The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, is scheduled to visit Beijing for the first China Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), which opens on 28 May.
Mr Chui is to meet with the Mayor of Beijing, Mr Guo Jinlong, and attend the opening ceremony of the fair.
From there he is to proceed to Sichuan to attend the celebration of the completion of a stadium sponsored by the Macao Government.
Accompanied by the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Tam Pak Yuen, Mr Chui will leave for Beijing on 26 May. CIFTIS, approved by the State Council, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and the People's Government of Beijing Municipality, will be jointly hosted as an annual event thereafter. The fair is defined as a national-level, internationalized and comprehensive fair for trade in services which is currently the only comprehensive trading platform in the world with a coverage of 12 fields of trade in services as defined by the WTO, i.e. the business services, communication services, construction and related engineering services, distribution services, education services, environmental services, financial services, health and social services, tourism and travel related services, recreational culture and sports services, transportation services and other services. .
Mr Chui and his official delegation will go on to Sichuan on the afternoon of 28 May where they will attend the festivities to celebrate the completion of the multi-functional stadium sponsored by the Macao Government. The stadium, with a total construction area of 25, 500 square metres, is one of the key restoration projects following the tragic earthquakes which hit Wenchuan on 12 May 2008.
Members of the official delegations would include the Chief-of-Cabinet of the Office of the Chief Executive, Mr Tam Chon Weng, the Secretary-General of the Executive Council, Ms O Lam, the Director of Government Information Bureau, Mr Chan Chi Ping. Mr Chui will return Macao on 30 May. In his absence, the Secretary for Administration and Justice, Ms Florinda Chan, will be the acting Chief Executive.
