The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, will lead an official delegation to visit Inner Mongolia on Monday to Thursday, at the invitation of the People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

A statement by the Government Spokesperson Office said on his first visit to Inner Mongolia as Chief Executive, Mr Chui will meet leaders of Inner Mongolia to explore means of bilateral co-operation and visit Hohhot, Ordos, Manzhouli and Hulunbuir where he will meet officials of the local governments.

The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute will sign a co-operation memorandum with the Inner Mongolia Sub-Council of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and a business delegation comprising 40 Macao businesspeople will also visit Inner Mongolia together with the official delegation and sign deals on department stores, real estate and beef import with their counterparts.

Members of the official delegation will include the Secretary for Administration and Justice, Ms Florinda Chan; the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Tam Pak Yuen; the Chief-of-Cabinet of the Office of the Chief Executive, Mr Tam Chon Weng; the Secretary-General of the Executive Council and Advisor of the Office of the Chief Executive, Ms O Lam; the President of Macau Polytechnic Institute, Mr Lei Heong Iok; the Director of the Government Information Bureau, Mr Chan Chi Ping; the President of Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, Mr Cheong Chou Weng; the President of Administrative Committee of Macao Foundation, Mr Wu Zhiliang; the Director of the Office of the Macao Special Administrative Region in Beijing, Ms Hong Wai, and a number of members of the Executive Council.