The event will take place live in Hai Phong city, combined online on the Zoom platform and disseminated on the Facebook fanpage of the Department of Trade Promotion.
At the Advisory Session, Mr. Ronald Lau - Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Food Council will introduce an overview of the enforcement of regulations related to food safety for the development of the food industry in Hong Kong. Hong Kong. Ms. Vu Thi Thuy - Head of the Vietnam Trade Office in Hong Kong will update to Vietnamese businesses some new situations about the market for processed products (from agricultural products, food, etc.) to Hong Kong; discuss issues of access, application of regulations, standards and conditions for exporting agricultural products and food to Hong Kong. Ms. Vu Thi Thuy said, with the characteristics of being an import market for over 90% of food products, foodstuffs and consumer goods, Hong Kong continues to be a potential market for goods from exporting countries. exports in general and Vietnamese goods in particular, especially for high-quality goods.
In addition, representatives of businesses including Viet Kwong Business Development Company and 313 Wealth Co., Ltd. will share with Vietnamese businesses some issues to note as well as business cooperation opportunities with the market. Hong Kong market in the field of agricultural products and food. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy - Deputy Director of the Export Support Center affirmed that the convergence of experts, experts and businesses with rich business experience with the Hong Kong market at the Consulting Session will create a good opportunity. for Vietnamese businesses to better understand the characteristics of the Hong Kong market, thereby having more appropriate and effective business orientations and measures for this market.
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) is an important financial center in the Asia-Pacific region, and is the third largest financial center globally (according to the Global Financial Centers Index). ). Hong Kong is also a trade center, an important transshipment hub in the region and the world with the ninth largest number of container clearances in the world in 2020. Hong Kong is the second largest export market for goods. 6 in the world by 2020 (according to WTO), is considered as one of the leading dynamic economies in the region and internationally. Vietnam and Hong Kong have a long-standing cooperative relationship. Hong Kong is currently the 7th largest trading partner of Vietnam and the 5th largest investor of Vietnam out of 141 countries and territories investing in Vietnam with a total registered investment capital of 27. USD .83 billion (as of December 20, 2021) with diversified investment lines in the fields of: processing industry, manufacturing, real estate, export production, textiles, home services hotel, transportation, warehouse…
For many years in a row, Vietnam has always been in the top 10 largest trading partners of Hong Kong. In 2021, Vietnam is Hong Kong's 7th largest trading partner, second among Hong Kong's ASEAN partners, with two-way import and export turnover between Vietnam and Hong Kong reaching 13.62 billion USD, of which Vietnam's export turnover to Hong Kong reached 12 billion USD, up 14.9% compared to 2020. The main export items of Vietnam to Hong Kong are processed, manufactured, and textile products. , footwear, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food, food...
In the first 2 months of this year, Vietnam's exports to Hong Kong reached 1.655 billion USD, down 7.9%. In the opposite direction, Vietnam's imports from Hong Kong reached 309.7 million USD, up 55.3% over the same period in 2021.
Source: https://moit.gov.vn/
