CIC host visit with Chinese delegates

At very short notice, CIC agreed to host a 14 strong delegation from Jiangsu Province in China, on 31st May 2007. The party comprised a government official, Mr Yang Er Yi, and members of a housing organisation and a number of their wives. The intention had been to make a presentation about CIC and its work and then to adjourn to ‘China Town’ for dinner laid on by the delegation. In the event, they arrived too late and Richard Biggs aided by William Hawkins and Andrew Thompson of BCIS painted an impromptu pre-dinner picture of CIC followed by a question and answer session. Interest focused on housing prices in UK, energy use in housing and on professional’s salaries!