On the afternoon of August 1, at the Presidential Palace, President To Lam received Mr. Ly Gia Sieu - Head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) on the occasion of his official visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 2, according to VNA.
President To Lam welcomed and appreciated the first bilateral official visit to Vietnam by the head of Hong Kong ( China ) since the establishment of the special administrative region in 1997; We believe that the visit will contribute to strongly promoting practical and mutually beneficial cooperation in all fields between Vietnam and Hong Kong (China) as well as make a positive contribution to the strategic cooperative partnership. Comprehensive strategy, the Vietnam-China Future Sharing Community has strategic significance.
President To Lam affirmed that on a consistent basis, the development of cooperative and friendly relations with China is considered a strategic choice and a top priority in the independent, self-reliant and multilateral foreign policy. diversification and diversification, Vietnam always respects and supports the policy of "one country, two systems", the Basic Law and related regulations of Hong Kong (China), supports Hong Kong (China). ) prosperous development, prosperity, happy people.
President To Lam emphasized that Hong Kong is a closely linked place, marking many important events in Vietnam's revolutionary history and the revolutionary activities of President Ho Chi Minh.
President To Lam was happy and appreciated the fact that Hong Kong (China) is currently the 7th largest trading partner and the 5th largest FDI investor of Vietnam, while Vietnam is the second largest trading partner. 2 in ASEAN, 7th largest in the world with Hong Kong (China).
The President highly appreciated Hong Kong (China) promulgating a new policy to make it more convenient for Vietnamese citizens to enter Hong Kong (China).
Chief Executive Ly Gia Sieu emphasized that this is the first official visit to Vietnam by the head of the Hong Kong government (China), demonstrating the special importance Hong Kong (China) attaches to its relations with Vietnam. Male.
To strengthen the cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Hong Kong (China) in the coming time, President To Lam hopes that the two sides will increase high-level exchanges and exchanges at all levels; promote cooperation in the fields of economics - trade and investment; Thank the Hong Kong (China) government for creating favorable conditions for the work and activities of the Vietnamese Consulate General as well as the Vietnamese community in Hong Kong (China); We hope that the Hong Kong (China) government will continue to facilitate entry visas for Vietnamese citizens and students coming to Hong Kong (China) to work, travel, and study. President To Lam also proposed that the two sides strengthen cooperation at multilateral mechanisms and forums in which Vietnam and Hong Kong (China) are members.
Chief of the Special Administrative Region Ly Gia Sieu affirmed that the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) attaches great importance to developing mutually beneficial cooperation with Vietnam, especially in the fields of economics, trade and investment. , culture, education, tourism.
Believing that cooperation between the two sides is highly complementary and has great potential, Chief Executive Ly Gia Sieu suggested that Vietnam pay attention to and exploit the unique advantages and conditions of Hong Kong (China) and the region. It is both part of China's major development strategies and highly open, oriented towards the whole world.
Chief of the Special Zone Ly Gia Sieu hopes that the two sides will increase exchanges and delegation exchanges between government agencies, encourage businesses and associations of both sides to connect, and further promote trade and investment cooperation. banking and finance, tourism, aviation and emerging fields such as science and technology, digital economy, digital transformation, clean energy... constantly bring practical benefits to people and communities. businesses on both sides.
