Two Lees agree to ramp up relations in Singapore
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday told Chief Executive John Lee that the city-state and Hong Kong should “ramp up relations” again as the world recovers from the pandemic. The two leaders met at the official residence of the president of Singapore on Monday morning, on the second day of the CE's visit to the country. The prime minister emphasised that Singapore has a very important relationship with Hong Kong. “Now the Covid has passed… things are back to normal. I think we should ramp up our relations again,” he said. John Lee said the relationship will continue to develop. “I would like to thank you sincerely for finding time for this meeting. I am very thankful for the kind invitation extended to me through our last meeting in Bangkok [during the APEC summit],” he told the PM. “The purpose of my visit is to build friendship, create goodwill, enhance knowledge and strengthen co-operations.” He also thanked Singapore for its support for Hong Kong joining the world's largest free-trade pact, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). John Lee will travel to the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Tuesday for the second leg of his Asean countries trip.