Malaysian traders
A 13-member Malaysian I; trade mission has visited' l Christchurch looking for I ] markets for products;! among wholesalers, retailers i and manufacturers. h The group, which also! i visited Auckland has ah variety of products to ); offer, including handicrafts, ) cocoa and coffee beans, batik, footwear, chilli sauce,!
i adhesive tapes, silverware, ■and kites. New Zealanders approached had shown an encouraging response, and a defin- [ ite interest in the products, ) said Mr Lim Seng Huat, a ) member of the mission, who I is the Malaysian Trade Com- [ missioner for Australia and i New Zealand, based in Syd- ) ney. Mr Lim said that Malaysian
. exports to New Zealand had 'increased from S4.IM worth 1 in 1961 to 521.6 M in 1976. The 10-day mission is led ■ by Mr Ahmad Saadi, who is . deputy secretary-general for i the Malaysian Ministry of > Trade and Industry, based in ■ Kuala Lumpur. Mr J. R. I Underhill, an executive ■ officer for the Department of Trade and Industry in Welli ington accompanied.
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