TOKEN OF FRIENDSHIP: Najib receives a memento from Peng (third left) during the courtesy call. — Bernama photo
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yesterday received a courtesy call from a delegation from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southern China at the Prime Minister’s Office here.
Led by its secretary, Peng Qinghua, the delegation discussed on the development of the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) and China’s Qinzhou Industrial Park with the prime minister.
The delegation presented Najib which a bronze drum which symbolises power, good fortune and blessing.
Members of the delegation include Guangxi vice-governor Lan Tianli, Guangxi Committee deputy secretary-general of the general office Lin Huaiyong, Guangxi People’s Government deputy secretary-general Wei Ran, Guangxi Foreign Affairs Office director-general Li Wenjie, Guangxi Beibu Gulf Port Group chairman Ye Shixiang, and Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Datuk Chai Xi.
Meanwhile, National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference chairman Jia Qinglin is scheduled to arrive here last night, and jointly launch the MCKIP in Kuantan with Najib, today.
During Jia’s four-day visit to Malaysia, he is scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the setting up Xiamen University Malaysia campus at Salak Tinggi.
Jia is also expected to pay courtesy calls on the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah and the prime minister, and joint.
Strategically located, the MCKIP is 1,104 nautical miles from Qinzhou Industrial Park, China or three and four days of shipping time away.
The park was mooted in response to the China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park which has been accorded national-level status by the Chinese State Council.
It will be the first industrial park in Malaysia to be jointly developed by Malaysia and China at an estimated gross development cost of RM1.5 billion.
Scheduled for completion in two years’ time, it is expected to create 5,500 jobs with RM7.5 billion in total investment by 2020. — Bernama