Speech by YB Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri Bin Tan Sri Abdul Aziz, Minister of Tourism & Culture, Malaysia In Conjunction With Perfect China Gala Dinner 2015
SPEECH BYYB DATO' SERI MOHAMED NAZRI BIN TAN SRI ABDUL AZIZ
Minister of Tourism & Culture, Malaysia
In Conjunction With Perfect China Gala Dinner 2015
Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang, (MAEPS)
8 July 2015 (Wednesday), 3.00pm
1. Tan Sri Dato' Koo Yuen Kim - Chairman (TBA)
2. Dato' Woo Swee Lian - President
3. Datuk Zulkefli Haji Sharif - MyCEB CEO
4. Mr. Wee Choo Keong - Chairman of Tourism Malaysia
5. Distinguished delegates from Perfect China
6. Members of the media
7. Ladies and Gentlemen
"NI HAO" (suggest to change to NI MEN HAO)
Good Afternoon!
1. On behalf of the Government of Malaysia and all Malaysians, I would like to welcome you, "Selamat Datang"
2. Malaysia is indeed honoured to have the Perfect China Group in Malaysia. To the Management of Perfect China Group - Thank you for the decision to stage this incentive group travel to Malaysia. Perfect China's presence clearly demonstrates the keen interest and confidence in Malaysia as the preferred incentive and meetings destination.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
3. I am happy to see a huge group of Top Achievers from various cities and provinces of China today. Your visit here is indeed timely as Malaysia is celebrating its Year of Festivals 2015. Malaysia is well-known for its diverse cultures and having different kind of ethnic groups make Malaysia an interesting destination to be. I hope you will have the chance to explore the city of Kuala Lumpur as well as Langkawi, Kedah and Penang during the weekend's trip. These destinations will have you experience a combination of natural beauty, scrumptious local food to suit your taste buds and a wholesome lot of shopping at affordable bargains.
4. Besides these, Malaysia offers an experience that is truly unique over its other regional counterparts. Its blend of Malay, Chinese, Indian and indigenous cultures has created a diversity that caters well for visitors from various backgrounds. I believe that language barrier is almost impossible for most of you here as we do have similarities in terms of Chinese language and also our local Chinese food which are available almost at every corner of Kuala Lumpur.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
5. As we welcome you today, I am very proud to herein acknowledge the contributions, support and efforts given by our very own Malaysian born entrepreneur, Tan Sri Dato' Koo Yuen Kim, Chairman of Perfect (China) Co. Ltd. Tan Sri Dato' Koo has been supporting Malaysia continuously in many areas; not just in the tourism business industry but as well as the Malaysian communities. And today, we shall witness two mock cheque presentations worth of RM5 million to the Table Tennis Association of Malaysia and RM600,000 to the Ranau victims in Sabah. It is indeed a pride for us to know that our Malaysians are among the backbones of Perfect China and we thank you for having faith in the country and choosing Malaysia as your incentive trip destination.
6. Malaysia is fast becoming the preferred destination of business meetings, conferences and exhibitions in the Asia Pacific region for many reasons. Among it - Malaysia's winning mix of political stability, choice of venues, state-of-the-art facilities, sound infrastructure, value-for-money destination and the rich cultural diversities of the multi-cultural communities.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
7. Malaysia is committed to support and develop the business tourism sector for mutual benefits. In tandem with this aspiration, I am deeply encouraged to see the organisation such as Perfect China Group has taken the correct attitude in choosing Malaysia as their incentive meeting destination. Last year, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and China.
China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang emphasized Malaysia-China relations as being most important and special.
8. This move is indeed exemplary as it will instill confidence among other business events planners from China of Malaysia's warm and sincere intention in moving forward and in welcoming business groups from China. As a matter of fact, Malaysia has always rolled out its red carpet to welcome our guests from China whenever you come here again for a visit.
9. We believe tourists flow for China is expected to achieve a higher benchmark following the dynamic tourism promotions being carried out in both countries. For your information, China is among the top 3 markets for corporate incentive groups.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
10. Before I conclude, I would like to again extend my deepest gratitude to all of you from Perfect China Group for the confidence and support in making Malaysia your incentive group destination for 2015. I am also pleased that MyCEB is able to provide our support and services to Perfect China in our beautiful country and to experience our true Malaysian hospitality.
11. We wish you a fruitful experience and memorable stay here and we take great pleasure to welcoming you again to Malaysia.
Thank you.
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