Macao would continue to proactively bolster its co-operation with Fujian by capitalising on Macao's edges in tourism, the conference business and its historic links with the European Union and Portuguese-speaking countries. This assurance was given by the Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, when he addressed several hundred delegates at the opening ceremony of the Second Forum on West Coast Economic Zone of Taiwan Strait, which opened in Xiamen today. By devoting much effort on its strategy to diversify its industrial portfolio, Macao's popularity as an integrated tourist destination continues to rise, said Mr Ho. He said new convention facilities and improved inputs would enable next month's 12th Macao International Trade & Investment Fair (MIF) to attain new heights. Mr Ho revealed that at the MIF, Macao would help organise a trade seminar aimed at boosting co-operation between enterprises of Macao, Fujian and the European Union. Moreover, Macao would help organise two trade seminars in Fujian in the near future, to enhance co-operation between the convention sectors of Macao and Fujian. Mr Ho said that Macao would continue to help Fujian businesspeople explore markets in the Portuguese-speaking countries, as well as encourage Macao residents who originated from Fujian Province to bolster bilateral trade and cultural exchanges. In the evening, Mr Ho attended a welcoming banquet for the 11th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), which is to open tomorrow.
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