Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Edmund Ho Hau Wah, chief
executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR), at the
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center Saturday afternoon.
The president said that Macao has seen the successful
implementation of the "one country, two systems" principle since
its return to the motherland eight years ago, and enjoyed
stability, a fast-growing economy and improved living standards of
people.
Hu said the central government fully affirms the achievements
Macao has made over the past eight years and hopes the MSAR
government will sum up its own experience and further improve its
job.
Hu said Macao and Hong Kong , both China's special
administrative regions, could share experience in the
implementation of the "one country, two systems" principle. The
central government sincerely hopes the two regions will cooperate
in making their progress, he added.
Ho Hau Wah extended gratitude to the president for the central
government's concern and support.
He said the MSAR government will try to do a good job in every
aspect to ensure the sustainable and healthy growth of its economy
and the long-term stability and harmony of its society.
President Hu arrived here Friday to attend the celebrations
marking the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong 's return to the
motherland and the swearing-in ceremony of the third-term
government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
(Xinhua News Agency July 1, 2007)
