Macao negotiates air link with Canada

The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Mr Ao Man-long, left today for Vancover at the invitation of the Minister of Transport of Canada, Mr Jean-C. Lapierre, to attend the Second Joint Ministerial Conference of the Paris and Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control. The theme of the meeting is entitled “Strengthening the circle of responsibility”. The purpose of the conference is to study how to eliminate sub-standard shipping practices around the world and to protect the marine resources. During the visit to Canada, Mr Ao will meet with Mr Jean-C Lapierre to negotiating the possiblility of establishing air links between these two places. Mr Ao is scheduled to return Macao on 5 November.