The Senior Vice-President and Partner of the Harting Technology Group, Margrit Harting, has received an award in Zhuhai recognizing the Espelkamp-based company's outstanding commitment at the high-tech business zone of the million-inhabitant city in southern China and her exceptional personal efforts. The award was presented to Anna Wang, Administration Manager of Harting (Zhuhai) Manufacturing Co., Ltd., at a celebratory event to mark the 20th anniversary of the special business zone where many Chinese and foreign global companies have set up operations. The occasion was attended by high-ranking officials from the city of Zhuhai's administration, including the mayor and several of his deputies.

Harting began production in Zhuhai, near Hong Kong, in 1998 in rented premises. A new building was purchased nine years later where several hundred employees manufacture connectors for the growth markets of China, Japan and South Korea. The Technology Group has invested around