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4TH LEADERS RETREAT, FEBRUARY 19, 2013 The Prime Ministers agreed to build a High Speed Rail link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. This is a strategic development in bilateral relations that will dramatically improve the connectivity between Malaysia and Singapore. It will usher in a new era of strong growth, prosperity, and opportunities for both countries. It will facilitate seamless travel between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, enhance business linkages, and bring the peoples of Malaysia and Singapore closer together. Ultimately, this project will give both countries greater stakes in each other’ s prosperity and success. The Leaders tasked the JMC to look into the details and modalities of the High Speed Rail link.
Joint Statement By Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Prime Minister Dato ' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak at the Singapore-Malaysia Leaders ' Retreat in Singapore on February 19, 2013
5TH LEADERS RETREAT, APRIL 7, 2014 The Leaders noted the establishment and the good progress of the High Speed Rail( HSR) Work Group under the JMC and the endorsement of its Terms of Reference. This will ensure steady progress of this game-changing project. The HSR will facilitate seamless travel between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, enhance business linkages, and bring the peoples of Malaysia and Singapore closer together. It will usher in a new era of growth, prosperity, and opportunities for both countries, and give both countries greater stakes in each other’ s prosperity and success. They urged the HSR Work Group to work diligently towards fulfilling its mandate by the year 2020.
Joint Statement by Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Putrajaya, Malaysia on April 7, 2014.
“ We have decided the terminal for the HSR link will be in Bandar Malaysia, which is the current( Royal Malaysian) Air Force base in Sungai Besi.” Joint Press Conference in conjunction with the fifth Malaysia – Singapore Leader’ s Retreat.
6TH LEADERS RETREAT, MAY 5, 2015 The Leaders noted the steady progress on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail( HSR) project. The Leaders noted that agreements have been reached on the dual co-located Customs, Immigration and Quarantine( CIQ) configuration, the frequency bands to be reserved for HSR operations, as well as locating the depot and stabling facilities in Malaysia. Prime Minister Lee was pleased to announce that the Singapore HSR terminus will be sited at Jurong East, which dovetails with Singapore’ s overall plans to transform the area into its second Central Business District. The two Prime Ministers further noted that since the HSR is the first of its kind in the region, the project has received great attention, both domestically and internationally, with many countries offering to share their experience and expertise for the project. The Leaders noted that the initial target of 2020 may need to be re-assessed given the scale and complexity of the project, but reaffirmed that both countries are fully committed to the success of the project. Both Leaders were encouraged by the support and attention from the global community, and looked forward to further progress on this game-changing iconic project, which will boost connectivity, facilitate travel between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, enhance business linkages, and improve people-to-people ties.
Joint Statement by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak at the Singapore-Malaysia Leaders’ in Singapore on MAY 5, 2015
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