Featuring Malaysian fine cuisine, dancing and performances, a nine-day Malaysian food and culture festival will be launched with grand opening ceremony at Central Walk in Futian District on Saturday.

Donald Lim Siang Chai, deputy minister of Ministry of Tourism of Malaysia, A. Amirrudin, director of International Promotion, Division of Tourism of Malaysia, and Roslan Abdul Rahman, Malaysian consul general in Guangzhou will attend the ceremony.

Well-known Malaysian singer Tan Kheng Seong will also sing at the opening ceremony. The festival, which will run from Saturday through Oct. 28, aims to provide the city's residents with an opportunity to taste cuisine and fruits from 10 Malaysian states.

All consumers during the festival at Central Walk will receive a special gift from the Ministry of Tourism of Malaysia, and 10 people, chosen through lucky draws every day, will be offered free air tickets for a seven-day trip to the country.

Sponsored by the Han Li Po restaurant, the festival marks the first cooperation between the city's Central Walk and the Ministry of Tourism of Malaysia.

Date: Oct. 20 to 28
Address: Central Walk, Futian District

(Shenzhen Daily October 20, 2007)