NANNING INVITE TO BUILD HOTEL FOR MUSLIMS

IPOH (Malaysia), July 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysian entrepreneurs were Tuesday
invited to develop in Nanning, China, a special hotel catering for Muslims.

The invitation was extended by Nanning Muslim Association president Ma An Lu
when he called at the menteri besar's office here.

The northern state of Perak chief minister's advisor for Chinese affairs,
Chang Ko Youn, said the investment had great potential because the province was
a popular destination for Muslim tourists from Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.

"Ma said visitors had difficulty obtaining halal food and suggested that a
special hotel be built to provide Muslims with comfortable accommodation and
halal food as well," he told reporters after welcoming Ma and a delegation which
included Muslim entrepreneurs.

Chang said Muslim entrepreneurs in Nanning were keen to collaborate with
Malaysian entrepreneurs in the production of halal food, as they were impressed
with the system employed by Malaysia to produce halal food which had gained
international recognition.

He also said that there was interest to import more halal food from Malaysia
as demand for such food was high in Nanning.
-- BERNAMA