Seminar on EU Economic Integration and CEPA Agreements

Starting tomorrow, May 9, and taking place during the period of five days, is a Seminar on “EU Economic Integration and CEPA Agreements” integrated in the Co-operation Programme in the Legal Field between the European Union and Macao. Organised by the Legal and Judicial Training Centre, this seminar is divided into eight sessions, spread out along the five days, which will have as speakers Zhang Lei, Lecturer of Law of the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and Lawyer of the Zhengping Tiancheng Law Firm in China; António José Marques-Mendes, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics of Coimbra University, Portugal; Ieong Pou Yee, Deputy Director of the Economic Services of the MSAR; and Cheng Kam Vong, Head of the Regional Economic Affairs Division of the Foreign Economic Relations Department of the Economic Services of the MSAR. From Monday to Friday the subjects approached will be “An overview of Macao’s economic situation and CEPA agreements”, “Some new trends in China’s economic legislation”, “EU Integration – An overview of the last 45 years”, “China’s foreign investment encouraging and protective measures”, “Foreign direct investment and TRIMs, TRIPs”, “The implementation of CEPA and its impact on Macao economy”, “CEPA’s impact on trade and investment in Macao and Hong Kong” and “The Euro, the Yuan and the liberalisation of portfolio investment in China and Europe”. This training course takes place daily between 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm and will be conducted in English. This seminar mainly targets holders of a Law degree. The Co-operation Programme in the Legal Field between the European Union and Macao, in which this seminar is integrated, has as its main objective the “Consolidation of the Macao Legal System”. Currently in its fourth and last year, it will proceed until February 2006. The total budget for the programme is of 1.980.000 euros, shared in equal parts by the European Union and Macao. The co-ordination of the Co-operation Programme is at the responsibility of the International Law Office, being the organisation of the pertaining activities ensured by several other entities of the MSAR’s Government, namely the Legal and Judicial Training Centre, the Legal Affairs Bureau, the Economic Services and the Institute of European Studies, other than the International Law Office itself.