & W Pcortraiture, Corrimercial &-- )l>d Phcto>graphs Co:pied 'Tour Eyes Have It In Whitby"P Dr. Christina Schropp & Dr. H. 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