Singapore's Lawrence Wong to visit Hong Kong after Boao Forum trip

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will make a three-day official visit to Hong Kong following his trip to the Boao Forum. It marks his first visit to the city as prime minister since assuming office in May 2024.

Singapore Prime Minister's Office announced that Lawrence Wong, who also serves as finance minister, will undertake a three-day official visit to Hong Kong after attending the Boao Forum for Asia. This will be his first such trip since becoming Singapore's fourth prime minister in May 2024. The office stated: “Prime Minister Wong will visit key sites in the Northern Metropolis to gain a better understanding of Hong Kong’s economic and development trajectory and explore new opportunities for collaboration between our two cities.” During the visit, Wong is scheduled to meet Hong Kong political and business leaders and engage with Singaporeans living in the city at a reception. The trip underscores ongoing efforts to enhance ties between the two cities.

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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will pay state visits to Singapore and the Philippines next week for summit talks aimed at expanding cooperation with these Southeast Asian nations. In Singapore, he will hold talks with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, and in the Philippines, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Cheong Wa Dae anticipates strengthened ties in trade, infrastructure, and sectors like AI.

The prime ministers of Singapore and South Korea will attend this month's Boao Forum for Asia, joining a growing list of world leaders visiting China this year. The annual conference is scheduled for March 24 to 27 in Boao, Hainan province. South Korea's prime minister follows his president's recent four-day visit in January amid reviving bilateral ties.

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President Lee Jae Myung held summit talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on March 2, agreeing to launch negotiations to upgrade their bilateral free trade agreement and enhance artificial intelligence cooperation. The meeting, the second in four months, focused on strengthening existing ties in trade, investment, and infrastructure while expanding into future-oriented areas like AI and nuclear energy. The two nations signed five memorandums of understanding in AI, small modular reactors, digital, and science and technology fields.

India's ambassador to China, Pradeep Kumar Rawat, recently visited Hong Kong to unveil a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the India Club and met Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai. This visit indicates positive views from senior Indian diplomats toward the two Chinese special administrative regions. An opinion piece argues that boosting China-India ties should be a pillar of Hong Kong's five-year plan.

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Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to align the city with national strategies in China’s latest five-year plan and turn Beijing’s assigned “new positionings, functions and missions” into tangible outcomes to drive economic growth. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said he would lead the government in uniting society to proactively align with the 15th five-year plan, which sets China’s economic and social development targets for 2026 to 2030. His comments followed the approval of the plan’s outline by China’s top legislature.

A senior cadre at Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong, Qi Bin, is expected to return to the capital for a new role advising on economic policies for China’s next five-year plan. The position is deputy director of an economic committee under the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Qi, with a strong financial background, recently appeared at an event for a cross-border innovation zone.

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During China's 2026 national two sessions, Hong Kong's role as the world's third-largest financial center drew attention. Australian scholar Warwick Powell discussed with Hong Kong CPPCC member Judith Yu how the city can leverage its 'super-connector' status to align with the 15th Five-Year Plan. Yu highlighted innovation, technology, and financial empowerment to boost Greater Bay Area cooperation.

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