The successful rescue of prominent Portuguese lawyer Mr. Neto Valente had proven the ability of Macau police to protect local residents and their properties, Chief Executive, Edmund Ho Hau Wah said today in Beijing.

The Chief Executive who is attending the annual plenum of the National People's Congress (NPC) said the around-clock investigations of the police over the last couple of days had led to solve the case, stressing the police would not never let any one or any criminal gangs go unpunished, who are harmful to the public order of Macau.

Mr. Ho pointed out that further investigation on the case was still going on, adding that it was too inappropriate and premature to speculate or to draw a conclusion on the motive of the abduction and other issues concerning the case.