On December 15, the 2nd China (Macau) High-quality Consumption Exhibition was inaugurated in Macao. To support the development of China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform, the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) set up the Pavilion of China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform.

The “Fusion of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries” Art Photography Exhibition (Hengqin) of the 15th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries was inaugurated on December 1 at Hengqin Port Plaza. Adopting the innovative mode of “multi-venue event,” the exhibition was held in Macao and Hengqin for the first time. The exhibition in Macao was officiated on November 9.

From November 27 to 30, the Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Ji Xianzheng, led a delegation to visit Beijing. Together with another delegation from Macao, the delegation met with the Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), Ren Hongbin.

On November 17, Guest Lecturer at the City University of Macau, Chan Keng Hong, led a delegation of 26 faculty members and students from the Master of Business Administration Program to visit the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao. The Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Ji Xianzheng and the Deputy Secretary-General, Paulo Jorge Rodrigues do Espírito Santo also made speeches.

On November 10, Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Ji Xianzheng, met with the delegation led by Director of the Zhuhai Foreign Affairs Bureau, Tong Man.

In order to promote cultural exchanges between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries through the Macao platform, and to implement the Strategic Plan in the field of culture, the “Fusion of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries” Art Photography Exhibition, as one of the series of activities at the 15th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries organized by the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao

On November 3, a delegation led by Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Qingdao Municipal Committee and Vice Mayor of Qingdao, Geng Tao, paid a visit to the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao. The Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Ji Xianzheng, and members of the Secretariat received the delegation.

The market of the 15th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries as an annual event of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao was concluded last week, while one of its series of activities – the “Colorful PSCs” Exhibition of Artists continues until December 20.

On October 31, appointed by the People’s Republic of China, Ms. Xie Ying arrived in Macao and took up the post of Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, succeeding Mr. Ding Tian, Former Deputy Secretary-General.

On October 17, the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) organized a gourmet showcase of delicacies from Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) at the Tromba Rija Restaurant of Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre.

On October 12, the Press Conference on Activities Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of Forum Macao was held at the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex (the China-PSCs Complex), attended by the Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Ji Xianzheng, the Deputy Secretaries-General, Paulo Jorge do Espírito Santo and Casimiro de Jesus Pinto, and the Coordinator of the Support Office, Teresa Mok, among others.

On 11 October, the Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) (hereinafter referred to as “Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao”), Ji Xianzheng, received a delegation from Shenzhen Municipal Government which was led by Member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice-Mayor of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government as well as Party Secretary of Bao’an District Committee,