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Visit
of DPM Wong Kan Seng to the People's Republic of China
2 - 6 September 2008
Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng will make an official visit to the People's Republic of China on 2 - 6 September 2008 at the invitation of Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan.
2 DPM Wong will
visit Tianjin from 3 - 4 September. In Tianjin, he will co-chair
the inaugural Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Joint Steering
Council meeting with Vice Premier Wang Qishan on 3 September.
The meeting will take stock of the progress and chart directions
for the project. DPM Wong will also co-chair the 10th Suzhou
Industrial Park (SIP) Joint Steering Council (JSC) and the
5th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meetings
with Vice Premier Wang Qishan on 4 September. The SIP JSC
and the JCBC meetings will review as well as explore new areas
of cooperation between the two countries. In Tianjin, DPM
Wong will meet Tianjin Party Secretary Zhang Gaoli, Tianjin
Mayor Huang Xingguo and other municipal leaders as well as
receive briefings on the Eco-City and the Tianjin Binhai New
Area (TBNA).
3 DPM Wong
will visit Beijing on 4 - 5 September where he is scheduled
to meet Premier Wen Jiabao and, State Councillor and Minister
of Public Security Meng Jianzhu.
4 DPM Wong
will be accompanied by Minister for National Development Mah
Bow Tan, Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang, Minister
(Prime Minister's Office) Lim Swee Say, Minister for Health
Khaw Boon Wan, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State for National Development
and Education Grace Fu, Minister of State for Trade and Industry
Lee Yi Shyan and senior officials.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Ministry of National Development |
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1 September 2008 |
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