Malaysia - WA to close Malaysian trade office

Western Australia will close its Malaysia Trade and Investment Office, as a new Singapore office takes over responsibility for the region.

WA Premier Colin Barnett will meet with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang on Thursday to officially open the new trade mission.

The Malaysian office, which currently has responsibility for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, will remain open until around June 30.

"The Malaysia office will remain open in the short term while the necessary processes for the transferring of functions of the office to the Singapore office are completed, expected by the end of the financial year," Mr Barnett told AAP.

WA has 10 trade and investment offices spanning eight countries, including China, Japan, Indonesia, Dubai, India, Korea and the UK.

"The Singapore office will become our major overseas office in Southeast Asia and is part of the reorientation of WA towards Asia," Mr Barnett said in a statement released on Wednesday.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au

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