The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) hosted a delegation from China consisting of 30 senior government officials on a fact finding mission visit to ascertain the potential of Sri Lanka as an economic partner for trade, tourism and investment.
The delegation was led by Vice Chief Executive of the People’s Government of Shijingshan District of Beijing, Xiao Ping and included a number of senior officials from other provinces of China.
Following the presentation Xiao Ping said, “My delegation is very pleased to visit Sri Lanka, which is a beautiful country. We deeply appreciate the warm welcome of the Sri Lankan people and the citizens of the great city of Colombo.”
Another delegation hailing from Jilin Province in the North East of China, also visited the BOI recently. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia. It is a province that is rich in mineral resources industries includes automobile and railway carriage manufacture and other steel based products. The capital of Jilin Province is Changchun.
This delegation’s visit to Sri Lanka was organized by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCSL) and was led by Sun Guohua, Vice Director General of the Department of Commerce of China.