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Kong (VNA), March 21 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of China received 132 applications for working visas from Vietnam, Laos, and Nepal as of February 29 after it opened its visa programme for skilled workers from these countries on October 25 last year, according to Chris Tang, secretary for security of the region.

In his response to questions from some members at a meeting of the Legislative Council on March 20, Chris Tang said Hong Kong has received 42 visa applications from Vietnamese skilled worker s, of which 31 have been approved.

In a policy report announced by John Lee, Chief Executive of the HKSAR in October last year, Hong Kong relaxed visa rules for Vietnamese visiting to Hong Kong for tourism or...