Vietnam eyes to boost economic, education cooperation with Hong Kong
About 100 leading businesses of Hong Kong (China) will join together in a field trip to Vietnam to explore market and meet representatives of government agencies and localities, aiming to promote partnerships in trade, investment, production, innovation and high technology, according to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong.
A view of Hong Kong (China) - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - About 100 leading businesses of HongKong (China) will join together in a field trip to Vietnam to explore marketand meet representatives of government agencies and localities, aiming to promotepartnerships in trade, investment, production, innovation and high technology,according to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong.
The office will pay heed to connecting human resources training betweenVietnam and Hong Kong, focusing on encouraging Hong Kong’s universities to providemore scholarships and cooperate with Vietnamese universities, said ConsulGeneral Pham Binh Dam.
Efforts will be also promoted to solve visa-related issues for Vietnamese labourersto work in Hong Kong, he stated.
According to the diplomat, the agency has established and maintained goodrelations with authorised agencies, associations, trade unions andinfluential entrepreneurs in Hong Kong in order to promote relationshipsbetween important local partners with ministries, sectors, localities, businessesof Vietnam.
Hong Kong is among the top economic partners of Vietnam, whileVietnam is also the 7th largest trading partner of this HongKong, he noted.
Two-way trade between Vietnam and Hong Kong hit 28.5billion USD in 2021 and 25.2 billion USD in the first nine months of thisyear. As of October 20, Hong Kong poured28.9 billion USD in 2,133 projects in Vietnam.
From January 2021, Hong Kong officially started the issuance of visas forVietnamese students to study in the region, Dam noted.
According to the diplomat, Hong Kong businesses arealso tending to prioritise the ASEAN market, including Vietnam./.
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A view of Hong Kong (China) - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
