PHUKET: About 100 people gathered at the Royal Phuket City hotel yesterday to celebrate the opening of a Chinese Consulate on Phuket.
Among the dignitaries who joined Ms Wang Huijuan, Deputy Consul General and Director of the Phuket Consular Office of the Consul General, were Phuket's Governor, Nisit Jansomwong, Police Lieutenant General Ruengsak Jaritaek from Bangkok, Chinese embassy officials, the president of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation, Paiboon Upatising, former Phuket Members of Parliament and honorary consuls.
The decision was made to open a consulate on Phuket because of the large number of Chinese tourists visiting Phuket.
The new offices are in Royal Plaza, diagonally opposite Tesco-Lotus at the intersection where an underpass is now being constructed.
Governor Nisit made the point that Phuket had a long, historic relationship with Chinese visitors of all kinds and the relationship was likely to continue unimpeded.
China has other consulates in Thailand at Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and Hat Yai.
Among the dignitaries who joined Ms Wang Huijuan, Deputy Consul General and Director of the Phuket Consular Office of the Consul General, were Phuket's Governor, Nisit Jansomwong, Police Lieutenant General Ruengsak Jaritaek from Bangkok, Chinese embassy officials, the president of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation, Paiboon Upatising, former Phuket Members of Parliament and honorary consuls.
The decision was made to open a consulate on Phuket because of the large number of Chinese tourists visiting Phuket.
The new offices are in Royal Plaza, diagonally opposite Tesco-Lotus at the intersection where an underpass is now being constructed.
Governor Nisit made the point that Phuket had a long, historic relationship with Chinese visitors of all kinds and the relationship was likely to continue unimpeded.
China has other consulates in Thailand at Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and Hat Yai.
I look forward to the first Chinese Driving School being opened!
Posted by Mister Ree on November 7, 2014 10:22