On 16 September 2017, the welcome activity of the 4th Sichuan International Travel Expo (SCITE) was held in Leshan. Mr. Yang Hongbo, Vice Governor of Sichuan Province delivered a welcome speech. The leadership of relevant departments of Sichuan province and Leshan city, Mr. Dale Lawrence, Special Adviser to CEO of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), Consul Generals of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand in Chengdu, and delegates from global tourism industries attended the event. H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), attended the activity upon the invitation and exchanged views with other participants.
Vice Governor Yang warmly welcomed all the participants to attend SCITE. He said that Sichuan is a major province of resources, population and economy in China, which has the reputation of Land of Abundance since ancient time. It also has a long history, splendid culture and magnificent scenery and is rich in tourism resources.
SCITE has been successfully held for three times, and gradually developed into an important domestic and international tourism products and services trading platform as well as industry exchanges and cooperation platform. The 4th SCITE is focused on the theme of “Tourism Trade, Open Cooperation-Tourism Leads Green Development”. With this as an opportunity, Sichuan province will continue to strengthen international exchanges and cooperation to enable the world to be more recognition of Sichuan, and integrate Sichuan into the international arena to ultimately achieve win-win results with mutual benefits.
Under the guidance of the People’s Government of Sichuan Province, the 4th SCITE is co-hosted by the People’s Government of Leshan Municipality, Sichuan Provincial Tourism Development Committee, Foreign & Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Sichuan Provincial People’s Government and other relevant departments, and supported by United Nations World Tourism Organization, Pacific Asia Travel Association, and ASEAN-China Centre.
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