Abdullah Zafer H. Bin Abiyah is half a year into his new post as Consul General in Guangzhou. He shared his impressions of Guangdong, insights on the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and his plans for furthering cooperation with China in a recent interview with GDToday & Newsgd.com.
On the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relationship of the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the two countries signed a comprehensive cooperation plan in March 2021, rolling out prospects for cooperation in the long term.
Martin Mueller, Chairman of Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce, has been living in Dongguan, Guangdong for 8 years. “I saw that the GBA has huge potential, especially for my private business, which is architectural designs. And construction level in the Greater Bay Area is quite high, which suits very much”. He also added that the government in the GBA always sets priorities based on sustainable development and listens to the needs of foreign companies.
"If somebody was to ask me where they wanted to set up an office in Asia, I would say Hong Kong," Richard Lancaster, chief executive officer of Hong Kong-based power company CLP Holdings, said.
Renata Thiébaut, a Brazilian residing in China for over 15 years, is the COO of Green Proposition & Trainer of Alibaba Global Initiatives, as well as Harvard University Senior Researcher. She shared her take on e-commerce and shared prosperity in this exclusive interview with GDToday & Newsgd.com.
"There are many things I like about Guangzhou and Guangdong," Martin Fleischer, Consul General of Germany in Guangzhou, said he loves the pleasant weather, delicious food and diversity in Guangdong. "But what impresses me most are the people, they can be pretty relaxed and can be pretty cool, and that's admirable."
“I have every intention of staying in Hong Kong for a long-term basis. I love the city, it’s brilliant,” said Scott Hegarty, who comes from the UK and has been teaching English in this city for 5 years. In an exclusive interview, the British teacher shared why he chooses Hong Kong.
“I have been to 11 cities of Guangdong and many places in South China since I came to Guangzhou as the Consul General. The food in every city I visited tastes surprisingly good!” Hong Sung-wook, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Guangzhou, said he likes to have Cantonese dim sum sometimes during weekend like the local people. “Chicken feet is a popular cuisine in both Guangdong and South Korea. But we make it much spicier.”