The closing ceremony and certificate presentation for the “Seminar on Co-operation in Traditional Medicine between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries” was held at the Grand Ballroom of the Parisian Macao on September 28. The seminar was hosted by the Training Centre of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), and administered by the Guangdong-Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Industrial Park.
Participants in the closing ceremony included: the Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Ms Xu Yingzhen; the Director-General of the Trade Office of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR, Mr Chen Xing; the Deputy Director-General of the Trade Office of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR, Mr Wang Jiabao; and the Coordinator of the Policy Research Office and Counsellor of the Commissary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Weng Jinshan.
Also among the attendees were: the Consul-General of Angola in the Macao SAR, Ms Sofia Pegado da Silva; the President of the Guangdong-Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Industrial Park, Ms Lu Hong; the Counsellor of the Embassy of Mozambique in the Macao SAR, Mr Francisco Domingos Manhisa; the Deputy Secretary-General (appointed by the People’s Republic of China) of Forum Macao, Mr Ding Tian; the Deputy Secretary-General (appointed by the Portuguese-speaking Countries) of Forum Macao, Mr Rodrigo Manuel Ferreira Brum; the Deputy Secretary-General (appointed by the Macao SAR) of Forum Macao, Ms Echo Chan; and the representatives of the Portuguese-speaking Countries at Forum Macao.
The Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, the President of the Guangdong-Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Industrial Park, and Ms Luísa Panguene delivered speeches at the closing ceremony of the seminar. Ms Panguene had acted – on a rotational basis – as the head of the “Seminar on Co-operation in Traditional Medicine between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries”.
This is the third seminar held by the Training Centre of Forum Macao this year. Between September 16 and 30, a total of 21 representatives and technicians from Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe participated in the sessions in Macao, and visited Guangdong and Hengqin. The seminar was aimed at providing to all participants a platform for learning and exchange in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
During their stay in Macao, participants attended several thematic sessions and exchanges to deepen their knowledge about the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, Macao’s role as a platform between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, and to learn more about the advantages of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Participants had also the opportunity to attend the 2017 Traditional Medicine International Cooperation Forum. During the stay in Guangzhou and Hengqin, participants addressed several topics, namely: the sub-health condition; characteristics of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and assessment of the state of internal organs. Participants also held exchange sessions at different public services, entities and companies in mainland China.
The seminar helped participants gain a better understanding of the latest developments of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the cooperation between Macao and mainland China in this field. It also helped strengthen Macao’s role as a commercial and trade cooperation service platform between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries and to promote exchanges in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine between Guangdong Province, Macao and Portuguese-speaking Countries.
