How to assign hyperlink to a variable in perl?

How to assign hyperlink to a variable in perl?

I have a variable in perl where i need to assign a hyperlink like below
and when this variable is printed it needs to display the hyperlink. When
the variable is displayed it shows nothing. How to do it. The below code
didn't work. Please help.
my $Results_31 = "\<a
href=\"http:\/\/xx.xxx.xx.xx\/Android\/31BX.html\"\>31\-Results<\/a>";