Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On (right), meets with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Japan, Mr Cheng Yonghua, at the Government Headquarters.
The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, met with the visiting Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Japan, Mr Cheng Yonghua, when they exchanged views on external affairs of the Macao Special Administrative Region. The meeting on 20 April was held at Government Headquarters, where Mr Chui thanked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in Macao for their long-term support and helping Macao take part in projects organised by international organisations and in the handling of emergency cases. He said the Government had been closely following the principles of the Basic Law in establishing external relations. The Ambassador, on his second visit to Macao, said he thought the people here were friendly, sincere and honest, and the community was harmonious and stable. Besides the gaming industry, Macao was rich in history, culture and contemporary industries, he said. Mr Chui also updated Mr Cheng on Japan-Macao relations, especially in tourism, trade and infrastructure construction. Mr Cheng said the Embassy and the Ministry would support Macao in building closer ties with Japan. Also in the meeting were the wife of the Ambassador and counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Japan, Ms Wang Wan; the Deputy Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in Macao, Mr Pan Yundong; the Co-ordinator of the Policy Study Office of the Ministry, Mr Nie Quan; the Head of the Bilateral Relations and Policy Division of the Embassy, Mr Zhang Yibo, together with the Chief-of-Office of the Chief Executive’s Office, Ms O Lam; and the Director of Protocol, Public Relations and External Affairs Office, Mr Fung Sio Weng.