PM Wong to visit Hainan & Hong Kong, China from Mar. 25 to 28, 2026

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will be visiting China from Mar. 25 to 28, 2026.

PM Wong, who is also Minister for Finance, will be in Hainan and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) during his visit.

Visit to Hainan

In Hainan, PM Wong will deliver a keynote address at the Opening Plenary of the 2026 Bo’ao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference.

The BFA provides a high-level dialogue platform for governments, enterprises, experts, and scholars to discuss key issues in Asia and the world.

It is meant to promote and deepen economic exchange, coordination, and cooperation within Asia and between Asia and other parts of the world.

PM Wong will also attend a Welcome Dinner hosted by Hainan government and the BFA Secretariat for leaders attending the Conference.

He will also have bilateral meetings with Chairman of the National People’s Congress Zhao Leji, the third-ranking member of China's Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, and Secretary of the Communist Party of China Hainan Provincial Committee Feng Fei.

Visit to Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, PM Wong will be hosted to lunch by HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee.

He will also meet with Hong Kong political and business leaders.

PM Wong will visit key sites in the Northern Metropolis to gain a better understanding of Hong Kong’s economic and development, and to explore new opportunities for collaboration between our two cities.

He will also engage Singaporeans in Hong Kong at a reception.

Accompanying political office holders

PM Wong will be accompanied by Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Home Affairs Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Culture, Community and Youth Low Yen Ling, and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and National Development Syed Harun Alhabsyi.

Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam will be Acting PM in PM Wong's absence.

Second official visit to China

This is PM Wong's second official visit to China as Singapore's PM.

He made his first official visit to China from Jun. 22 to 26, 2025 at the invitation of Premier Li Qiang.

During the visit, PM Wong met with China's President Xi Jinping, where they reaffirmed the excellent state of bilateral relations and commemorated the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Visit to Japan

PM Wong's visit to China takes place shortly after he made his first official visit to Japan as PM.

During his wrap-up interview, PM Wong said that Singapore is a friend to both China and Japan.

Singapore's friendship with China and Japan, or even the U.S., China's main economic rival, is not a "zero-sum affair", said PM Wong.

"There will be more scrutiny over what Singapore does. When I am in one country, the other country may take notice. This time it is Japan. Next week will be China. At some point when I am in America, the same thing will happen...

But as far as a small country is concerned, it is helpful to have maximum strategic space for us to operate, and that means cultivating and maintaining good relations with as many powers as possible as we can."

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