The Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, arrived in Kunming, Yunnan, today to attend the opening ceremony of the third Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) Regional Co-operation and Development Forum. Before departing for Kunming, Mr Ho said the heads of “9+2” region would meet with commercial officials from the countries of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the Forum. He said that this would give a good opportunity for Macao to promote its tourism industry and its role as the trading platform between the Mainland and the Portuguese-speaking countries to ASEAN member countries. Speaking on the co-operation with the provinces in the PPRD region, Mr Ho said that Macao had developed long-term relationship with Guangdong and Fujian provinces. Since the establishment of the PPRD co-operation mechanism, Macao’s business sector could expand to other provinces in the region. He said the mid-western provinces had provided considerable business opportunities to Macao’s businesspeople. The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Francis Tam Pak Yuen, who was leading a business delegation of Macao to attend the third PPRD Economic and Trade Co-operation Fair, said he hoped to enhance Macao’s links with the provinces in the PPRD region. Mr Ho and his delegation arrived in Kunming at noon, and were welcomed by the Vice Governor of Yunnan, Mr Liu Ping, at the airport. In the afternoon, they will attend a photo exhibition on Macao, an opening ceremony of a hotel owned by Macao businesspeople, and a contract signing ceremony between two Macao and Yunnan companies. Mr Ho will attend the opening ceremony of the third Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) Regional Co-operation and Development Forum in Qujing tomorrow and visit some tourist attractions in the city.
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