PM Goh to visit China, Hong Kong

PM Goh to visit China, Hong Kong

SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong began a working visit to China and Hong Kong yesterday, a government statement said yesterday.

Goh last visited China in May 1995 but will make his first visit to Hong Kong in his present capacity, the statement from his office said.

While in China, Goh will meet with President Jiang Zemin, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Li Ruihuan and Vice Premier Li Lanqing in Beijing.

He will also visit the cities of Dalian in Liaoning province, Nanjing and Suzhou in Jiangsu province, and Shanghai before departing for Hong Kong on May 3.

In Hong Kong, Goh will meet British colonial Governor Chris Patten, Chief Secretary Anson Chan and Finance Secretary Donald Tsang, as well as the territory's future chief executive under Chinese rule, Tung Chee-hwa.