From
the CEOS New Chair
(Speech by Mr. Xu Guanhua at the 17th CEOS Plenary
20 November 2003)
On
behalf of the Ministry of Science and Technology
of the People¡¯s Republic of China, and the National
Remote Sensing Center of China (NRSCC), I thank
all the members for the trust accorded to China
and the host country for its warm hospitality.
Thanks also to those who have supported CEOS over
the years.
As Chairman in 2004, I will do my utmost and propose
the following priorities for CEOS over the following
year.
I. Joint efforts to strengthen coordination for
the comprehensive global Earth observation system
In establishing a comprehensive, coordinated and
sustained Earth observation system ¨C as advocated
by the Declaration of the 2003 Earth Observation
Summit - I believe:
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