Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U met Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Hainan Provincial Committee Member and Head of the United Front Work Department of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the CPC Miao Yanhong in Haikou, capital of Hainan, yesterday, in order to explore different types of cooperation for mutual benefit between Macau and the nation’s southernmost province, according to a statement by the Office of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture.
During yesterday’s meeting, Ao Ieong said that Macau’s tourism industry has basically almost recovered to the same level as before the pandemic, namely during the May Day Golden Week holiday this year, and that Macau has rich resources and experience in tourism education and training. Therefore, Ao Ieong said, further exchanges and cooperation with Hainan are possible, as Hainan and Macau are in close proximity to each other, according to the statement.
Hainan lies some 410 kilometres southwest of Macau.
The statement said that Miao affirmed the progress of the working group for the promotion of cooperation between Hainan and Macau since its establishment last year, adding that she was looking forward to further exchanges and cooperation between officials from both sides, as well as between universities and tourism colleges.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U (left) meets with Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Hainan Provincial Committee Member and Head of the United Front Work Department of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the CPC Miao Yanhong yesterday in Hainan’s capital Haikou.
– Photo: Office of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture
