Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Hòa Bình and Swire Pacific CEO Tim Blackburn. — VNA/VNS Photo

HONG KONG — Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Hòa Bình on September 10 held working sessions with representatives of some leading groups in Hong Kong (China) as part of his trip to Hong Kong for attendance at the 9th Belt and Road Summit.

Meeting leaders of Swire Pacific, Jardine Matheson and Golden Resource Development (GR), Bình spoke highly of their operations in Việt Nam and affirmed that the Vietnamese Government is always committed to supporting and creating all possible conditions for foreign investors, particularly those from Hong Kong, to do long-term business in the country.

At the meeting with Swire Pacific CEO Tim Blackburn, the Deputy PM appreciated the group’s continuous expansion in Việt Nam, and expressed his support for the investment, business and operation plan of aircraft maintenance areas sketched out by its subsidiary company HAECO in Việt Nam.

He suggested Swire Pacific and HAECO step up operations in the aviation and beverage industries in Việt Nam.

Blackburn lauded Vietnam as the fastest-growing economy in the region with an open investment environment and foreign policy, which have helped raise confidence among foreign firms, including Swire Pacific.

Swire Pacific wants to expand investment in such fields as aviation, real estate, and operating aircraft maintenance areas at major airports in Việt Nam, he noted.

At the reception for Group Managing Director of Jardine Matheson John Witt, Bình suggested the company expand investment in the areas of its strength and Việt Nam’s demand like investing in big enterprises, developing financial centres, innovation, digital transformation, and high technology.

For his part, Witt highly valued Việt Nam’s economic prospects and investment opportunities, along with its open and stable investment environment, saying the Southeast Asian nation has been the group’s top priority in the region.

Jardine Matheson will expand its investment in Việt Nam in renewable energy, finance, and the building of high-quality hotels, among other spheres, he added.

At the meeting with Laurent Lam Kwing Chee, Group Executive Chairman of GR, Bình lauded the group and its Circle K for their expansion in logistics, contributing to the development of the supply chain in Việt Nam.

Chee said GR is stepping up its import of Vietnamese rice, and it plans to inject more capital into logistics centres, thus enhancing the supply chain in the country.

He also suggested the Vietnamese Government pay more attention to rice promotion, and invest more in infrastructure to reduce logistics costs.

Bình pledged that Việt Nam will facilitate the group’s investment in a number areas of its strength. — VNS