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20 December 2009
Macao celebrates the 10th anniversary of its return to China as it forges closer ties with Guangdong and Hong Kong. Dim Sum TV attends the celebrations to chronicle the historic moment
On the 10th anniversary of Macao’s return to Chinese sovereignty, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau have stepped up their regional cooperation. The 10th Anniversary Celebration of Macao’s Return to the Motherland and the Inauguration Ceremony of the Third-Term Macao SAR Government were held at the Macao East Asian Games Stadium on December 12, 2009. During the event, Mr. Chui Sai On was sworn in as Chief Executive of the Macao SAR’s third administration. Dim Sum TV was on hand to record the celebrations and the historic moment.
The 10th Anniversary Celebration of Macao’s Return to the Motherland and the Inauguration Ceremony of the Third-Term Macao SAR Government
The President of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Hu Jintao, was invited to preside over the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Macao’s Return to the Motherland and the Inauguration Ceremony of the Third-Term Macao SAR Government, and ascended the reviewing stand to swear in the new Chief Executive.
While Macao celebrated this historic day, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao cross-border cooperation also reached a new milestone. During the celebrations, the Hengqin Island development project, which had been in planning for 17 years, was officially launched. To mark the occasion, President Hu Jintao traveled from Macao to Zhuhai to officiate at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new campus of the University Macao. At the ceremony, President Hu unveiled a commemorative plaque and laid the ceremonial foundation stone for the project. After 10-15 years of development, Hengqin Island will become a pilot project that points the way to new forms of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao cooperation under the “One Country, Two Systems” principle.
President Hu Jintao speaking at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Macao’s Return to the Motherland and the Inauguration Ceremony of the Third-Term Macao SAR Government.
Also present at the celebrations and swearing-in ceremony were Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR, Mr. Donald Tsang Yam Kuen, former Chief Executive of the Macao SAR, Mr. Edmund Ho Hau Wa, and leading representatives of Macao society and other special guests.
Mr. Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR, meeting with the Chief Executive of the Macao SAR, Mr. Chui Sai On.
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