Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National
People's Congress, met on Friday with officials and business people
from Hong Kong and Macao who are in Boao to attend the Boao Forum
for Asia annual conference.
Wu met with Edmund Ho Hau Wah, Chief Executive of Macao Special
Administrative Region (SAR) and Henry Tang Ying-yen, Financial
Secretary of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), as
well as a group of business people from the two regions.
Wu showed satisfaction with the current development in Macao
when meeting with Ho Hau Wah, saying he hopes that the Macao SAR
government under Ho Hau Wah's leadership will lead local people to
make Macao more beautiful and more harmonious.
When meeting with Tang Ying-yen, Wu said the principles of "one
country, two systems" and "Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong
with a high degree of autonomy" have been faithfully implemented
since Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 1997. Hong Kong now
enjoys economic growth, social stability and improved living
standards, Wu said, and he hoped the HKSAR government and people
will cherish the achievements and make continuous efforts for
future development.
Wu noted that the central government will support the
governments of the two regions to maintain long-term prosperity and
stability.
Wu appreciated the contributions of business people from Hong
Kong and Macao to economic development of the two regions and to
strengthening their economic ties with the mainland. He encouraged
them to make greater contributions to the prosperity and stability
of Hong Kong and Macao and to economic cooperation between the two
regions and the mainland.
(Xinhua News Agency April 21, 2007)
