"We are pleased to note that Belgian entrepreneurs have begun to follow the trail blazed by other European investors into our manufacturing sector. Malaysia's infrastructures, the abundance of vital industrial raw materials and liberal investment climate should provide an added inducement to Belgian investors. We hope that Belgian investors would consider the advantages of venturing into, among other things, Malaysia's natural resource based industries. We would like to register our deep appreciation to the Belgian Government for the technical cooperation programme which has made valuable contribution in the fields of agriculture and wood technology. We are confident that the Belgian Government would positively consider the possibility of expanding the scope of the assistance programme to other areas including environmental pollution monitoring and forensic science. I also wish to take this opportunity to thank the Belgian Government for the generous emplacements of our students in Belgian institutions of higher learning."