BEIJING – Vice Premier Han Zheng yesterday voiced full support for Macau in accelerating its infrastructure construction and appropriately diversifying the economy.
Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Central Leading Group on Hong Kong and Macau Affairs, made the remarks at a video conference during which Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng gave a report on the MSAR's current economic situation and other related work.
The central government fully recognizes the efforts the chief executive and the MSAR government have made, and is giving Macau full support in containing COVID-19, easing difficulties for businesses, improving people's livelihoods, and appropriately diversifying its economy, Han said.
Noting that it has been one year since the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin was officially put into operation, Han called on Macau to seize the important opportunity that the cooperation zone presents and inject new impetus into the MSAR's long-term economic development.
Guangdong and Macau should tap fully into their respective strengths, enhance their level of cooperation, and develop the cooperation zone into a new platform to boost Macau's appropriate economic diversification and a new space to facilitate the lives and employment of Macau residents, Han said. – Xinhua, MPD
Caption: Vice Premier Han Zheng (center), also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Central Leading Group on Hong Kong and Macau Affairs, presides over a video conference in Beijing yesterday. During the video conference, MSAR Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng gave a report on the Macau's current economic situation and other related work. – Xinhua
