Hong Kong's chief executive John Lee is in Singapore for the first time since becoming the territory’s new leader just over a year ago.
Both leaders agreed that the two cities faced similar challenges as global cities in their respective regions, and discussed ways to further deepen bilateral cooperation, according to a statement from the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
PM Lee expressed confidence in Hong Kong’s continued development and prosperity under China's “One Country, Two Systems” framework, according to MFA’s statement.Earlier on Monday, Mr Lee was hosted to breakfast by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong. “As international financial centres, Singapore and Hong Kong enjoy close cooperation on fintech, information sharing, as well as supervisory and regulatory matters,” MFA said.
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