Staff Reporter
Chief Executive4 Ho Iat Seng will pay a six-day working visit to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, and Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi province, from tomorrow, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced yesterday.
According to a GCS statement, while in Chengdu Ho will attend the Pan-Pearl River Delta Regional Cooperation Chief Executive Joint Conference on Friday.
Ho will meet with leading officials from the Pan-Pearl River Delta, and attend the Sichuan-Macau Cooperation Conference as well as the opening ceremony of the “Macau Week in Sichuan•Chengdu” roadshow event, apart from visiting local projects, the statement said.
Following his Chengdu visit, the chief executive will visit Xi’an for the closing ceremony of the 14th National Games next Monday and take part in a ceremony with Guangdong and Hong Kong to receive the flag of the National Games, as the three places will co-host the 15th National Games in 2025.
Macau has sent a 154-strong delegation to Xi’an for the National Games, taking part in17 events. While in Xi’an, Ho will meet with Shaanxi province officials to exchange views on issues of mutual interest, the statement said.
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong will accompany the chief executive on his visit to Chengdu. Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U will join Ho on his visit to Xi’an.
During Ho’s absence until next Tuesday, Secretary for Administration and Justice Cheong Weng Chon will be the acting chief executive.
The Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) Regional Cooperation Chief Executive Joint Conference is a platform launched in 2004 for regional cooperation between eight provinces, one autonomous region and the nation’s two special administrative regions (SARs) – collectively known as “9+2” – located in the PPRD: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hong Kong, and Macau.
