The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council (LegCo) delegation, led by the President of the LegCo, Mr Andrew Leung, began the seven-day duty visit to Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore today (May 12) to learn about the latest development of these three member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in respect of politics, economy, trade, arts, culture and tourism, etc.

     The delegation arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the afternoon and met with the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia, YB Khairul Firdaus bin Akbar Khan. They exchanged views on various topics, including the integrated development of culture and tourism, the development of cultural and creative industries, smart tourism, hosting mega events and Muslim friendly tourism, etc, and discussed potential collaboration opportunities between Hong Kong and Malaysia in these areas.

     In the evening, the delegation had dinner and exchanged views with representatives of the Hong Kong-Malaysia Business Association. Apart from exploring ways to strengthen the bilateral trade and investment co-operation between Hong Kong and Malaysia, they also held in-depth discussions on the opportunities and contributions that could be brought by Hong Kong's accession to Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

     The delegation will continue its duty visit in Malaysia tomorrow (May 13).

     The delegation, led by the President of the LegCo, Mr Andrew Leung, visits Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore from May 12 to 18. Deputy delegation leader is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Liaison Subcommittee of the LegCo, Mr Tommy Cheung. Other participating Subcommittee members are Mr Jeffrey Lam, Ms Nixie Lam, Ms Joephy Chan, Mr Tang Fei, Ms Carmen Kan and Mr Yim Kong.

Ends/Sunday, May 12, 2024
Issued at HKT 23:41

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