KUALA LUMPUR: Having been appointed as Melaka's tourism ambassador, Shandong-born international star Fan Bingbing is scheduled to visit the state next month.
According to a news report today, the 42-year-old actress is scheduled to be in Melaka from June 14 to 16 to promote Visit Melaka 2024 (TMM 2024), the campaign which aims to promote the state as an ideal destination for tourists.
On his Facebook account, Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh wrote yesterday that he had met with Fan's international manager Jersey Chong to discuss her visit.
"I believe the presence of Fan Bingbing, who's been appointed as ambassador for TMM 2024 will attract more tourists, especially from China and Asia, to visit Melaka," he added.
In December, Fan was in Johor for an audience with the King of Malaysia, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, as part of her engagements at the 34th Singapore International Film Festival.
She was then accompanied by her entrepreneur mother Zhang Chuanmei and her brother Fan Chengcheng, a pop singer and actor in China.