Minister Opens CI Photo Show In Chinese City

The exhibition which is part of the 2017 Guangdong International Tourism and Culture Festival will run until the end of this month.

The opening was watched by tourist agents from around Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao.

Ministry of Cultural Development (MOCD) secretary Anthony Turua said the Cook Islands National Arts Theatre (CINAT) cultural performing team also entertained the agents during the exhibition.

He said later in the day the minister attended the opening of the Guangdong Tourism and Culture Festival at the Hengqin Bay Hotel.

Brown was also a key speaker in recognising the 20th anniversary of the partnership relationship between the Cook Islands and the People’s Republic of China.

Brown took part in the tour of the world’s longest bridge, 55kms across the ocean from Hong Kong and Zhuhai, and later in the afternoon, witnessed the signing of an agreement support for MOCD with Turua.

The support includes two 6m by 4m LED screens for the National Auditorium to be installed in May next year, in time for the 2018 Te Maeva Nui celebration.

“Attending during the same time will be a number of tourist agents to see what our beautiful paradise can offer for the Chinese market,” Turua said.

The minister’s delegation will travel to Shenzhen City for the final leg of their visit today for another tourism and cultural promotion and will return to Rarotonga tomorrow afternoon.

The delegation also includes officials from Cook Islands Tourism, Business Trade Investment Bureau and 10 CINAT members.

“The impact of the cultural team here has been overwhelming. They were the darlings at the Opera House parade show yesterday (Monday) among eight other countries from Europe. They were flocked by photographers and journalists and tourist agents,” Turua said.

(Source: Cook Islands NEWS Local 13 December 2017)

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