Minutes of the 8th TBBC Joint Meeting
Date：June 27, 2006
Place：Cambridge, UK:
(Taiwan) Mr. Leslie C. Koo, Chairman of China Synthetic Rubber Corporation
(UK) Mr. Martin Barrow CBE, Non-Executive Director, Malaysia Airline Systems

Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Group：
(Taiwn)Ms. Lui-Lie Huang, President of Development Center for Biotechnology
(UK)Mr. Martyn Postle, CEO of Cambridge Healthcare & Biotech
Information & Communications Technology Group：
(Taiwn)Mr. Shyue-Ching Lu, President of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
(UK)John K. Davies, CEO of Mindsite
Infrastructure Group：
(Taiwn)Mr. John T. Yu, Chairman of CTCI Corporation
(UK) Mr. Mike Williams, Managing Director of CDC Limited
Participants：A total of more than 150 participants from Taiwan and the United Kingdom attended the Meeting. Sir Thomas Harris, Vice Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank was invited as a VIP speaker to make a welcome remark. Mr. Steve Ruey-Long Chen, Deputy Minster, Ministry of Economic Affairs of ROC also provided a speech on “Taiwan-Your Gate to Asia.”

Important Conclusion & Agreements：

Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Group: The Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Industry is one of four sectors receiving priority under the Taiwanese National Development Plan. Through the efforts of the government and private sectors, a close bond has been formed between Taiwan and the fast growing Asian markets. UK’s Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry with well-developed incubator facilities, clusters and Science Park, has a leading role in Europe. To add values to all the partners, the online platform for effective networking, communications and information sharing should be created.
Information and Communications Technology Group: UK’s strength is emphasized in design, research and development while the cutting edge of Taiwan is production and marketing. Through technology transfer and convergence, more opportunities for collaboration may be exploited, particularly for the case of wireless networks, mobile technology and Digital Content.
Infrastructure Group: After the successful cases of Tesco, B&Q and MFI, there are still further opportunities in Taiwan market worthy of exploring for UK retailers.