SLCBCC concludes successful business delegation to China

The Sri Lanka China Business Corporation Council (SLCBCC) affiliated to the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) concluded a successful 47 member business delegation to China.

The President of the SLCBCC Nihal Mallikarachchi who is also a council member of the NCCSL led the delegation. The delegation was in China at the 97th Canton Fair in Guanzhou from April 16 to 20. They had meetings with officials of the Chinese Export Commodities Fair, China Foreign Trade Centre and other Chinese government and business representatives.

The Vice President of China Chamber of Commerce for Export and Import of Machinery and Electronic Products Zhang Jiannah also joined the meeting. Several matters pertaining to two way trade were discussed. Some of the matters discussed were the problems faced by Sri Lankan importers dealing with Chinese counter parts, and they required remedies for such problems and investment opportunities available for Sri Lankans in China, and for Chinese in Sri Lanka.

They also met the President of Guanzhou Sub Council of China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), Ye Yao, where the CCPIT has indicated that it would hold a single country exhibition in Sri Lanka in association with the SLCBCC in 2006.

They have also agreed that they would provide training facilities for Sri Lankan technicians in the manufacture of herbal teas in Guanzhou, transfer post harvest technology from China to Sri Lanka, exchange resource personnel and transfer of technologies.