Exclusive | Pakistan prime minister invites Hong Kong to invest in country
Visiting South Asian leader seeks to turn ‘long friendship’ into ‘economic partnership’ while some 200 local protesters voice scepticism
Pakistan on Wednesday invited Hong Kong to invest in the country’s infrastructure and anticipated property market boom, as a top-level delegation to the city got down to business.
The “long friendship” with Hong Kong must develop into an “economic partnership”, Pakistani Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan told the Post, and the city could be a key player in transferring capital, expertise and building infrastructure.
On the second day of their visit, Khan and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held meetings with Hong Kong’s outgoing and incoming leaders and businessmen, as some 200 Pakistani local residents took to the streets in the evening to protest against corruption allegations involving Sharif and his family members.
