NFA LAUNCHES FISHERIES COLD-STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTING FACILITY IN CHINA
Picture Caption: Launch ceremony of Papua New Guinea Fishery Products China Distribution Facility in Guangzhou, China yesterday. Insert: Fisheries Minister Hon. Jelta Wong and NFA MD Justin Ilakini, Yu Jun’an, Zheng Shaokui, Zheng Jinyang, Lian Cheng along with other dignitaries doing the eye-dotting when celebrating the launch of the old-storage and distributing facility in Guangzhou, China.
THE National Fisheries Authority, in its milestone achievement yesterday, officially launched its fisheries cold-storage and distribution facility in Guangzhou, China.
The launch of the facility reflects true friendship between the government and people of China and Papua New Guinea, which has always been based on mutual respect and understanding since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1976.
Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Jelta Wong, told the gathering in China that the PNG government sees this facility as a starting point to further deepen official collaboration with China in fisheries management, marine conservation, technical training, employment opportunities, wealth creation and beyond.
He further added that PNG government, would like to see that diplomatic ties be translated to effective engagement such as the China Market Access which is now complemented with the cold-storage and distribution facility.
“This partnership between the National Fisheries Authority and the Guangzhou Aquatic Products Chamber of Commerce is a direct result of our governments’ joint efforts in our country’s bilateral relations,” said Minister Wong.
“For PNG, this facility is a cornerstone of PNG’s efforts in sustainable development of fishery resources – vital to improving livelihoods and strengthened cooperation with China.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Zheng Shaokui, President of Guangzhou Aquatic Products Chamber of Commerce, emphasized that; “The completion and launch of this distribution facility has successfully combined the resources, market and technical advantages of both countries, enabling high-quality ‘South Pacific seafood’ to directly reach the tables of Chinese people.”
“For a long time, Guangzhou Aquatic Products Chamber of Commerce has been committed to building an industry ecology of ‘service, cooperation, and development’.
Through cooperation with the National Fisheries Authority, the distribution facilities in Guangzhou and Foshan, relying on a 2,000-square-meter live seafood breeding facility, a 16,000-ton cold storage and sales channels in core markets such as Huangsha, to continuously supply fisheries such as mud crab, tuna, lobster and high-quality deep-sea fish to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and even the national market.”
Mr. Shaokui further stated: “Guangzhou, as the ‘Gateway to South China’, occupies a pivotal position in China’s modern fishery and consumer market. It has a complete cold chain logistics system for live seafood, making transactions effective and more efficient, and a vast consumer market with unlimited business opportunities.”
Minister Wong added: “The Guangzhou City has been considered as a convenient location for distribution of PNG seafood products for two reasons.
This launch follows the signing of the ‘Trade Protocol Agreement (TPA) on Export of Fishery Products’ into China at the margins of the 3rd Pacific Islands Fisheries Development and Cooperation Forum that was held in Apia, Samoa, in 2019.
