Macao sees a bright future in co-operation with Heilongjiang

The Chief Executive Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah and the Macao business delegation continued their visit in Heilongjiang today and attended a trade and investment seminar. Speaking at the seminar, the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Francis Tam Pak Yuen, said he saw a surge in business exchanges between the two places after the establishment of the SAR a decade ago, thanks to the contribution of the business and industrial sectors. Macao would continue to bolster trade between the two places using the favourable terms offered in the Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA), Mr Tam said. The SAR would make use of its advantages as a service platform to boost the trade of Heilongjiang, especially with the Portuguese-speaking countries, and continue to support the co-operation and trade between Macao and Heilongjiang. Mr Tam said the Government would continue to adopt proactive measures to gradually turn Macao into an international leisure and tourist hub and regional trade and services platform. Prior to the trade seminar, Chief Executive Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah and his delegation visited an aircraft company and a food company. The Chief Executive and his delegation hosted a banquet for the Heilongjiang officials to thank them for their hospitality, before leaving for Changchun, Jilin Province, to continue his five-day visit in northeast China.