CHINA DONATES ADDITIONAL $50,000

November 2, 2004

Last night, His Excellency Jiao Dongcun, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, paid a farewell courtesy call on the Hon. Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Public Service. 

Ambassador Jiao expressed that in his thirty-four years as a diplomat, The Bahamas was his most enjoyable posting, though lasting only sixteen months.

During the courtesy call, Minister Mitchell was presented with a cheque for fifty thousand dollars donated to the Hurricane Jeane Relief Fund, donated by the Government of China. 

Immediately after, Minister Mitchell hosted a reception for His Excellency at the Buena Vista Hotel and gave a farewell address. Click here for full text of Minister’s address.

Photos from left to right Ambassador Jiao and Minister Mitchell