国际英语资讯:ASEAN, Hong Kong sign trade, investment agreements
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 12-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="strengthened">strengthened</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="create">create</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>," <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Yau">Yau</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="merchandise">merchandise</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>.</p><p><span word="Yau">Yau</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="forged">forged</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cater">cater</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span>," <span word="Yau">Yau</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Ramon">Ramon</span> <span word="Lopez">Lopez</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foster">foster</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Community">Community</span>.</p>
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