VISIT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION, HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN LEE KA-CHIU TO MALAYSIA 27 – 29 JULY 2023
VISIT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION, HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN LEE KA-CHIU TO MALAYSIA
27 – 29 JULY 2023
The Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), His Excellency John Lee Ka-Chiu, will undertake a visit to Malaysia from 27 to 29 July 2023. This will be his first visit to Malaysia since assuming the position of the 5th Chief Executive of HKSAR in 2022.
The delegation led by H.E. John Lee will comprise leaders of HKSAR; and representatives from various sectors, including industrial and commercial, trade, innovation and technology as well as transport and logistics.
During the visit, Chief Executive John Lee is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on YAB Prime Minister, Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Both sides are expected to exchange views on the current state of bilateral cooperation and the way forward, especially in the field of trade and economy, innovation and technology, and people-to-people exchange. The Chief Executive will also attend a Malaysia-Hong Kong business forum and witness the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) between business entities of the two sides.
HKSAR has always been Malaysia’s major trading partner, ranking as the 9th largest in 2022. Total trade between Malaysia and HKSAR was valued at RM113.20 billion (USD25.69 billion), an increase of 20.0 percent from 2021. Malaysia enjoyed a significant trade surplus of RM78 billion (USD17.66 billion).
PUTRAJAYA
27 July 2023