Chinese Officials Visit Fisheries Department
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - A
delegation led by Mr Li Zhujiang, Director General of Guangdong Ocean
and Fishery Administration, People's Republic of China, and five other
officials conducted a working visit to Brunei Darussalam's Department of
Fisheries, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, from September 7
to September 11. The objective of the visit was to exchange information
and hold discussions regarding the possibility of cooperation between
fisheries in Brunei Darussalam and the People's Republic of China.
Guandong Province is one of
the provinces in China where the fishery sector is developing very
rapidly, and one of the largest in terms of fisheries and seafood
processing.
The Fisheries Department
organised several activities for the group during their stay in Brunei
Darussalam. They paid a courtesy call on the Acting Minister of Industry
and Primary Resources, Dato Paduka Awang Haji Hamdillah Haji Abdul Wahab,
on the afternoon of September 8.
They also visited the
Fisheries Department's facilities, such as the Aquaculture Development
Centre at Meragang, Fisheries Landing Complex at Muara and the Fish
Culture Industry at Pelompong, Muara.
- Courtesy of the
Brunei Times -
