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KUCHING: Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan is in Xiamen with a 16-member delegation for the China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) from Sept 8-10.
He is representing Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem for the official visit at the invitation of the Fujian Provincial Government.
According to a press statement, Awang Tengah and his delegation were in Xiamen to meet with Liang Jianyong, vice-governor of Fujian Province.
They spoke for an hour on a wide range of topics, including the proposed sister state relationship and also enhancing trade and investment between Sarawak and Fujian Province.
Together, they identified cornerstone companies to invest in selected industries in Sarawak, such as high-tech electronics, energy intensive, halal and food industries, shipbuilding and real estate development. They also discussed government-to-government (G-to-G) bilateral relationships.
Among those present at the meeting were Assistant Minister for Resource Planning Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais and Assistant Minister for Rural Economy (Coastal Areas) and Fisheries Datuk Julaihi Narawi.
Also in the delegation were Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, Trade and Investment Datu Liaw Soon Eng, Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation general manager Datu Sarudu Hoklai and KTS Group of Companies managing director Dato Henry Lau Lee Kong.
On the Fujian side were deputy secretary general of Fujian Provincial Government Zhan Zhijie, deputy director general of Fujian Provincial Foreign Affairs Office Wang Tianming, and deputy director general of Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce Huang Dezhi.
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