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Hong Kong a ‘super-connector’ for investors seeking to enter China, envoy Sun Haiyan says
- The Chinese envoy to Singapore said strong government coordination and policy stability ensured quick roll-outs of infrastructure and development projects in China
- She added that Hong Kong was an important entry point for those looking to enter China, describing the city as a ‘super-connector’, and the Greater Bay Area, a ‘super centre’
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Strong government coordination and policy stability in China, which helps to prevent “the occurrence of social ills common in modern societies”, is one of the reasons why the mainland is an attractive destination for investors, said Beijing’s envoy to Singapore on Thursday.
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Sun Haiyan said issues like social division or protests driven by development imbalance, which was prevalent in other countries, could be avoided with the presence of strong leadership and government.
“A strong government also guarantees rapid roll-out of nationwide infrastructure projects, including 5G base stations and cloud infrastructure. It is also in the best position to lead and promote regional development strategies,” she said in a pre-recorded video addressing the audience at the Post’s China Conference: Southeast Asia.
One example of this, she said, was the Eastern Data Western Computing project, an ambitious nationwide plan to construct data centres and computing network architecture.
The project was “being turned into reality”, she said, and was achieved through national coordination, close inter-provincial consultation and favourable policies to woo businesses to pitch in.
Sun said that Hong Kong was an important entry point for those looking to enter China, describing the city as a “super-connector”, and the Greater Bay Area, a “super centre”.
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