It was also a chance to build the ongoing relationship between the island and city.
At 9am on Wednesday (Aug 2), Phuket Vice Governor Teera Anantaseriwidhya welcomed Vice Mayor of Zhanjiang China Ms Cui Qing as she visited the island.
V/Gov Teera said, “We have to thank you Zhanjiang which sees the importance of us possibly becoming Sister Cities. There are many Thai-Chinese nationals here in Phuket who have and continue to conduct businesses, which has and continues to make our island flourish.”
Vice Mayor Cui Qing said, “We want to thank V/Gov Teera for welcoming us during this visit. In the past officials from Phuket and China have always visited each other. We have met today as we believe we are ready to reach an agreement to become a Sister City.
“This was also a chance for us to invite Phuket to join the China Marine Economy Expo being held in Zhanjiang in November.
“The expo aims to expand the export of marine products and showcase our fishing industry which is the biggest in China,” Vice Mayor Cui Qing explained.
“Phuket has good city management and this is why the people of Zhanjiang want to visit. They also want to study Phuket’s tourism in the hope of developing tourism in Zhanjiang,” she added.