CONSUL PROMOTED

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 86, 5 January 1935, Page 11

CONSUL PROMOTED

' 4 Mr. Pao to Leave Dominion PQST IN SOUTH AFRICA Tlie Chinese Consul for New Zealand, the Hon. Chunhow H. Pao, of Wellington, has been appointed Chinese Consul-General at Johannesburg, South Africa, by his Government. The newly-appointed Chinese Consul for New Zealand is Mr. Wang Fung, who has been transferred from Johannesburg. Mr. Pao expects to leave for his new post in a few weeks. Pending the arrival of the n<w Consul, Mr. Yue R. Jackson, Vice-Consul, will be in charge of the New Zealand .Consulate. The appointment of Mr. Pao to the Consulate General at Johannesburg is :regarded as an important advancement, as Mr. Pao is one of the senior members of the Chinese Consular service. Mr. Pao is well-known in Wellington. He has been attached to the diplomatic service of his country for more than 20 years, and has held the post of Consul at Batavia, Java. San Francisco,

New York, Canada and Melbourne. He graduated at the Pekin University and completed his studies at the New York University.

Mr. Pao stated yesterday that he was privileged at being appointed as representative of China in New Zealand. The opportunities which he had of coming into personal contact with various people and. societies in New Zealand*from time to had enabled him to foster the spirit of good will between New Zealand and China, and to assist* in the development of a better understanding between the two peoples. Mr. Pao added that friendship between China and Great Britain, and particularly New Zealand, had been most cordial. More than 70 years ago, Chinese had landed in New Zealand, ,and commercial relations had been established between the two peoples. “Everybody knows that China is tremendously rich in natural resources of every conceivable kind,” said Mr. Pao. “Likewise, China has unlimited possibilities as a world market. China is ready to welcome foreign capital because it is capital that will make China’s resources available for the use of mankind. China welcomes foreign capital if it is purely as a legitimate business proposition seeking a good investment, but she objects to foreign enterprise if it is made an instrument pf political domination, imperialistic penetration, or ruthless exploitation. There is a wide range of possibilities for purely business enterprise, both in natural resources and in potential markets.”