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Chinese-Consulate General’s Office To Be Opened In Kota Kinabalu
here, and they warmly welcomed
the idea.
“We expect a Consul-General for
the office here be appointed soon
which would also mark the office’s
full fledged operation. It may take
time, but we hope it’ll be done
within the first quarter of this year,”
said Liu.
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Consul General of the Republic of China in Sarawak, Liu Quan
(Left) met with Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Seri Musa Aman
hinese nationals in Sabah
will be better represented
with the setting up of its
Consulate-General’s office
here, expected to be ready by the
first quarter of this year.
China’s Counsel-General for Kuching
Liu Quan said an advance team, led
by the Consulate-General of the
People’s Republic of China in Kota
Kinabalu, deputy Consul-General Sun
Xiaowu, was currently in the city to
ensure the smooth realisation of the
much awaited plan.
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“Moves are underway to
identify a suitable location
for a temporary office, and
better still a permanent one.
“We have met the State Governor
(Head of State Tun Juhar
Mahiruddin), Chief Minister (Datuk
Seri Musa Aman), Tourism, Culture
and Environment Minister (Datuk
Seri Masidi Manjun) and State
Speaker (Datuk Seri Salleh Said
Keruak) to express our intention of
opening a Consulate-General’s office
The Consulate-General’s office was
among two requests made by the
Sabah Government, with the other
being the setting up of China banks
in the state to further boost the
economic sector of both countries.
Liu said the Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
and the Bank of China had been
in the city to carry out feasibility
studies, adding: “I believe with the
Consulate-General’s office to be
opened here, they will give it further
consideration.”
He added the Consulate-General’s
office would further boost the
existing good rapport between
China and Sabah.
“Even after several incidences
involving our nationals here, Sabah
remains a favourite destination.
The Chinese love the nature, the
beaches and the people here. I love
it here, too.
“Last year, Chinese arrivals
accounted for about 300,000 and
we expect at least four million
arrivals in the next five years.”
On another development, Liu
welcomed the proposal by the
federal government to exempt the
visa requirement for China nationals
to attract them to the country.
“I also found out about it from
newspapers. And, although there is
no decision yet, I believe Beijing will
have a positive response to it.”
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