Date: 11 October 2012
Malaysia Week Provides Latest Information On Malaysia - Ng
Yen Yen.
LONDON, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Week is not just a
programme found to be effective in introducing Malaysian culture and
attractions to foreigners, but also in providing the latest information on
Malaysia, says Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.
"Therefore, I hope this programme can be held in many
more countries around the world," she told Malaysian journalists after
closing the Malaysia Week London 2012, here, Wednesday.
The five-day event held at the South Bank since last
Saturday was launched by Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk
Seri Dr Rais Yatim. Also present at the closing ceremony were the ministry's
secretary-general Datuk Seri Kamaruddin Siaraf, Malaysian High Commissioner to
the United Kingdom Datuk Seri Zakaria Sulong, Mayor of Colchester, Councillor
Helen Chuah and Member of the House of Lords, Lord Tom Pendry of Stalybridge.
Dr Ng said Malaysia Week was a good programme as information
on the country could reach the target groups, besides giving an opportunity to
the visitors to savour Malaysian food and to experience playing traditional
games like congkak.
She said Malaysia recorded 24.7 million foreign tourist
arrivals last year with about 400,000 of them from the United Kingdom.
Dr Ng said many Britons were surprised as they did not
expect Malaysia to have developed so rapidly including in the tourism sector,
especially its 9th position among the world's top tourist destinations.
Kamaruddin when met said the programme, the fourth to be
held in London, had attracted 304,000 visitors, double the targeted figure.
"We hope the programme's success will be manifested by more tourist
arrivals from Britain to Malaysia," he said.
By Normalazwa Jamaludin
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