HONG KONG: Sabah government wants to enhance bilateral relations with Hong Kong through active engagement with the secretaries of relevant departments based in the administrative region of China.
During his maiden mission here, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor has met with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive John Lee Ka-Chiu to discuss potential economic cooperations.
Hajiji informed Lee on Sabah's key investment areas namely the energy sector; low energy intensity industry; green technology-based products; biomass downstream products; food processing; medical devices; oil and gas; tourism and new industry.
"I want to see Sabah become a gateway for South East Asia and BIMP-EAGA in particular," he said in a statement.
On Monday, Hajiji was in the city of Shenzhen in neighbouring Guangdong province
to present a keynote address at the Global Chinese Economy and Technology (GCET)
Summit.
Sabah State Government and Huawei Technologies had also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen.
In response, Lee said he was receptive to direct communications between Hong Kong
and Sabah to open doors for more trade and areas of mutual cooperation.
"We look forward to inter-governmental exchanges to strengthen relations.
"Sabah could also consider the Blue and Green Bonds as Hong Kong is top under its Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited to fund development projects."
Lee also welcomed Sabah to hold trade fairs in Hong Kong to showcase Sabah products and business interests.