The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, will lead a Government delegation to Beijing from 12 August (Wednesday) to 17 August, in order to discuss the development of the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone planned for the island of Hengqin, and to exchange views on works related to the prevention and control of COVID-19.

While in the capital, Mr Ho will meet with officials respectively from: the Ministry of Commerce; the People's Bank of China; the National Immigration Administration; the General Administration of Customs; the State Taxation Administration; the National Development and Reform Commission; the National Health Commission; and the Ministry of Finance.

Other Macao officials accompanying Mr Ho to Beijing include: the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Lei Wai Nong; the Chief-of-Office of the Chief Executive’s Office, Ms Hoi Lai Fong; the Director of the Macao Economic Bureau, Mr Tai Kin Ip; the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Monetary Authority of Macao, Mr Chan Sau San; and the Director of the Government Information Bureau, Ms Chan Lou.

During Mr Ho’s absence, the Secretary for Administration and Justice, Mr Cheong Weng Chon, will take on the role of Acting Chief Executive.