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Vietnam, Hong Kong foster collaboration

Vietnamese Consul General to Hong Kong Pham Binh Dam on April 29 was received by Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam, as he began his tenure in the Chinese special administrative region.
Vietnam, Hong Kong foster collaboration ảnh 1 Vietnamese Consul General to Hong Kong Pham Binh Dam (L) and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam at the reception (Photo: VNA)

Hong Kong (VNA) – Vietnamese Consul General toHong Kong Pham Binh Dam on April 29 was received by Chief Executive of HongKong Carrie Lam, as he began his tenure in the Chinese specialadministrative region.

At the reception, the host said as Hong Kong has recovered its stability, theregion’s relations with Vietnam are seeing more room for stronger developmentin trade, investment, tourism, and yacht industry.

In 2020, trade between the two economies reached over 24billion USD, with Vietnam being the third biggest trade partner of Hong Kong inASEAN.

Lauding Vietnam’s effective COVID-19 prevention and control,Lam said it is time for Vietnam and Hong Kong to seriously considerestablishing a bilateral travel mechanism.

Informing her guest on Hong Kong’s quarantine-free travel bubble withSingapore, she expressed her hope for negotiations between Hong Kong and Vietnam to take place so that the two can set up a similar mechanismin line with their conditions and situations. She believed it will help theirresidents travel easier.

For his part, Dam praised Lam’s leadership role towarddeveloping Hong Kong into a prosperous city and an important internationalfinancial hub as well as her success in restoring the local social order andcontrolling the pandemic in the past year.

Speaking highly of the leader’s determination and commitmentto establishing a travel corridor with Vietnam, Dam stated although thorough considerationis needed, it is a suitable time for seeking measures to ease cross-bordertravel restrictions, facilitating businesses and bilateral exchanges.

The diplomat took the occasion to thank the Hong Kong administrationfor relaxing regulations on granting student visa to Vietnam as well as committingto making similar relaxation regarding other types of visa.

He said he believes under Lam’s leadership, Hong Kong’smultifaceted cooperation with Vietnam will reap morefruitful outcomes in the time to come./.
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