Singapore And Danzhou Municipal Government Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Deepen Collaboration In Development Of Danzhou  

The Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise Singapore, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Danzhou Municipal Government to share Singapore’s development experience in multiple sectors, particularly in Food Safety Standards and Tourism. 

The MOU was signed by Mr Kong Wy Mun, Chief Executive Officer, SCE and Mr Chen Yang, Mayor of Danzhou Municipal Government at Haikou on 13 April. The signing was witnessed by Ms Cindy Wee, Singapore’s Consular General to Guangzhou and Mr Chen Malin, Vice Chairman of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. 

Under the framework of the MOU, SCE will aggregate expertise from Singapore to: 

1. Enhance Danzhou’s food production and safety standards to meet international export requirements for export to Singapore and other international markets, particularly in protein products such as pork, fish and poultry. 

2. Provide a blueprint for Danzhou’s tourism development, proposing relevant strategy and indicating required manpower and resources. 

3. Explore collaboration opportunities in trade, finance and investment to support Danzhou’s economic development, encourage and support enterprises to invest in each other’s regions by providing favourable conditions, particularly in agriculture and tourism sectors.  

4. Assist Danzhou in township management through sharing of Singapore’s urban planning, urban development and social governance experiences. 

This is the second collaboration between SCE and the Danzhou Municipal Government, with the first in the development of the Yangpu Port and its surrounding industrial area which began in 2009.  

Commenting on the collaboration, Mr Kong Wy Mun, SCE’s Chief Executive Officer stated,

“SCE sees the signing of the MOU as a significant step towards building a long-term collaboration between Singapore and Danzhou across niche sectors, such as tourism and food standards. We are glad to note how well our teams have worked together to progress this, considering that discussions only started in February 2025. We believe that Singapore can continue to be a distinct friend and partner for China, where our unique understanding and appreciation of China’s culture and social infrastructure helps much to facilitate such partnerships. We look forward to expanding our engagements here in Hainan, and even to other parts of the country.”