Han Jingyi (right), deputy mayor of Xiamen, meets Hong Sung-wook, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on Jan 25. [Photo/fo.xm.gov.cn]
"Xiamen expects to learn from the Republic of Korea's rich experience in developing film and television industry," said Han Jingyi, deputy mayor of Xiamen, on Jan 25.
Han made the remark at a meeting with Hong Sung-wook, Consul General of ROK in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.
He said that since Xiamen is set to host China's most important film festival Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers this year, the city will take this advantage to promote the development of film and television industry.
The deputy mayor hopes the consul general will also advance ROK's cooperation with Xiamen in many other fields, including trade and culture.
Hong Sung-wook said that he is willing to contribute to the cooperation between the two regions in film and television industry.
Hong admires the Chinese city's favorable business climate and thanked local government for its support to ROK companies in Xiamen.
He also expects closer exchanges with Xiamen in economy, tourism and other fields in the near future.
China has decided to extend its visa waiver policy to ordinary passport holders from Canada and the United Kingdom starting from Feb 17.
Forty-one new port-of-entry duty-free shops have been established nationwide, with Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport, Xiamen Wutong Passenger Wharf, and Xiamen International Cruise Center included on the list.
