100-year-old enterprise: The 14th Ikarus Memorial Day event was held at the Ouqiao Cultural Exchange
On September 12, 2020, the national flags of China and Hungary and the Ikarus flag were slowly raised in the Ouqiao Science and Technology Industrial Park in Hungary. The 14th Ikarus Memorial Day and the opening ceremony of the Ikarus Museum were grandly held at the Ouqiao Cultural Exchange Center.
Hungary Ouqiao Science and Technology Industrial Park. Ouqiao Cultural Exchange Center
Guests cut the ribbon for the opening of the Ikarus Museum. From the left on the second row are Szatmáry Kristóf, Member of the Hungarian Parliament, Zhan Xiaorong, Chairman of Ouqiao Industrial, Kovács Péter, District Chief of District 16, Szabo Zsoka, President of the Ikarus Association.
Ouqiao Industrial Group Chairman Zhan Xiaorong、General Manager Zhan Lihong and Hungarian Parliament Member Szatmáry Kristóf、District 16 District Mayor Kovács Péter、Hungarian Innovation Ministry Field Development Minister Kovács Péter and Poczai Roland、president of Ikarus Association Szabo Zsoka、 member of Ikarus Association, new and old employees of Ikarus, as well as the surrounding residents and other guests gathered together to commemorate Ikarus and witness the openning of the "Ikarus Museum".
Szabo Zsoka, President of the Ikarus Association.
Ms. Szabó Zsóka, President of the Ikarus Association, especially thanked Ouqiao Industrial for providing the venue for the "Ikarus Memorial Day" event. She was very excited to say that the "Ikarus Museum" was finally completed today, and the ability to settle in the Ouqiao Cultural Exchange Center finally achieved the long-cherished wish of the Association for many years and the wishes of generations of Ikarus people.
Adamis Gábor, Former Vice President of Ikarus
"Ikarus" was founded in 1895. It was once the most famous and time-honored automobile manufacturer in Hungary. It has a history of 125 years. Its buses and trams are sold to the United States, China and all over the world. However, due to product and market reasons, the "Ikarus" production base located in the 16th district of Budapest, Hungary, withdrew from the stage of history in 2006 and ceased production. Adamis Gábor, former vice president of Ikarus, introduced that in the same year, the 16th district government of Budapest listed September 12 as a legal commemorative holiday in the district, named "Ikarus Memorial Day." Since then, on this day of the year, the district government and the Ikarus Association will hold commemorative activities. This year, with the strong support of Ouqiao Industrial Group, the venue and pavilion have been renewed, allowing this commemorative event to be carried out in an orderly and successful manner, and reminding all the participating guests of Ikarus' memories of that year.
Kovács Péter, Chief of District 16, Budapest
At the opening ceremony, Mr. Kovács Péter, Mayor of the 16th District of Budapest, expressed his gratitude to Ouqiao Industrial for creating many local employment opportunities. Especially during the first wave of the epidemic in April this year, the local medical surgical masks were in short supply. Ouqiao Industrial actively tried to plan to purchase a batch of epidemic prevention materials from China, donate them to the local government, and distribute masks to residents around the park for free. He said that the actions of Ouqiao Industrial made the Hungarian people deeply feel the humanistic care of Chinese entrepreneurs and the moral responsibility of Chinese enterprises.
Szatmáry Kristóf, Member of the Hungarian Parliament
Szatmáry Kristóf, a member of the Hungarian Parliament, also praised Ouqiao Industrial in his speech for promoting the economic circulation and people-to-people connection between China and Hungary with practical actions, doing good deeds for the local people, and connecting with local people and local enterprises. Integration has made a positive contribution to promoting China-Hungary friendship.
Zhan Lihong, General Manager of Ouqiao Industry
Zhan Lihong, general manager of Hungarian Ouqiao Industrial Co., Ltd., said that Ouqiao Industrial people will continue to excavate, promote and pass on the brand of Ikarus, a century-old company with their best efforts, to reproduce the new glory of Ikarus.
Zhan Lihong introduced to the guests that Hungary Ouqiao Industrial Co., Ltd. has completed the overall wholly-owned acquisition and takeover of the original company and all its assets since October 1, 2019. After rebuilding the Hungarian Ouqiao Science and Technology Industrial Park (formerly IKARUS IPARI PARK), the following series of transformation work was completed in just one year.
1. Invite technicians from the power supply department of the capital to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the park's power, and in April 2020, a complete replacement of the power distribution equipment that has been in use for more than half a century to ensure the safety of the park's power.
2. The underground pipe network was transformed, the old underground pipe network was updated, and the loss and environmental pollution caused by water leakage in the underground pipe network were solved. At present, the basic improvement is in place.
3. The original Ikarus Cultural Palace (now the Ouqiao Cultural Exchange Center) was built and renovated.
4. Deal with the roof leaks that have existed for many years in the past, and the repairs have been basically completed.
Zhan Lihong said that the renovation plan of the park will also include ground restoration and exterior wall restoration one by one. She believes that with the strong support and joint efforts of the Hungarian government, the enterprises entering the park and the residents around the park, the Ouqiao Science and Technology Industrial Park will be built into a modern technology with urban characteristics, ecological environment, beautiful environment, reasonable land use and scientific management. Industrial Park. General Manager Zhan Lihong extended an invitation to the seniors who used to work in Icarus: "If you have children, young friends who want to start a business, or there are companies in the surrounding area that want to upgrade, welcome to join the park and let us work together for Ikarus to recreates glory."
Zhan Xiaorong, Chairman of Ouqiao Industrial
Zhan Xiaorong, chairman of Ouqiao Industrial, said that he is very happy to provide a venue for the grand celebration of this year's anniversary of the Hungarian national-level Ikarus Park. All the guests on the scene witnessed the rise of the five-star red flag of China in the park together with warm applause. I was very excited in my heart, and I was extremely proud and proud of my motherland and being a Chinese.
Zhan Xiaorong said that the friendship between China and Hungary has a long history and Hungary is also known as the door of the European Union. Hungarian Ouqiao Science and Technology Industrial Park, wholly-owned by Anhui Ouqiao Industrial Co., Ltd., welcomes high-tech industries, new energy industries, smart appliances, warehousing services, logistics and transportation, cross-border e-commerce, import and export trade, Enterprises such as economic and trade exhibitions have settled in. The park will provide them with a hotbed for incubation, help enterprises innovate, promote enterprise development, and build a platform for improving enterprise competitiveness. At present, more than 130 companies have settled in the park, mainly from well-known companies from Hungary and European countries. Such as IKEA home furnishing transfer station, Suzuki auto parts products, Hungary's largest tour bus maintenance center, Hungary's well-known construction development company and other brand enterprises. Zhan Xiaorong expressed with confidence that he would build the Hungarian Ouqiao Science and Technology Industrial Park into an iconic "Belt and Road" park, so that China's advantageous industries will form an agglomeration effect in Europe, and build a bridge of communication for companies to "go out" and reduce their risks and costs.
Later, in the cultural exchange center of the park, Chairman Zhan solemnly introduced the Hefei High-tech Zone to the visiting guests.The chairman said, that Hefei, the capital of Anhui, China, has developed rapidly in recent years, especially in the areas of high-tech industries and innovation in science and education.Among them, Hefei High-tech Zone is the first batch of national high-tech zones approved by the State Council, the largest high-tech industrialization base in Anhui Province, the core area of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, the national independent innovation demonstration zone and the first batch of national innovation and innovation demonstration bases. It has been officially included in the construction sequence of world-class high-tech parks by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and has become a national team representing the country in global scientific and technological competition, and its international and domestic influence has been increasing. Here, our company is willing to provide a link for all companies and guests and friends to become a bridge of communication for you.
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The Icarus motorcade walks through the streets of Budapest to commemorate
Guests visiting the museum gallery
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