Hong Kong (VNA) – The ConsulateGeneral of Vietnam in China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region onFebruary 13 organised a get-together to welcome the Tet (Lunar New Year)festival 2023 for the overseas Vietnamese community in Hong Kong, the first such event after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the event, Vietnamese Consul General PhamBinh Dam highlighted that the Vietnamese community in HongKong have supported each other to go through the pandemic safely.
The diplomat said that the Consulate Generalhas devoted itself to community work, the issue of granting visas for studentshas been solved and Vietnamese students have been present more andmore in Hong Kong, adding that Vietnamese experts can now also get working visas in Hong Kong with the help of the consulate general.
The Liaison Board of Vietnamese in Hong Kong and theVietnamese Student Association in Hong Kong were officially launched at the event.
On this occasion, the Consulate General alsoawarded certificates of merit to outstanding overseas Vietnameserepresentatives who have made many contributions to the homeland.
There are some 7,000Vietnamese people living and working in Hong Kong./.
