PM meets Hong Kong businessmen
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra met the Hong Kong business community during her official visit to the island on Tuesday and invited businessmen to invest in Thailand.
Yingluck went on to Hong Kong after attending the inauguration ceremony of South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye in Seoul on Monday.
She spoke to the business community about Thailand’s stability and stressed its five to six per cent growth forecast.
She met Soo Thiam Tan of AIA, Mark McCombe of Blackrock, Dr Fan Gongsheng of China Investment International (Hong Kong), Edmund Ng of Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Christopher Chan of JP Morgan and Angus Hui of Shroders.
Thailand’s Finance Ministry and Board of Investment hosted a seminar on “Thailand’s Strategies: A Roadmap for Real Opportunities” to build confidence among Hong Kong businessmen in Thailand. Thai government executives in the finance and monetary fields also met prominent Hong Kong businessmen in a One-on-Ten meeting session.
