More Chinese tourist arrivals in 2016


Making further efforts: Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi speaking at a media conference with Malaysian journalists on his working visit to China.— Bernama

BEIJING: The eVisa and visa waiver programmes for Chinese tourists have succeeded in attracting more visitors from China.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi revealed that a total of 2.2 million entry passes – including visas and a special travel note known as Electronic Travel Registration and Information (Entri) – was issued for the whole of last year, compared with 1.2 million visas in 2015.

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