CS meets Singapore PM

August 01, 2013

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam today met Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to boost economic ties between Hong Kong and Singapore.
 
The pair discussed building economic ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
 
Mrs Lam said: "We are pleased that ASEAN and Hong Kong have agreed to pursue an ASEAN-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement. We believe that this agreement could serve as a building block for promoting further economic integration in the region, thereby inducing and facilitating more trade and investment, which shall in turn bring benefits to both Singapore and Hong Kong."
 
Mrs Lam then inspected projects under the Housing & Development Board, including Pinnacle@Duxton, an iconic public housing development, and a Social Service Office.
 
She also met Deputy Prime Minister, Co-ordinating Minister for National Security & Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean.
 
She later visited the Marina Bay Cruise Centre, and attended a dinner hosted by Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for the Environment & Water Resources and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Grace Fu.