Oz fair honours local trader
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Hj Mohd Hussyn (right) with his plaque of appreciation he received from Queensland Primary Industries Minister Henry Palaszczuk

A local entrepreneur was recently awarded a plaque of appreciation in Queensland, Australia for his contribution towards trade between Brunei Darussalam and Australia. Hj Mohd Hussyn bin Hj Abd Rahman, the managing director of Hussyn Rahman Enterprise Co, received the plaque from the Queensland Primary Industries Minister Henry Palaszczuk at a recent fair, Beef Australia 2003.

Hj Hussyn orders his livestock in Queensland and brings them to Brunei.

The minister said his visit to the Beef Australia 2003 was to motivate Australian exporters as well as push for increased beef exports to other importing nations including Brunei.

In Rockhampton, Hj Hussyn met the minister at the Beef Australia 2003 which was part of Queensland Trade Mission.

"Hj Hussyn's attendance at the Beef Australia 2003 demonstrates his strong personal interest in our beef industry and what we have to offer but it also shows the increasing potential of our beef in Brunei Darussalam," Palaszczuk told Hj Hussyn.

Hj Hussyn has participated in four incoming Queensland Government trade missions and the records showed that he had hosted six missions to Brunei Darussalam led by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries.

Brunei Darussalam imports annually from Queensland, Australia 22,000 heads of cattle, 10,000 goats, 1000 sheep and 200 camels.

Hussyn Rahman Enterprise Co alone imports 6,000 heads of cattle per annum from Australia.

"The triennial expositions at Rockhampton are an ideal trade for international delegations because it showcases every aspect of the industry from paddock to plate," he added.

Australian livestock has seen a tremendous increase in demand in recent years after the outbreak of the mad cow diseases or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in 30 European countries a few years back.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin