The Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, today attended the opening ceremony of the Twelfth Investment and Trade Forum for Cooperation between East and West China being held in Xian.

After touring the exhibition hall, Mr Ho visited the Macao Pavilion, a booth to introduce the latest investment conditions in Macao, set up by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute.

The annual investment and trade forum began in 1997 and was the first platform for China’s regional economic coordination through the joint efforts of the ministries and 27 sponsor-provinces. It is playing an important role in promoting the progress of East, Middle and West China, and regional harmony.

Mr Ho visited the newly developed areas in Xian in the afternoon before returning to Macao in the evening.