On March 13, the Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Ji Xianzheng received a delegation headed by the chairman of the Macau Association of Banks, Ip Sio Kai. The two sides exchanged views on making full use of Macao’s platform to establish closer ties and further promote cooperation between Macao’s financial institutions and the financial sectors of Portuguese-speaking countries.

The meeting was attended by: Deputy Secretaries-General, Mr Paulo Jorge Rodrigues do Espírito Santo and Mr Casimiro de Jesus Pinto; Coordinator of the Executive Office, Ms Li Xiaohui; Coordinator of the Support Office, Ms Teresa Mok; Representative of Cabo Verde, Mr Nuno Furtado; Representative of Guinea-Bissau, Mr Abdú Jaquité; Representative of Equatorial Guinea, Ms Cristina Mangue Abeso; Representative of Mozambique, Ms Francisca Torcida Reino; and Representative of Timor-Leste, Mr Danilo Henriques.