GUANGZHOU, CHINA: Leadership from the Sabah State Government and the business community arrived here tonight for a major trade and agriculture mission that runs through Saturday.
The delegation is jointly led by Sabah Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry (MAFFI) Datuk Jamawi Jaafar and Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) Sabah President Datuk Dexter Lau, who arrived earlier.
Datuk Jamawi and other delegation members were welcomed on arrival here by representatives of the Guangzhou Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau as well as representatives from Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government.
Among Chinese VIPs welcoming the arrival of the minister and delegation were Mou Ping, Deputy Director-General, Guangzhou Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau,
Liao Zhi, Director, Division of Exchange and Cooperation, Guangzhou Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau and Wu Dongfeng, Deputy Director, Division of Exchange and Cooperation, Guangzhou Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau.
The visit to Guangzhou reflects a strong partnership between the public and private sectors.
The delegation aims to strengthen food security, encourage the use of modern agricultural technologies and create direct business opportunities for Sabah companies in China’s Greater Bay Area.
Tomorrow, Datuk Jamawi and Datuk Dexter will lead the delegation on several programme visits, including to Nansha Fisheries Industrial Park, Blue Fishing Port, and Mingzhu Modern Urban Agriculture Experimental Park in Guangzhou’s Nansha district.
On Nov. 13, the delegation is scheduled to visit Sun Yat-sen University for an academic exchange on governance, technology and mentorship
An afternoon business-matching session will bring Sabah companies together with Chinese partners for company introductions, rotating meetings and procurement discussions.
In the evening, the delegation is scheduled to attend a government-business exchange dinner, where four strategic memoranda of understanding between MCCC Sabah and Chinese chambers are expected to be signed.
