KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim met with John Lee, chief executive of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region here yesterday to discuss enhanced ties and cooperation, reported Xinhua.
Anwar said he discussed issues of interest, including trade, investment, finance, transit systems, education, and tourism cooperation with Lee.
Noting that Malaysia is Hong Kong’s ninth-largest trading partner and the third-largest among Asean states, Lee said bilateral trade recorded a year-on-year increase of 7 per cent, or US$28.1 billion (RM127.7 billion), last year.
He said Hong Kong will further strengthen cooperation and exchanges with Malaysia in areas such as commerce and trade, investment, innovation, technology, culture and tourism.
Lee will visit local enterprises and attend a business luncheon jointly organised by Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council to exchange views with local business leaders today.
Lee is leading a delegation to Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia to further strengthen cooperation between Hong Kong and Asean states.
— Bernama
