Ms Liu calls for Macao and Mainland religious groups to enhance ties

Macao's religious groups should enhance connections with their counterparts on the Mainland, said the Vice-Chairwoman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Ms Liu Yandong. Ms Liu, who is also the Head of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made this call when she met with representatives from different religious organisations in Macao this afternoon. During the meeting, she urged Macao’s religious groups to strengthen connections with their counterparts in the Mainland, and enhance their understanding towards the nation. Different religious organisations should continue to respect each other and not interfere in the internal affairs of other religious groups, she said at a seminar with representatives from different sectors of Macao in the morning. Asked by reporters on Macao’s effort in fighting corruption, Ms Liu said corruption could exist in any society, so it was not unusual for such unlawful deeds to occur in Macao. The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government had taken timely measures on the case of Mr Ao Man Long, added Ms Liu, saying that the experience would help enhance the establishment of a clean society. She said she believed that the SAR Government, led by the Chief Executive, would continue to devote its efforts to the social development of Macao.