Paul Cheung Expressed Thanks for the Support of World Statistics Day by NBS
Paul Cheung, Director of UNSD, wrote a letter to Mr. Ma Jiantang, Commissioner of NBS of China, to express thanks for the ceremony activities that had been extremely successful by the support of NBS on the World Statistics Day. The letter is as follows:
Dear Mr. Ma,
I am writing to express my sincere appreciation for the support of
I am particularly grateful for your collaboration in organizing a special observance ceremony at the United Nations Pavilion of the World EXPO Shanghai 2010. The ceremony went very well and it provided an excellent forum for our big family of official statisticians around the world to celebrate the many achievements of official statistics ad to acknowledge the services provided by the global statistical system at national and international level. Your staff did an excellent job in organizing this event. Their dedication and hard work are commendable. The overseas participants had provided excellent feedback on the flawless organization,warm hospitality,interesting program,and a memorable ceremony.
On 20 Oct,2010,about 130 countries and many international agencies celebrated the World Statistics Day with various activities. The Observance ceremony in
Once again,please accept my thanks ad appreciation. Please convey to your staff of our sincere gratitude.
Paul Cheung,Director
Statistics Division/DESA