Xi praises Macau’s historic achievements since return to motherland

President Xi Jinping yesterday commended the historic achievements made by Macau in economic and social development.Macau’s economy registered the fastest growth and livelihoods witnessed the biggest improvement in its history over the past two decades, Xi said in a speech delivered at a welcome banquet marking the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland. The banquet held at the East Asian Games Dome was attended by about 600 guests.“The past 20 years are also a period that

December 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Xi says Macau is ‘a small table putting on a big show’

President Xi Jinping said yesterday that Macau has made “proud achievements” since its return to the motherland 20 years ago, and he referred to what he had said last time when visiting Macau five years ago that as long as a place has the “right path, good policy, flexible posture and consolidated public sentiment”, a “big show can be played on a small table”.Xi added that in the case of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) it can clearly be seen that “a small table is

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Xi praises work of principal officials, heads of legislative, judicial organs

President Xi Jinping commended yesterday the diligent work of principal officials and heads of Macau’s legislative and judicial organs to steadily push the practice of “One Country, Two Systems” forward.During the closed-door meeting, Xi said the administrative, legislative and judicial organs strictly abided by the Constitution and the Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) and performed duties well under the leadership of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On over

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Central bank raises daily Macau remittances cap to same-name mainland accounts

BEIJING – The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has further facilitated individual cross-border yuan remittances in Macau.The bank will raise the daily cross-border remittances limit on yuan transfers by individuals from Macau to mainland accounts under the same name to 80,000 yuan from 50,000 yuan, according to a PBOC statement on Wednesday.The move, approved by the State Council, is conducive to meeting the renminbi clearing demand of Macau residents and facilitating trade and economic as

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Mainland-Macau trade rises 5.5 pct in Jan-Nov

BEIJING – Trade between the Chinese mainland and Macau expanded 5.5 percent to reach 19.4 billion yuan in the first 11 months of this year, official data showed yesterday.Macau’s accumulated actual investment on the mainland totaled US$17.14 billion by November, while the Chinese mainland’s total non-financial direct investment in Macau stood at US$2.68 billion, Gao Feng, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said yesterday.The mainland has lifted all tariffs on goods of Macau

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Beijing fully supports HK’s future work plan: Xi

The central government fully supports the future work plan of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, President Xi Jinping said yesterday.Xi made the remarks while meeting with Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and several other officials.The central government fully supports the HKSAR’s future work plan put forward by the chief executive during her duty visit to Beijing earlier this week, Xi said, expressing the hope that all government departments

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3 mainlanders nabbed for burglary: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three men for allegedly burgling a flat in the northern district on Tuesday, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the victim is a local taxi driver. His personal information was not released. Choi did not reveal how the trio managed to enter the victim’s flat.The three suspects comprise a 31-year-old surnamed Zhang who told police that he works as an electrician, a 33-year-old surnamed Lu who told

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Xi praises Macau’s first CE Edmund Ho

President Xi Jinping met yesterday with Edmund Ho Hau Wah, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).Xi praised Ho for having laid a sound foundation for the construction and development of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) during his work as the first and second-term chief executive, as well as his continued efforts in contributing to the cause of Macau’s “One Country, Two Systems” and the nation’s

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Xi asks Macau’s disciplined forces to safeguard ‘One Country, Two Systems’

President Xi Jinping yesterday called on Macau’s disciplined forces to resolutely prevent and crack down on actions endangering the security of national sovereignty and challenging the authority of the central government and the Basic Law.When meeting with representatives of Macau’s disciplined forces, Xi praised their efforts in swiftly and thoroughly tackling security problems that existed before Macau’s return to the motherland in 1999.Macau is now among the safest cities in the world.

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Xi hails progress in building of China-PSCs trade cooperation service platform

President Xi Jinping yesterday acknowledged the progress made by Macau since its return to the motherland in advancing the building of a service platform for China-Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) commercial and trade cooperation.Xi made the remarks while visiting the China-PSCs Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex, the regular meeting venue of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and PSCs (Macau).He called the building of the service platform an “important

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Central bank to help Macau residents enjoy mobile payments in mainland

BEIJING – The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) will take a string of steps to make it easier for Macau residents to use mobile payments in the mainland.These steps include promoting Macau’s local digital wallets on the mainland and enabling opening some kinds of mainland bank accounts in Macau to enjoy related mobile payment services, according to an PBOC statement yesterday.The central bank said it would work with the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) to ensure steady implementation of the

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Xi’s wife learns how to make Portuguese egg tarts

President Xi Jinping’s wife Peng Liyuan visited the Macau Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) main campus on the peninsula yesterday, the tertiary education institution said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, Peng and Winnie Fok Wai-fun, the wife of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, visited the campus on Mong Há Hill yesterday afternoon. During her nearly 50-minute visit Peng and Fok were escorted by IFTM President Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan and her team. They visited

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Xi visits govt services centre, school in Taipa

President Xi Jinping visited a government services centre and a school yesterday morning, and talked with teachers, pupils and other local residents.On the second day of his three-day working visit, Xi was accompanied by outgoing Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On during his tour of the Government Services Centre in Areia Preta and the Premier School Affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School in Taipa. It was Chui’s last day at the helm of the local government.At the services centre where 26

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Xi says nation is proud of Macau’s achievements, progress

President Xi Jinping said upon arrival in Macau yesterday that the central government and the Chinese people are proud of the achievements and progress of Macau since its return to the motherland 20 years ago.Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks after landing at the local airport yesterday afternoon.“I am very happy to come to beautiful Macau again. In October, we held a grand

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