Bureau to support local expo industry

On July 26, local government officials marked the establishment of the Xiamen Bureau of Convention and Exhibition Affairs.

The city government of Xiamen in Fujian province has tasked the department with expanding the city's global influence as a well-known international conference and exhibition city, officials said.

Zhang Canmin, deputy mayor of Xiamen, and Cao Hongying, deputy director of the foreign investment department under the Ministry of Commerce attended the opening ceremony, and both made speeches, noting that it constituted a new chapter in Xiamen's convention and exhibition industry.