Taiwan pavilion wins top award at Malaysian fair

The Taiwan pavilion at the 2010 Malaysia International Food and Beverages Trade Fair was presented with the Most Creative Pavilion Award Thursday, with Taichung Mayor Jason Hu and Taichung Magistrate Huang Chung-sheng receiving the trophy at an award ceremony.

The Taiwan pavilion is mainly displaying agricultural specialties from central Taiwan, including fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers and processed food.

It also features photos and films introducing major tourist attractions and spa resorts in Taichung City and Taichung County, both of which will be merged and upgraded to a special municipality later this year.

Hu said he attended the trade fair to promote sales of farm produce and food products from the two areas because they will need more export outlets after their merger and status upgrade.

“I am very happy to receive the award, which marks an international recognition of our efforts,” Hu said.

For his part, Huang said the trade fair has become a platform for Taiwan-Malaysian agricultural exchanges. “We hope Malaysia can become a springboard for our high-end farm produce to make inroads into Middle East markets,” he added.

Both Hu and Huang also expressed gratitude for the assistance Taiwan's representative office in Malaysia offered to them in organizing the trade show.

A 168-person delegation from Taichung is the largest group to take part in the trade fair, which opened Thursday and will run until the weekend.

Hu and Huang will next visit Indonesia for a similar promotional drive.

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