Jilin hopes to seek for further co-operation

Jilin hopes to seek for further co-operation

by Anni Lam

The Jilin-Macau Economic & Trade Co-operation Conference 2009 was held yesterday at the Venetian Macau wherein the vice governor of Jilin Provincial People's Government Chen Wei Gen told reporters that he wants to partner with Macau to seek for further industry exploitation.

He said that he would like to borrow Macau as a bridging role to communicate with foreign countries and added he believed that it will also bring Macau a new concept on the industry's development.

The vice governor also added that the further co-operation can emulate and diversify various catering and hospitality industry in the territory so that it would bring a win-win situation to both cities.

“I also hope that the Macau sectors will make a visit to Jilin in order to understand more about the development of the province and seek a novel investment opportunity in it,” he added.

Wang Min, secretary of CPC Jilin Province Committee said in the opening speech that he hopes the two cities can complement each other as Jilin possesses the advantages in heavy industry development and agricultural produce processing and Macau has the privilege to bridge with the Lusophone countries.

Secretary for Economy and Finance Francis Tam Pak Yuen said that he hopes Macau make use of its bridging role to cultivate the overseas economic and trade for the counterparts.

After the conference, the Jilin delegation also met with the Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah at the government headquarters, wherein the CE expressed that he will lead the SAR government official delegation to visit the counterparts in May.

Also the CE added that he hopes the local sectors can exploit the development opportunities in Jilin.

The Jilin delegation arrived in Macau yesterday, and attended a string of meetings with the local officials as well as visited the tourism spots, and will return to Jilin today.

Saturday, 04 April 2009
Macau Daily Times