The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, today visited the Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs to thank their long-term support to Macao.

In the last day of his four-day duty visit to Beijing, Mr Chui visited the Ministry of Commerce and met its Minister, Mr Chen Deming.

During the meeting, Mr Chui thanked the Ministry for its long-existing support to Macao, which was highlighted by the staging of the Third Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries in Macao last month.

As Macao is proactively developing its conference and meeting business in order to diversify its industrial portfolio, the hosting of such large-scale events would enrich Macao’s experience in organising global conferences and events, Mr Chui said.

In response, Mr Chen extended his gratitude to Mr Chui for the work of Macao SAR Government in organising the forum.

Mr Chui then visited the Ministry of the General Administration of Customs and met its Minister, Mr Sheng Guangzu, and attended a luncheon hosted by the Minister.

Mr Chui said that the heavy people flow at the Border Gate Checkpoint had increased significantly in recent years and said he hoped that Macao and the Mainland could co-operate more on Hengqin in the future.

Mr Sheng told Mr Chui that the General Administration of Customs was eager to support Macao in its development.