Vice Premier Mr Wang Yang today (8 September) received the Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, in Xiamen, after the opening ceremony of the 18th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (“CIFIT”), held by the Ministry of Commerce.

Mr Wang congratulated Mr Chui for being elected as the fourth Chief Executive of the Macao SAR. He also expressed interest regarding progress in cooperation between Macao and Hengqin.

The Chief Executive thanked the Vice Premier for his congratulations. He said regional collaboration is critical to Macao, as many local small and medium enterprises are looking forward to investing in Hengqin’s development.

Mr Chui believes the development of Hengqin will promote adequate economic diversification in Macao. He said the future extension of opening hours for border crossings will benefit regional cooperation and development.

Also attending the meeting were the Minister of Commerce, Mr Gao Hucheng; the Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, Mr You Quan; the Governor of Fujian Province, Mr Su Shulin; Macao’s Director of the Government Information Bureau, Mr Victor Chan; the President of Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, Mr Jackson Chang; and the Director of the Protocol, Public Relations and External Affairs Office, Mr Fung Sio Weng.

In the morning, the delegation led by the Chief Executive had attended the opening ceremony of the CIFIT, which was officiated by the Vice Premier and member of Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Mr Wang Yang. After the opening ceremony of the Macao Pavilion, the Chief Executive and delegates were photographed with representatives of Macao entrepreneurs.