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Time passed quickly, and a night was over.

Su Cheng wasn't particularly interested in the attractions of Singapore, this emerging city, since most of them were man-made, with very few natural ones.

Perhaps in a few decades, Singapore would have many more tourist attractions.

Such as the Merlion Park, the National Museum of Singapore, the National Orchid Garden, Sentosa Island, the Night Safari, Jurong Bird Park, the Singapore Art Museum, the Esplanade, Haji Lane, and so on.

As for now, Singapore was more focused on economic development, and in Su Cheng's view, there wasn't much to do for fun.

Therefore, he had no interest in going out to play during his stay in Singapore.

The next morning, Su Cheng inspected some of his family's businesses in Singapore, such as Hutchison Whampoa's Singapore branch, Su's Group's Singapore branch, Tianwen Petroleum's Singapore branch, and Jia Yi Film Group's Singapore branch.

Su Cheng didn't stay long in any of these places, merely understanding how their local businesses were developing, chatting with the person in charge for a few words, meeting with grassroots employees, and then rushing to the next destination.

The offices of these branches were not far apart, and some were even in the same commercial building, so even after visiting seven or eight branches, Su Cheng only spent a morning.

At 2:30 PM, Su Cheng came out of the Singapore branch office of Oriental Press Group and had Li Guoqiang drive him to the Parliament House.

The meeting time with Mr. Li was at 3:00 PM, and going over at this time was just right.

Singapore is not a large area; the current land area is only a little over six hundred square kilometers, much smaller than Hong Kong.

However, Singapore, like Hong Kong, is constantly reclaiming land from the sea for more land area.

Su Cheng had read an article in his previous life that introduced Singapore's land area increasing from 581.5 square kilometers in 1960 to 719.1 square kilometers in 2020, an increase of 137.6 square kilometers, a growth rate of 23.7%.

Therefore, the entire area of Singapore is too small, so small that it doesn't take long to go to any location in Singapore.

At 2:48 PM, Su Cheng had already arrived at the Parliament House.

Getting out of the car, Su Cheng stood in front of this white building, feeling somewhat surprised.

Originally, he thought the Parliament House was a modern high-rise building, but he didn't expect it to be a European-style building.

The Parliament House was heavily guarded, and it was not difficult to see that those who could protect important figures here were all elites from the military.

Seeing that Su Cheng was somewhat surprised by the Parliament House, Li Guoqiang on the side took the initiative to introduce it.

"The Parliament House was built in 1827 and is the oldest government building in Singapore. The site was originally the residence of Temenggong and his entourage before the opening of the port.

After Raffles turned Singapore into a British colony, Scottish merchant John Argyle Maxwell built a new Palladian-style private residence here. Because he did not obtain a land permit, he did not live in it himself, but rented it to the government for use.

Under the rule of the colonial government, it was once the location of institutions such as the court, land office, post office, and high court. As time passed, this ancient building was transformed into the Parliament House in 1965, and the first parliamentary meeting after Singapore's independence was held here."

Su Cheng nodded, not saying too much.

At this time, Su Cheng noticed a dozen people in suits walking out of the Parliament House, with Mr. Li in the lead.

"Mr. Su, welcome to Singapore as a guest. I wonder how you feel about Singapore these past two days?" Mr. Li said with a hearty laugh.

"Your hospitality makes me feel at home. Thank you very much," Su Cheng said with a smile, extending his right hand to shake Mr. Li's hand.

"It's good that Mr. Su is satisfied. Please come in, let's talk in the reception room," Mr. Li said, pointing to the Parliament House.

Su Cheng nodded and followed them into this building with more than 150 years of history.

Following closely behind were the major figures of Singapore. At this time, these figures were only here in the capacity of accompanying guests, and the main person speaking with Su Cheng was still Mr. Li.

After walking for a few minutes, Su Cheng and his party arrived at a spacious hall. Around the hall were single sofas, and small tables beside them were filled with fruits and cups.

"Mr. Su, please sit down," Mr. Li said, gesturing to a seat.

This seat was next to the main seat. If there were no surprises, Mr. Li should be sitting in the main seat.

After sitting down, female staff members came in to add steaming tea for everyone.

"Mr. Su, how do you feel about the business environment in Singapore?" Mr. Li asked with a smile.

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"I have actually been to Singapore many times before, and I am very familiar with this place. It is very similar to Hong Kong. Most importantly, Singapore's geographical location is too unique, so it is destined to develop into an international metropolis in the future. Currently, I am very satisfied with Singapore's open policies. This is also why I have been investing in Singapore. I started investing in Singapore several years ago, when I was only a teenager. With your status, you should be very aware of these things. The reason why I continue to invest in Singapore is naturally because I am very satisfied with Singapore's business environment!" Su Cheng said without hesitation.

Su Cheng could also guess the purpose of Mr. Li meeting with him, which was nothing more than hoping that Su Cheng would increase his investment in Singapore, so that Singapore's economy could develop better.

Although Singapore's economy is developing rapidly, the gap with Hong Kong is very obvious. In the 1970s and 1980s, Hong Kong was more prosperous.

This is because Singapore was only founded in 1965. In the early days, gangs were rampant, public security was very poor, and the people's living standards were low.

Although the economy has gradually developed, it is ultimately because it started late, and the time for vigorously developing the economy has only been a little over a decade.

Therefore, Hong Kong in this period was much more prosperous than Singapore.