The Chief Executive is scheduled to leave for Beijing this evening for his annual duty visit. Speaking to the press after a reception to celebrate the 11th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao SAR, Mr Chui said he would report to state leaders on the recent development in Macao and his policy blueprints for next year. He said he would also visit the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the Ministry of Commerce to gain their support in increasing the imports of daily necessities from the Mainland and guaranteeing the supply of these products. The Government’s goal is to provide daily necessities to the people at affordable prices, he said. He also extended his gratitude for the motherland’s support in supplying food and other daily necessities to Macao. Mr Chui told the press that the Guangdong-Macao Co-operation Framework Agreement had been submitted to the Central Government and that he hoped that it would be signed in the first quarter of next year. In response to demonstrations by some residents this afternoon, Mr Chui said the Government respected people expressing their opinions in a lawful manner and that the Government would gather their opinions for analysis.
