The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, met with the Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mr Liu Jieyi, and exchanged views with him on Macao’s external affairs and socio-economic development.

In the meeting at Government House, Mr Chui said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in Macao had played an important role in fostering stable and prosperous development, managing the Special Administrative Region’s external affairs and in establishing contact with foreign countries.

In response, Mr Li said the Ministry would make every effort to help Macao in foreign affairs matters and create a better international network.

Visiting Macao after an absence of more than a decade, he said the city had changed tremendously and that he had learned from the Ministry that it had developed prosperously.

Mr Chui said the Government would continue to co-operate with the country’s developments, be more vigilant in time of peace, make the most of development opportunities, strictly follow the principle of “One country, two systems” and strengthen the people’s patriotic sense.

Officials who also attended the meeting were the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in the Macao SAR Mr Hu Zhengyue, the Deputy Commissioner Mr Pan Yundong; the Secretary for Administration and Justice Ms Chan Hoi Fan, Chief-of-Office of the Chief Executive’s Office Ms O Lam, and the Director of Protocol, Public Relations and External Affairs Mr Fung Sio Weng.