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MFA Press Statement: Visit by Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong to the People’s Republic of China, 2 to 8 April 2013

1 April 2013

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Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong will visit Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China, from 2–4 April 2013. ESM will meet Guangdong Party Secretary Hu Chunhua, Guangzhou Party Secret...

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Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong will visit Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China, from 2–4 April 2013.  ESM will meet Guangdong Party Secretary Hu Chunhua, Guangzhou Party Secretary Wan Qingliang, Shenzhen Party Secretary Wang Rong and other provincial leaders.  ESM will also visit the Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City to view its development1 and meet Singaporeans in Guangdong Province.  This visit is part of our broader efforts to enhance linkages with key Chinese provinces.

ESM will visit Hainan Province from 4–8 April 2013 to attend the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference.  ESM, who is a member of the BFA Board of Directors, will attend BFA Board meetings and a joint call on President Xi Jinping by the BFA Board of Directors.  ESM will also have bilateral meetings with foreign leaders and senior Chinese officials attending the BFA Annual Conference. 

ESM will be accompanied by Member of Parliament and Chief Executive Officer of Business China Low Yen Ling, and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

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1 ESM officiated the ground-breaking ceremony of the Guangzhou Knowledge City in June 2010.

        

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

1 APRIL 2013