Singapore’s Lawrence Wong meets tycoons, leaders as he wraps up Hong Kong trip

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (right) meets former Hong Kong Chief Justice Andrew Li (left) and ex-chairwoman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Laura Cha.

Photo: Facebook/Lawrence Wong Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has met Hong Kong political heavyweights and business leaders – including former Chief Justice Andrew Li Kwok-nang and Richard Li Tzar-kai, the son of tycoon Li Ka-shing – in what he described as a “short but meaningful visit” to the city.

Wrapping up his first official visit to the city since he became prime minister in 2024, Wong said in a Facebook post on Saturday that closer cooperation between the two Asian financial centres would contribute to the region’s growth and resilience. “A short but meaningful visit to Hong Kong,” Wong wrote of his three-day visit. “The city feels familiar yet renewed, with a clear sense of dynamism.” Apart from Richard Li, who is chairman of Pacific Century Group, Wong also spoke to other influential business leaders, including Sino Group chairman Daryl Ng Win-kong, Kerry Properties chairman Kuok Khoon Hua and Rosewood Hotel Group CEO Sonia Cheng Chi-man.

Wong also met Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, convenor of the government’s key decision-making Executive Council, Ronnie Chan Chi-chung, honorary chairman of Hang Lung Group, former lawmaker Martin Liao Cheung-kong and ex-chairwoman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Laura Cha Shih May-lung.

Wong said he had “good exchanges” with figures from the public and private sectors, with discussions centred on regional developments and areas for collaboration between the two Asian financial hubs, including the digital economy, technology, innovation, and sustainability. “Singapore and Hong Kong each have our strengths.

By working more closely, we can reinforce one another and contribute to the wider region’s growth and resilience,” he said.

A day earlier, Wong met Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu at Government House, where the prime minister said relations between the two sides were “more important than ever” in a fragmenting world.

He also said Singapore would explore opportunities arising from Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis megaproject and its coming five-year development plan.

Both leaders were quick to highlight their shared beliefs, such as free trade and multilateralism, rather than the differences that often cast the two financial hubs as bitter regional rivals.

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (fifth from left), chairman of Pacific Cen

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