Sam Hou Fai in Jakarta after Singapore talks, both sides seek deeper ties

Chief Executive (CE) Sam Hou Fai has arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the second leg of his three-nation Southeast Asian tour, following talks with Singapore’s Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong, during which both sides agreed to deepen pragmatic cooperation between Macau and Singapore. Wong said that Singapore and Macau, as open economies with similar population densities and development trajectories, have seen growing exchanges and cooperation. He agreed that there was broad scope for cooperation between the two sides, and that they should deepen collaboration in existing areas while actively exploring new fields – par…