Guangdong-Macao to strenthen co-operation

The Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah and the Governor of Guangdong Province, Mr Huang Huahua today agreed on strengthening Guangdong-Macao co-operation. At a working meeting held in Kunming, Mr Ho and Mr Huang, accompanied by their government delegations, updated each other on the latest economic and social developments in the two places and reaffirmed the significant results of Guangdong-Macao co-operation in recent years. Both leaders agreed on joining forces in promoting Pan-Pearl River Delta regional co-operation and strengthening trade and economy ties. They also agreed that Guangdong and Macao would work more closely together to promote co-operation among Pan-Pearl River Delta members in infrastructure projects, support the moderate diversification of Macao’s economy, hasten the construction of Zhuhai-Macao Cross Bounday Industrial Park, secure the steady supply of fresh water to Macao, and to prepare for the Guangdong-Macao Co-operation Joint Meeting 2006. The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Francis Tam Pak Yuen and standing Committee Member of CPC Guangdong Committee and Executive Vice Governor of Guangdong, Mr Zhong Yangsheng, were also at the meeting. Later in the afternoon, Mr Ho paid a courtesy call on the Governor of Yunnan, Mr Xu Rongkai, before attending a photo exhibition on Macao, and the opening ceremony of a hotel owned by Macao businesspeople. Afterwards, he joined the Secretary of CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee, Mr Bai Enpei, in attending a signing ceremony of contracts of joint ventures between Macao and Yunnan enterprises. Mr Ho will attend the opening ceremony of the third Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) Regional Co-operation and Development Forum in Qujing tomorrow.