SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has
appointed Mr Wong Kan Seng as special advisor for economic
co-operation.
A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said Mr Wong will
advise the prime minister on Singapore's economic co-operation
programmes with China and other Asian countries.
Mr Wong has also been appointed chairman of Singbridge
International Singapore Private Limited.
This was announced by Singbridge, a company wholly owned by Temasek
Holdings which invests in and manages integrated projects in cities
such as Guangzhou, Tianjin, Suzhou and Bangalore.
Singbridge projects include the Guangzhou Knowledge City project,
the Suzhou Industrial Park, Tianjin Eco-City and Bangalore
International IT Park.
Mr Wong takes over as chairman from Mr Lim Chee Onn, who was
chairman of Singbridge since it was started in 2009.
From October 1, Mr Lim will be senior international advisor to
Singbridge.
extracted from CNA
