A four-member delegation headed by Mr. Lim Soo Ping, Auditor General of Singapore, paid an official visit to CNAO from September 17 to 21 at the invitation of Mr. Liu Jiayi, Auditor General of CNAO.

Mr. Liu Jiayi extended warm welcome to the delegation. He said during a work meeting with the Singaporean delegation that the National Audit Office of China and the Audit General’s Office of Singapore had frequent exchanges of visit in recent years, and he looked forward to deeper cooperation between the two SAIs in the future. Mr. Liu also systematically introduced the development of China’s auditing, the organizational structure of China’s audit institutions and their latest practice of auditing, and elaborated on the important role played by national audit in national governance. Mr. Lim thanked Mr. Liu for his invitation and warm reception, and suggested the SAIs of the two countries carry out closer collaboration within the INTOSAI and ASOSAI. The two sides also discussed other issues of common concern, such as the personnel training and the stipulation of audit standards.

Mr. Chen Chengzhao, Director General of CNAO General Office and member of the ministerial leadership, and officials from Department of International Cooperation, Department of Legal Affairs and Auditors’ Training Center also presented at the meeting.

Later the delegation held work meetings with Beijing Municipal Audit Office and Tianjin Municipal Audit Office, and visited Sino-Singapore Eco-city in Tianjin.