This is like Shenzen in 1979

Singapore's economy has outgrown its island. And as with Shenzen in 1979, 2013 could prove a tipping point. That spells opportunity for savvy investors, says Lars Henriksson. Here, he picks the best way to invest in Singapore.

Shenzen is a ludicrous place. Today it's Blade Runner-eqsue concrete canyons and neon signs. Fifteen years ago, when Hong Kong re-joined China, it was a busy, dirty manufacturing centre. And in 1979 it was a dirt-poor fishing town of less than half a million people.

Shenzen is now home to over ten million people. It seems to me to have sprung up as quickly as a film set. And Shenzen is a satellite city. That means it got rich by its location, right across the border from booming Hong Kong. The tiny islands of Hong Kong needed cheaper land and labour, and Shenzen provided it. Which brings us neatly to the tiny island nation of Singapore

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Lars is an emerging-markets expert, with many years of 'on the ground' experience hunting down profit opportunities in Asia. Lars spent ten years living in Malaysia and Thailand, seeking out strategic opportunities, before moving to London to manage the Oracle Asia Absolute Fund. In short, Lars has real knowledge of where the opportunities in Asia are.