China’s top legislator leads delegation to Sabah

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KOTA KINABALU: A Chinese delegation of 100 members led by China’s top legislator Wu Bangguo, arrived here yesterday for a three-day visit to Sabah.

The delegation was welcomed at Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai upon arrived on a China Airlines flight at 5.50pm yesterday.

Also present at the airport to welcome the delegates were Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Edward Yong Oui Fah, Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Peter Pang En Yin, Assistant Minister of Infrastructure Development Datuk Pang Yuk Ming and Sabah State Secretary Tan Sri Sukarti Wakiman.

Wu, who is chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress, will be paying a courtesy call on Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman today.

Yee said it was an honour for Sabah to be visited by Wu, who is deemed as the number two leader of China.

He said there have been many visits by top leaders from China these few months which has enhanced relations, especially bilateral trade, between Malaysia and China.

Yee said Wu and the delegates’ trip to Sabah is actually a personal visit.

However, the State Cabinet specially sent the ministers to welcome the delegates upon learning about their arrival.

Meanwhile, Wu praised Yee for his good command of Mandarin.