Hong Kong firms seek more cooperation opportunities in Vietnam
A business delegation of Hong Kong (China) will visit Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from January 8-14 to seek economic and investment cooperation opportunities between Vietnam and Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area in particular, and China in general.
Vietnamese Consul General in Hong Kong Pham Binh Dam (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A business delegation of Hong Kong (China) will visitHanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from January 8-14 to seek economic and investmentcooperation opportunities between Vietnam and Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area in particular, and China in general.
With around 60 members, it can be said that this will be thebiggest trade and investment promotion delegation between Vietnam and Hong Kongsince the COVID-19 outbreaks.
The delegation will be led by Jonathan Choi, Chairman of theChinese Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Chairman of the Guangdong-HongKong-Macau Greater Bay Area Entrepreneurs’ Union, Chairman of the HongKong-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce, and Chairman of Sunwah Group, which has runbusiness in Vietnam for more than 50 years.
Jonathan Choi, Chairman of the Hong Kong-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (Photo: VNA)
The delegation plans to coordinate with Vietnamese ministriesand sectors to organize a seminar on connecting Hong Kong-Greater Bay Area enterpriseswith those in Vietnam on January 10 in Hanoi, and a Hong Kong-Ho Chi MinhCity investment promotion conference on January 12.
They will also have working sessions with leaders ofVietnamese ministries and localities during their stay.
Vietnamese Consul General in Hong Kong Pham Binh Dam said thatHong Kong is Vietnam's seventh largest trading partner and fifth biggestinvestor, and the potential for bilateral cooperation remains huge.
He proposed the delegation focus on the financial sector,thereby helping Vietnamese enterprises to raise capital in the Hong Kongfinancial market, and to access Hong Kong's corporate bond market.
Jonathan Choi said that he decided to organise thislarge-scale delegation to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, as he believes inthe development potential of Vietnam whose GDP growth rate is estimated at around8% in 2022./.
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Vietnamese Consul General in Hong Kong Pham Binh Dam (Photo: VNA) 
Jonathan Choi, Chairman of the Hong Kong-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (Photo: VNA) 
