On March 22, the Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Ji Xianzheng received a delegation headed by the Director General of the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, Zhang Jingsong. The two sides exchanged views on making full use of Macao’s role as a platform for Sino-Portuguese cooperation, further enhancing exchanges and cooperation between Guangdong and Portuguese-speaking countries, and promoting the development of investment and trade between Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Portuguese-speaking countries.

The meeting was attended by: Deputy Secretaries-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Mr Paulo Jorge do Espírito Santo and Mr Casimiro de Jesus Pinto; Coordinator of the Executive Office, Ms Li Xiaohui; Coordinator of the Liaison Office, Mr Gika Makeba da Graça Simão; Coordinator of the Support Office, Ms Teresa Mok; Representative of Angola, Mr Agostinho João António dos Santos; Representative of Cabo Verde, Mr Nuno Miguel Melo Furtado; Representative of Guinea-Bissau, Mr Abdú Jaquité; Representative of Mozambique, Ms Francisca Torcida Reino; Representative of Portugal, Ms Márcia Cordeiro Guerreiro; and Representative of Timor-Leste, Mr Danilo Henriques.