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"The theme park market is growing, and it is 100 percent related to mainland visitors' growth."

Tom Mehrmann, chief executive of Ocean Park Corp in Hong Kong. The fast increase of mainland visitors to Hong Kong in the past 10 years has brought a huge number of tourists to the city's theme parks.

"Smart solutions, which enhance the lighting experiences of users at home, or in offices and other public places, will be the next big trend for the LED industry."

Eric Rondolat, chief executive officer of Philips Lighting. He said a growing number of domestic and overseas lighting manufacturers are turning to smart solutions such as light-emitting diode products to sustain growth in China's rapidly growing lighting market.

"We will continue to invest in China since the potential of the retail market in China is significant."

Istvan Kapitany, executive vice-president of Shell Retail, said China plays a key role for the company in 70 targeted countries. Royal Dutch Shell Plc will continue to invest in China and considers the country its most important market for growing its retail business, he said.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 06/20/2014 page18)