Wang Ruijie started a four -day work visit to Hong Kong on August 28, and wrote in Facebook in Facebook after meeting with Li Jiachao on Monday that as a city with an international perspective, Hong Kong and SingaporeThere are many things in common.The two places have a solid economic connection, close civil connections, and cooperation in many fields.

Wang Ruijie, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore and Minister of Economic Policy, met with Li Jiachao, the head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Monday (August 29) to discuss how New Hong Kong deepened cooperation in the fields of economic toughness and public health.

Wang Ruijie said that the friendship meeting of confidence between the two places continued to develop during the term of Li Jiachao; Li Jiachao reiterated that he was committed to maintaining close partnership with Singapore.

Wang Ruijie launched a four -day work visit to Hong Kong on August 28, and met Li Jiachao on Monday afternoon.After meeting with Li Jiachao, he wrote in Facebook that as a city with an international perspective, Hong Kong and Singapore have many commons.The two places have a solid economic connection, close civil connections, and cooperation in many fields.

Wang Ruijie and Li Jiachao reiterated the good momentum of the long -term partnership between the two places of New Port when they met.Looking forward to the future, the two sides have also discussed how Singapore and Hong Kong deepen cooperation in the fields of economic toughness, public health and other fields, and work together to contribute to regional development and prosperity to benefit the people of the two places.

Wang Ruijie wrote: "I am confident that the Friendship Association of Singapore and Hong Kong continues to develop during the term of Li Jiachao's head. I look forward to greeting him in Singapore in the near future."

In addition to meeting Li Jiachao, Wang Ruijie will also meet with Chen Guoji, director of the Hong Kong Secretary of Government, Chen Maobo, and Sun Dong, director of the Innovation Science and Technology and Industry Bureau, will attend the seventh "One Belt One Belt August 31st."One Road" Summit Forum.

Wang Ruijie was the first foreign leader who received Li Jiachao after serving as the Chief Executive of Hong Kong on July 1 this year.

Li Jiachao: committed to maintaining a close relationship with the new side

Wang Ruijie visited Hong Kong as deputy prime minister and financial minister in May 2019.Zhang Zhixian, the Minister of Singapore, and Minister of State Safety, also visited Hong Kong at the end of May this year, and met with Li Jiachao, who was then the chief executive of Hong Kong.

Li Jiachao also posted on Monday in Facebook to introduce the situation of meeting with Wang Ruijie.

Li Jiachao wrote that when he met, he reiterated that he was committed to maintaining close partnership with Singapore; the two also discussed the rich opportunities brought by the cooperative relationship between the two sides to Singapore and Hong Kong, and even the entire Asian region.

Li Jiachao also thanked Wang Ruijie to send him a letter to him on the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on July 1 this year.

In the congratulatory letter from Wang Ruijie to Li Jiachao on July 1, Wang Ruijie expressed "the most enthusiastic congratulations" to Hong Kong's return to China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

According to the press release issued by the official website of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Li Jiachao welcomed Wang Ruijie to visit Hong Kong again after his visit in May 2019, and thanked him to attend the 7th Belt and Road Summit Forum.

He said that Hong Kong has long been closely related to Singapore, and bilateral trade has continued to grow in recent years. Singapore is the fourth largest trading partner in Hong Kong.

Under the epidemic, bilateral trade between the two places in 2021 still increased by nearly 30%from 2020, with a total of more than 483 billion Hong Kong dollars (about $ 85.946 million).

Li Jiachao urged Hong Kong and Singapore to develop more exchanges and cooperation space in the fields of trade investment, financial services, education, culture, innovation technology.

He said that Hong Kong and Singapore would continue to cooperate with diversified cooperation to promote close connections between the two sides.

(Reporter is a special agent in Beijing)