Entrepreneurs, consuls hail opportunities in Luoyang
Business leaders and consuls general said they are inspired by the technological development and cultural heritage on the mainland, as they continue an inspection tour of interior provinces to tap opportunities under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The delegation, led by the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, Liu Guangyuan, on Tuesday visited the YTO Group in Luoyang, a leading agricultural machinery manufacturer that produces driverless tractors. Ng Cheng-cheng, deputy chairwoman of the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, told RTHK that the Malaysian farming industry can benefit from China's automation technology. "They have driverless machinery. The young people [in Malaysia] are actually not interested in farming, so they can sit in an air-conditioned position to control what is on the field," she said. "It offers very good automation, driverless trucks, so it helps farming very well. It will provide more opportunities for both countries to collaborate," she said. Almas Seitakynov, consul general of Kazakhstan in Hong Kong, said he was impressed by the development of China's inland cities in recent years. Seitakynov added that he expects more collaboration between the mainland and the Central Asian country going forward. "Our Kazakhstan students are studying in universities of Henan in many professions. In the future, they will be like a bridge between the two countries. They can work in Kazakhstan, in China on joint projects, and make our cooperation more and more. We see a lot of opportunities in agriculture, education and infrastructure," he said. The group also visited Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang Museum, and Yingtianmen site museum for a taste of cultural heritage before departing for Xian.