文/本刊記者 成海楊
“對重慶,從來沒感到過陌生”
——訪匈牙利共和國駐重慶總領事館臨時代辦南英杰
文/本刊記者 成海楊

記者:你在中國待了有8年的時間,這期間是否來過重慶,對重慶有什么印象?
南英杰:是的。我在中國一共待了8年的時間。1988年—1992年在北京的芳草地小學學習,因為當時我父親在匈牙利大使館工作,所以有機會來到中國學習。在中國讀小學對我的漢語學習有著非常大的幫助。回到匈牙利以后我也一直在堅持學習中文,在羅蘭大學學習時也是就讀的中文專業。大學畢業以后就到匈牙利外交部亞太司中國組工作。
2007年1月份正式到匈牙利駐華大使館 擔任新聞官的工作,到現在有3年多的時間,直到今年才被調來重慶負責這邊的工作。
我在北京工作期間沒有來過重慶,但在2009年不管在任何地方,不管是中國的報紙、網絡、廣播,還是外國的BBC、CNN都能看到有關重慶打黑的消息。做為經常和媒體打交道的新聞官員,我也看到過重慶打黑和建設五個重慶的報道,并在其它一些場合看到過重慶的宣傳材料,通過這些途徑我能感覺到重慶是一個很有魅力的城市,雖然之前沒來過重慶,但是對這里我從來都沒感到陌生。
記者:您來重慶已經有一段時間了,請談一談在重慶的感受,喜歡重慶嗎?
南英杰:我是1月25號到達重慶,到現在有幾個月的時間了,對重慶也有了進一步的了解,并且也慢慢的喜歡上了這座有著幾千年歷史的現代都市。
初到重慶讓我感觸比較深的有三個方面。第一,重慶的綠化特別好,走到哪里都是綠色的。在我走下飛機的瞬間,綠色的樹木,美麗的花草頓時映入我的眼簾,讓我對這座神奇的城市充滿了好感。第二,重慶人多、車多、街窄,走到哪里都特別熱鬧。第三,就是在語言方面有點不是特別適應。剛來重慶對當地方言還有些聽不懂,并且在說普通話方面也跟其他地方有點差異。不過現在我也正在學習“重慶普通話”,爭取早點融入到重慶人的生活當中。
記者:是什么吸引匈牙利政府來重慶設立總領事館?總領館的設立又能給重慶市民帶來哪些便利?
南英杰:在2月4日匈牙利共和國駐重慶總領事館開館之時,匈牙利外長鮑拉日·彼得就說過,之所以選擇在重慶設館,是因為匈牙利對重慶的經濟發展有著強烈興趣,相信重慶未來有許多潛在的機遇。
匈牙利既是歐盟成員國又是申根成員國,不管在哪個城市設立領事館都能帶來很多好處。駐重慶總領館的工作室裝修完畢后就會開始在重慶發放申根簽證,這對于那些對歐洲有著濃厚興趣的重慶市民來說有著非常大的幫助和便利。
記者:匈牙利共和國總領館剛剛在重慶設立,總領事館在重慶與匈牙利的經濟、政治、文化、教育的溝通與交流中將扮演什么角色,具體有哪些工作計劃?
南英杰:匈牙利共和國總領事館在重慶與匈牙利的交往中主要起著牽線搭橋的作用, 通過我們讓雙方加強了解。2月4日匈牙利外長訪問重慶時總領事館就舉行了開館儀式,總領館工作的第一部分也就結束了。第二部我們工作的重點就是要完成總領館的裝修工作,因為只有把工作的環境準備好了,其它各環節的工作才能更好的開展。
記者:據悉,到現在為止還沒有重慶企業到匈牙利投資,您會在重慶企業到匈牙利投資方面做出哪些努力?
南英杰:中國西南部與歐洲中東部之間的交流發展并不多,應該加強雙方的交流。而這也正是總領館在中國西南部設立的原因之一。
記者:匈牙利一直在采取各種有效措施優化投資環境,所以匈牙利也是中東歐地區人均吸引外資最多的國家之一,能不能介紹一下匈牙利的投資環境,相對其他歐洲國家匈牙利又有哪些優勢?
南英杰:匈牙利地處歐洲中部,交通便利就是最好的投資環境和最大的優勢。從匈牙利到波蘭港口、地中海港口、黑海港口,乘坐火車均只需要幾個小時便可到達,如果乘坐飛機,2個小時之內可以到達歐洲的任何地方。
如果中國企業想在歐洲建立物流中心或者是大型倉庫,那么匈牙利肯定是首選。匈牙利的對華政策里面還包括很多對中國商人的優惠政策,所以也歡迎重慶的企業到匈牙利投資。
記者:匈牙利的旅游資源豐富,是世界上最吸引人的15個國家之一,請介紹一下匈牙利的旅游情況,有哪些景點要推薦給重慶市民?
南英杰:匈牙利的國土面積雖然不大,但卻是個旅游大國。坐落在多瑙河畔的首都布達佩斯是歐洲著名的古城,風光無限,有“多瑙河上的明珠”之美譽。歐洲最大的淡水湖巴拉頓湖也是吸引大批游客的一個亮點。另外,匈牙利的葡萄美酒也為這個國家增光添彩,以其歷史悠久、酒味醇香聞名于世。
匈牙利的醫療溫泉在世界上也是比較著名的,在匈牙利幾乎在任何地方,只要往地下鉆孔,總是會發現溫泉泉源。
記者:現在匈牙利的中國留學生多嗎?如果市民想去留學需要具備什么條件,申根簽證辦理會不會很復雜?
南英杰:現在匈牙利大概有2萬多華人,中東歐最大的華人團體也在布達佩斯,但在匈牙利留學的中國留學生還不夠多。
對于去匈牙利留學的條件也沒有什么特別的要求,和其它申根國家是一樣的。匈牙利有1000多萬人口,獲得諾貝爾獎的就有14個,人均獲諾貝爾獎的比例在世界上是最高的,由此也可以反映出匈牙利的教育系統是非常完善的,所以非常歡迎重慶的學生到匈牙利去學習。
因為匈牙利是申根成員國,申根簽證的辦理已經不只是匈牙利內部的事務,它也涉及到其它申根成員國的利益問題,所以在 手續辦理上要多一點,但是并不是很麻煩,并且拿到簽證以后帶來的好處也將更多,比如持有申根簽證的個人可以到其他申根成員國去旅游而不需要另外申請簽證,這將給簽證持有人帶來巨大的便利。
Jou rna list: You spen t 8 yea rs in Ch ina, d id you have the op po rtun ity to v isit Chongq ing du ring th is tim e? W ha t w as yo u r firs t im p ress ion abo u t Chongq ing be fo re?
M ik lós:Yea, I used to stud y in Beijing Fang caod i p rim a ry schoo l du ring 1988-1992. At tha t tim e m y fa the r wo rked in the Hunga rian Em bassy, so I had the op po rtunity to com e to China to stud y, and stud ying in Chinese p rim a ry schoo l was rea lly he lp fu l fo r m y Chinese. Afte r I wen t back to Hunga ry I still kep t lea rning Chinese, m y m a jo r was a lso Chinese when I stud ied a t the Ro land Un ive rsity.
It has been th ree yea rs since I o ffic ia lly wo rked in Hunga rian Em bassy in Beijing in Janua ry 2007. I se rved as p ress o ffice r a t the em bassy un til this yea r when I was trans fe rred to Chongq ing to wo rk he re. I neve r visited to Chongq ing be fo re, bu t I a lways hea rd abou t the gove rnm en t c racking down Chongq ing’s m a fia g roup from new spape rs and the In te rne t, b road cast, BBC, and CNN in 2009. As a p ress o ffice r, I've wa tched abou t the construc tion o f five Chongq ing on TV and read o the r p rom o tiona l m a te ria ls abou t Chongq ing. I can fee l Chongq ing is a ve ry a ttrac tive and beau tifu l c ity, a lthough I neve r cam e he re be fo re, the re fo re, I neve r fe lt un fam ilia r because I knew wha t was go ing on.
Jou rna list: You’ve been in Chongq ing fo r a w h ile, how is you r fee ling abou t Chongq ing?
M ik lós:I a rrived in Chongq ing in Janua ry 25, which I fina lly received a be tte r unde rstand ing o f this c ity; I sta rted to fa ll in love w ith this histo rica l and m ode rn c ity. First, the land scap ing o f Chongq ing is p a rtic u la rly good, eve rywhe re is g reen. Second, Chongq ing is rea lly busy, m any peop le, ca rs and na rrow stree ts. Third, I’m no t used to the loca l d ia lec t ye t, bu t now I am beg inning to lea rn "Chongq ing Pu tonghua" so I c an in teg ra te in to the lives o f Chongq ing p eop le.
Jo u rn a lis t: W h a t b r in g s th e H u n g a r ian gove rnm en t to estab lish the Hunga rian Consu la te Gene ra l in Chongq ing? W ha t conven ien ce can they b ring fo r Chongq ing peo p le?
M ik lós:The reason why we chose Chongq ing is the econom ic deve lopm en t o f Chongq ing, Hunga ry showed a strong in te rest in Chongq ing, we be lieve the re a re m any po ten tia l op po rtunities in the fu tu re. Hunga ry is the m em be r coun try o f the EU, a lso it is the Schengen Mem be r Sta te. Afte r the renova tion o f Consu la te Gene ra l was com p le ted we w ill sta rt issu ing Schengen visas in Chongq ing, wh ich w ill be o f g rea t he lp and convenience fo r those who have in te rest in Eu ropean coun tries in Chongq ing.
Jou rn a list: Th e Co n su la te Gen e ra l o f the Rep ub lic o f Hunga ry has ju st been se t u p in Cho ngq ing, w h a t is the w o rk ing p lan o f th e Hunga rian Consu la te Gene ra l in Chongq ing?
M ik lós:The Rep ub lic o f Hunga ry Consu la te Gene ra l in Chongq ing is a b rid ge fo r Chongq ing to con tac t w ith Hunga ry and enhance ou r und e rstand ing. Ou r Consu la te Gene ra l in Chongq ing he ld the open ing ce rem ony when the Hunga rian fo reign m iniste r visited Chongq ing on Feb rua ry 4, wh ich is the first pa rt o f ou r wo rk. Second is the renova tion wo rk o f the Consu la te Gene ra l, on ly the wo rking environm en t is read y, and then we can ca rry ou t the wo rk be tte r.
Jou rna list: Un til now, Chongq ing en te rp rises have ye t to invest in Hunga ry, w ha t is you r p lan on th is?
M ik lós:The comm unica tion be tween the Cen tra l and Easte rn Eu rope and Sou thwest o f China is no t m uch, we shou ld streng then the b ila te ra l exchanges. This is exac tly why we se tup the Consu la te-Gene ra l in sou thwest o f China.
Jou rna list: Hunga ry has been tak ing va riou s e ffec tive m easu res to op tim ize the in vestm en t env ironm en t, can you te ll us abou t the investm en t en v ironm en t in Hunga ry? Com pa red w ith o the r Eu ropean coun tries, w ha t ad van tages does Hunga ry have?
M ik lós:Hunga ry is loca ted in cen tra l Eu rope, conven ien t transp o rta tion is the best inves tm en t environm en t and the b iggest ad van tage. If Chinese com pan ies wan ted to bu ild a log istics cen te r o r a la rge-sca le wa rehouse in Eu rope, then Hunga ry wou ld de finite ly be the best choice.
The po licy o f Hunga ry to China inc ludes m any p re fe ren tia l po lic ies fo r Chinese businessm en, we a lso we lcom e Chongq ing's en te rp rises to invest in Hunga ry.
Jou rna list: Hunga ry has rich tou rism resou rces, it is one o f the w o rld's m ost 15 a ttractive coun tries, p lease te ll u s abou t the tou rism situa tion in Hunga ry, w ha t d o you recom m end to the Chongq ing p eo p le?
M ik lós:The cap ita l Budapest which is loca ted by Danube is a fam ous c ity in Eu rope, rea lly b righ t and beau tifu l. Eu rope's la rgest freshwa te r Lake Ba la ton is a lso a b righ t spo t to a ttrac t a la rge num be r o f tou rists. The Hunga rian g rape w ine is a lso fam ous as its long histo ry and the in toxica ting w ine frag rance. Hunga ry's hea lth spa is we ll-known in the wo rld. In Hunga ry, a lm ost anywhe re, as long as you a re d rilling in the unde rg round, you w ill a lways find the sou rce o f ho t sp rings.
Jou rna list: A re the re m any Ch inese stu den ts tha t stud y in Hunga ry? If peop le w an t to stud y the re, w ha t do they need? W ill it be ve ry com p lica ted to ap p ly fo r Schengen v isa?
M ik lós:The re a re m o re than 20,000 Chinese in Hunga ry. The la rgest Chinese comm un ity o f Easte rn Eu rope is a lso in Budapest, bu t the re a re no t m any Chinese studen ts stud ying in Hunga ry. Hunga ry has m o re than 10 m illion p eop le, the re a re 14 Nobe l Prize w inne rs, pe r cap ita ra tio o f the Nobe l Prize is the highest in the wo rld, which show s Hunga ry's educa tion system is ve ry pe rfec t. Chongq ing studen ts a re ve ry we lcom e to stud y in Hunga ry.
Since Hunga ry is the Schengen Mem be r Sta te, Schengen visa is no longe r just an in te rna l a ffair o f Hunga ry, it is a lso invo lved to the in te rests o f o the r Schengen m em be r sta tes, so the fo rm a lities w ill be m o re bu t no t too com p lica ted, and the bene fits w ill be m o re a fte r ob ta ined the visa, such as the Schengen visa ho lde rs can go to o the r Schengen m em be r sta tes w ithou t ap p lying fo r ano the r visa, which w ill be a huge convenience fo r visa ho lde rs.
"Never Feel Unfam iliar to Chongqing"——Interviewed w ith the Charge D'affaires of Republic of Hungary Consulate General in Chongqing M iklós NéMETH
W ritten by Cheng Haiyang Translated by Aggie and Gary Hynson