Published: Monday February 4, 2013 MYT 3:48:00 PM
Updated: Monday February 4, 2013 MYT 7:42:04 PM
Najib receives courtesy call from Guangxi Zhuang delegation
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak received a courtesy call Monday 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 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 included 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 Monday night and jointly launch the MCKIP in Kuantan with Najib on Tuesday.
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 to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah and the Prime Minister.
Strategically located, the MCKIP 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 cost of RM1.5bil.
Scheduled for completion in two years, it is expected to create 5,500 jobs with RM7.5bil in total investment by 2020. - Bernama