Congratulations on successful space mission

The Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, has written the State Council offering his congratulations on the successful launch and smooth return of the Shenzhou VI manned spacecraft. Mr Ho, on behalf of the Macao SAR Government and the people of Macao, extended the warmest congratulations and highest regards to the motherland and all the participants in the Shenzhou VI mission, astronauts Mr Fei Junlong and Mr Nie Haisheng, and everyone who had contributed directly or indirectly to the mission. The mission not only demonstrated the great strength of the motherland, its advance technology and the excellence of the nation’s elites “but also demonstrated the selfless, fearless and the challenging spirit of the Chinese nation,” Mr Ho said. He said the successes of the country’s space missions offered great enlightenments for the people of Macao. Mr Ho stressed that the excellent qualities demonstrated by the space missions, such as scientific and practical approach, the urge to improve and challenge oneself, the bravery to undertake responsibilities and risks for a great achievement, was the driving force for the success of “One Country Two Systems”, which gave rise to the developments of Macao SAR. Mr Ho also suggested in his letter to the State Council that he would like to invite to Macao the astronauts and the team who mastered the project, so they could share their experience with the people here.