Baird pushes for Chinese investment in NSW

NSW Premier Mike Baird says he is open to Chinese investors buying nearly half of the state's electrical poles and wires as he prepares for his trip to the Asian superpower.

Mr Baird will be in China over the next three days to spruik NSW's tourism destinations, education and financial services.

The government hopes the leasing will raise twenty billion dollars which could be ploughed back into the state.