Chui Sai On, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, met Wednesday afternoon in Macao with Wu Zhenglong, deputy secretary of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee and Governor of Jiangsu and conducted in-depth conversation on further promoting cooperation between the two regions.
Chui Sai On expressed his welcome to Wu Zhenglong's visit to Macao. He said that since the return of Macao to the motherland, the practice of the "one country, two systems" policy has achieved great success with the economy and society continuing to maintain prosperity and stability.
He spoke highly of Jiangsu’s efforts to implement the decision-making and deployment of the central government in recent years so that it has maintained a good momentum of development with improving quality and new achievements in all aspects of work.
Jiangsu and Macao have pragmatically promoted multi-dimensional cooperation to effectively enhance the well-being of the people of the two regions and laid a good foundation for deeper cooperation, the Macao Chief Executive said.
He hoped that both regions would give play to their respective advantages, accelerate the construction of the Jiangsu-Macao cooperation park, contribute more to serving the development of the country and regional cooperation, and promote the fruitful cooperation between Jiangsu and Macao in various fields.
Wu Zhenglong expressed his gratitude to the Macao government and Chui Sai On for their long-term support for the development of Jiangsu and the cooperation between Jiangsu and Suzhou.
The governor noted that Jiangsu is steeping up high-quality development in the six areas such as economic development, reform and opening up, urban-rural construction, cultural promotion, ecological environment protection, and livelihood improvement.
Greater efforts will be made to build a modernized economic system, boost new driving force for development, promote the coordinated development of urban and rural areas, making progress in fighting the three tough battles of forestalling and defusing major risks, targeted poverty alleviation and pollution control so as to enhance the people’s sense of well-being and ensure its high-quality development rank among the best in the country, said the Governor.
Wu Zhenglong also remarked that Jiangsu will give full play to the province's role as a key junction in implementing the Belt and Road Initiative, adding that Macao enjoys a unique advantage in cooperating with Portuguese-speaking countries.
It is hoped that the two sides will seize the opportunity to work together to open up the market of other Belt and Road countries and promote scientific, educational and people-to-people exchanges so as to make new contributions to promoting the friendship between the two regions, according to the Governor.
With regard to the preparation for the construction of the Jiangsu-Macao Cooperation Park, Wu Zhenglong proposed further strengthening studies in culture, tourism, finance, youth innovation and entrepreneurship services and the construction of smart parks, and working together to create a platform for Macao to get integrated into the overall development of the country in the new era, for Jiangsu to speed up industrial transformation and upgrading and for Jiangsu and Macao to deepen cooperation for joint participation in the global competition.
While in Macao, Wu also visited the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Special Administrative Region of Macao and the University of Macao.
Leong Vai Tac, Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, was present at the meeting.
Guo Yuanqiang, Vice Governor of Jiangsu，and Chen Jiangang， secretary-general of the Jiangsu Provincial Government，were present at the meeting and other activities.
(Source: Jiangsu International Channel)
