Recruitment at Bai Shan Lin exceeds target, chairman says

-100 persons already employed

China Forest Industry Group Company, the owners of Bai Shan Lin Forest Development Inc says Guyanese have responded overwhelmingly to job vacancies it posted, with applications exceeding expectations by more than 100 responses.

According to Whenze Chu, Chairman of the parent company, over 800 persons have been employed by the Chinese wood processing and export company after it published an advertisement seeking 700 employees.

One hundred persons have already been assigned to their work posts, he said, according to a Govern-  ment Information Agency (GINA) press release.

The recruitment drive comes in the light of the company’s plans for large scale industries among which is a wood economic and trade park that will promote production of various kinds of wood products and brands that will boost the development of the local economy, GINA said.

The proposed park will include industries for ship building, woodworking, machinery, processing and manufacturing, food and aquatic processing, mining and a school and hospital.

Plans are also in train to build an international mall and an exhibition centre to showcase finished products manufactured at the Bai Shan Lin plant in Linden.

On Wednesday, Whenze and a team including recently installed Chinese Ambas-sador to Guyana Zhang Limin met President Donald Ramotar for a second round of talks regarding the plant in Linden and the housing scheme at Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali and Minister of Natural Resources and the Environ-ment Robert Persaud also attended the meeting.

The Chinese company has been operating in Guyana for  eight years through the Bai Shan Lin Forest Development Inc, Haimorakabra Logging, Karlam South America Timbers, Wood Associated Industries, Kwebanna Wood Productions, Sherwood Forests, Bai Shan Lin Housing, Construction, Mining development Inc, and Bai Shan Lin Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries Inc, GINA said.