City for 3rd S'pore-China project could be picked by year's end

Singapore

THE site of the third government-to-government project between Singapore and China could be determined by the end of the year, said Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at a dialogue on Tuesday.

The two countries are busy exploring a joint cooperation project in China's western region; proposed by Chinese vice-premier Zhang Gaoli, it is to be based on the theme of "modern connectivity and modern services".

Three cities - Chongqing, Chengdu and Xi'an - are being considered for this third mega-project. The first two were the Suzhou Industrial Park, which marked its 20th anniversary last year, and the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city.

Speaking at the closing plenary session of the two-day FutureChina Global Forum, Mr Lee said Singapore officials have visited all three cities, and there was a chance that a decision could be reached by the end…