John Lee to embark on 7-day visit to Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu will lead a delegation for a 7-day visit to Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia starting this Sunday (Jul 23) to strengthen cooperation between Hong Kong and the three ASEAN countries.

ASEAN is the second largest trading partner of Hong Kong and the fifth largest economy in the world. Lee said that the visit aims to explore business opportunities in trade, economy and investment as well as introduce the city's strengths and opportunities to local political and business communities.

This is Lee's second visit to ASEAN countries since he has taken office. 

Lee will meet with local political and business leaders to introduce Hong Kong's advantages of being supported by China. He will also encourage ASEAN enterprises to expand their businesses in the city and explore the Greater Bay Area market using Hong Kong's professional services and financing platform. 

He will also visit local enterprises and major infrastructure projects to explore collaboration opportunities between Hong Kong and ASEAN countries on such matters as trade and economy and infrastructure.

He will visit Singapore from Sunday to Tuesday (Jul 23 to 25) and depart for Indonesia in the morning on July 25. Lee will then visit Malaysia on July 27 and return to Hong Kong on July 29.

Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun; Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu; Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Algernon Yau Ying-wah; Secretary for Transport and Logistics Lam Sai-hung; Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong and other officials will also join the visit.

The delegation members also included about 30 high-level representatives from industry and commerce, financial services, transport, logistics and e-commerce, and innovation and technology sectors.