# MOS Dr Koh Poh Koon leads delegation to Brunei to explore Agri-Investment Opportunities

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2017-02-12T09:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/mos-dr-koh-poh-koon-leads-delegation-to-brunei-to-explore-agri-investment-opportunities
- **Topics:** Government & Policy, Investment & Capital Markets

## Featured rationale

The venture signals Singapore farms’ interest in overseas production capacity, which could diversify agricultural investment and supplement domestic food-production facilities and land constraints.

## AI summary

Dr Koh Poh Koon led a delegation to Brunei on 13–14 February 2017 and officiated the groundbreaking of the KR Apollo fish-production venture.

## Original article

Dr Koh Poh Koon, Minister of State for National Development, and Trade and Industry is visiting Brunei from 13 to 14 February 2017, at the invitation of Bruneian Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism The Honourable Dato Haji Ali Bin Apong. Dr Koh will also call on Minister II of Foreign Affairs and Trade, The Honourable Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng to discuss investment opportunities between the two countries.

While in Brunei, Dr Koh will officiate the ground-breaking ceremony of KR Apollo Sdn Bhd. Jointly developed by Apollo Aquaculture (a Singaporean company) and its Bruneian joint venture partner, KR Apollo Sdn Bhd will embark on food fish hatchery and ornamental fish (guppy) production. There are plans to eventually export the fish to Singapore and other countries. Dr Koh will also visit several other Bruneian agriculture farms.

Dr Koh said, “I hope this trip encourages our local farms to adopt a global perspective and look beyond our shores to leverage international opportunities. Like our local SMEs, we want to help more of our farms establish themselves as globally competitive companies.”

Dr Koh is accompanied by officials from the Ministry of National Development, the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority as well as representatives from the farming industry.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 政务次长许宝琨医生率领代表团赴文莱探讨农业投资机遇

国家发展部兼贸工部政务次长许宝琨医生应文莱初级资源与旅游部长拿督哈吉·阿里·宾·阿邦阁下邀请，于2017年2月13日至14日访问文莱。许医生亦将拜会外交与贸易第二部长林玉成阁下，讨论两国之间的投资机遇。

在文莱期间，许医生将为KR Apollo Sdn Bhd主持动土仪式。该项目由新加坡公司Apollo Aquaculture与其文莱合资伙伴共同开发，KR Apollo Sdn Bhd将开展食用鱼孵化及观赏鱼（孔雀鱼）生产。计划最终将鱼类出口至新加坡及其他国家。许医生亦将参观文莱数个其他农业农场。

许医生表示：“我希望此行能鼓励本地农场采取全球视野，放眼海外，把握国际机遇。正如我们帮助本地中小企业一样，我们希望帮助更多农场发展成为具有全球竞争力的企业。”

陪同许医生出访的有国家发展部、农粮与兽医局官员，以及农业界代表。