CHAIRMAN of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attended the ceremony to open the 57th Myanma Gems Emporium at Mani Yadana Jade Hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.
The Senior General and party viewed
the video clip on the production process of jewellery items and preparations to
hold the 57th Myanma Gems Emporium. The Senior General instructed officials to
arrange the sales of pearl and jewellery items at the current emporium by
foreign currencies US dollar, euro and yuan and in the coming emporiums by Hong
Kong dollar and Thai baht in addition to US dollar, euro and yuan.
The Senior General and party viewed
lots of jade, gems and pearl displayed inside the Mani Yadana Hall and uncut
jade lots, and the 35-tonne largest jade stone outside the hall.
The largest jade stone was cut from
the 308-tonne jade rock excavated from block-2 being operated in mutual
interest with the State in Metlinchaung mine in Lonkhin-Phakant gem land. It is
a quality utility jade stone, and its reserve price is calculated as more than
5 million euros.
The emporium will be held from 22 to
28 April with the display of 330 lots of pearl, 120 lots of gems and 2,000 lots
of jade to local and foreign gem merchants through open tender under the rules
and regulations. The showrooms are opened in the hall to showcase finished
jewellery items of private businesspersons for sale.
The reserve prices are set for lots
of pearls in US dollars. Foreign gem merchants need to pay US dollars or yuan
for the purchase of items, and local gem merchants US dollar, yuan and kyat.
Floor prices are also set for lots of gems and jade in euro. Gem merchants may
pay US dollars, euro, and yuan to purchase these items.
The Senior General inspected the
improvement of the jade park and attended tothe needs for the reports of Union
Minister U Khin Maung Yi for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
and officials.
The jade park, located on 8.26 acres
of land, was inaugurated in 2010. A total of 5,117 pieces of uncut jade stones
and 14,252 other uncut stones are allotted in the park. In accord with the
guidance of the Senior General, the park has been upgraded as of February 2022.
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