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The Governor of Guangdong Province, Mr Huang Huahua, and his delegation arrived in the Macao Special Administrative Region today for a three-day visit. Mr Huang’s delegation will meet with the Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, and officials of the MSAR Government in the Guangdong-Macao Co-operation Joint Conference tomorrow. On their arrival in the afternoon, delegation members visited the Zhuhai-Macao Cross-Border Industrial Park, where the Guangdong Governor met with the Chief Executive. In the evening, members attended a welcome banquet hosted by the MSAR Government. At the dinner, Mr Ho told the delegation that in the meeting tomorrow, Macao and Guangdong representatives would discuss topics that would be of benefit to long-term development of both regions. He said he was confident that the meeting would achieve satisfying result through mutual support and assistance. Mr Huang in response congratulated Macao on its success in having the “Historical Centre of Macao” listed in the United Nation’s World Heritage list and its success in hosting the 4th East Asian Games. After the banquet, the Guangdong Delegation visited the new Sai Van Bridge.
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The Governor of Guangdong Province, Mr Huang Huahua, is scheduled to lead a delegation to the Macao Special Administrative Region tomorrow for a three-day visit. Mr Huang’s delegation is scheduled to visit the Zhuhai-Macao Cross-Border Industrial Park shortly after their arriving tomorrow afternoon; they have been invited to a welcoming banquet hosted by the MSAR Government. On Tuesday morning, Mr Huang’s delegation will meet with the Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, and other officials of the MSAR Government in the Guangdong-Macao Co-operation Joint Conference. Mr Huang and Mr Ho will meet the media after the meeting. In the afternoon, the Guangdong delegation will meet with members of the Industrial and business sector of Macao. The delegation will visit infrastructure projects in Macao during their stay in Macao. They will return to Guangzhou on Wednesday. The Guangdong delegation will include the Executive Vice-governor of Guangdong Province, Mr Tang Bingquan, The Secretary-general of the Guangdong Provincial Government, Mr Xu Shangwu, vice secretary-general of the Guangdong provincial government, Mr Tang Hao and the Mayor of Zhuhai , Mr Wang Shunsheng.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicates that, in October 2005, Macao’s total value of exports amounted to MOP2.14 billion, up 13.2% over the same month of 2004. Among this, the value of domestic exports increased 9.7% to MOP1.60 billion and the value of re-exports rose 25.1% to MOP537 million. Value of imports amounted to MOP3.08 billion, up 29.0% over the same period of 2004. A trade deficit of MOP940 million was recorded this month. During the period of January – October 2005, the value of total exports decreased 17.2% year-on-year to MOP15.51 billion. Among this, the value of domestic exports decreased 22.7%, whereas the value of re-exports went up 1.1%. Meanwhile, the value of imports amounted to MOP25.30 billion, up 10.8% over the same period of 2004. In the first ten months of 2005, Macao’s trade balance registered a deficit of MOP9.79 billion. During this period, the exports/imports ratio decreased from 82.1% in the corresponding period of 2004 to 61.3%. In the first ten months of 2005, the value of Textile & garment exports, which accounted for 77.1% of the total exports, decreased 20.4% over the same period of 2004. Moreover, the value of Non-textile exports also dropped 4.2%. As the major components of non-textile exports, Machines & apparatus, parts & accessories thereof expanded 14.0%, whereas Footwear fell 91.3% year-on-year. The USA and the EU remained as Macao’s major export markets, together making up 64.4% of the total value of exports. Among this, exports to the USA, which made up 49.3% of the total value of exports, decreased 16.7% over the same period of 2004; exports to the EU, which made up 15.1% of the total value of exports, also decreased 41.7% over the same period of 2004. During the period of January – October 2005, Macao’s total value of imports increased 10.8% year-on-year, mainly due to a general increase in broad economic categories. Increases were registered for Fuels & lubricants (42.1%), Capital goods (25.2%), Consumer goods (6.7%) and Raw materials & semi-manufactures (2.1%). Meanwhile, Macao’s main suppliers of imported goods still concentrated in the Asian region. Imports from Mainland China and Hong Kong together constituted 52.4% of the total value of imports. Compared with the same period of 2004, the value of imports from Mainland China and Hong Kong rose 5.5% and 3.3% respectively.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service shows that in the third quarter of 2005, the available amount of Gasoline (unleaded) and Electricity rose markedly by 18.9% and 10.5% respectively, whereas Fuel oil and Gas oil & diesel fell 3.9% and 2.1% respectively, compared with the third quarter of 2004. The available amount of Electricity and Gasoline (unleaded) increased by 18.4% and 6.2% respectively over the second quarter of 2005, whereas LPG registered the only decrease of 14.3%. In comparison with the third quarter of 2004, consumption of Gasoline (unleaded) and Electricity rose by 12.9% and 12.4% respectively, while Gas oil & diesel registered the only decrease of 3.2%. Compared with the second quarter of 2005, consumption of LPG recorded the only decrease of 9.9%, whereas Gas oil & diesel registered the largest increase of 41.7%. With respect to the import quantity of fuels in the third quarter of 2005, Common kerosene (kerosene for illumination) and Gasoline (unleaded) increased significantly by 92.4% and 22.9% respectively over the same quarter of 2004, while Gas oil & diesel registered the biggest decrease of 26.2%. In comparison with the second quarter of 2005, import quantity of Common kerosene (kerosene for illumination) registered the only increase, up 124.5%, while LPG and Gas oil & diesel decreased 20.8% and 14.4% respectively. In the third quarter of 2005, the total import value of liquid and gas fuels reached the amount of MOP743 million, representing an increase of 27.8% year-on-year and an increase of 2.1% over the second quarter of 2005. At the end of the third quarter of 2005, the list prices of all fuels went up compared with the end of the third quarter of 2004, among which those of Fuel oil and Common kerosene (kerosene for illumination) rose markedly by 28.5% and 27.1% respectively. Compared with the end of the second quarter of 2005, the list prices of all fuels increased, among which those of Common kerosene (kerosene for illumination) and Fuel oil rose 12.7% and 11.3% respectively.
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The Shenzhou-6 Manned Space Flight Mission delegation returned home on a special flight after ending their three-day visit in the Macao SAR. At 9:20 this morning, the Chief Executive, Edmund Ho bid the delegation farewell at the Government Guest House. They spoke for a while and posed for a group photo before leaving for the airport. Members of delegation arrived at Macao International Airport at 10:00 for their flight. They were seen off by the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Mr Chui Sai On, Vice Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the MASR, Mr Xu Ze, and representatives of the Science and Technology Commission, Mr Tong Chi Kin, Mr Liu Chak Wan and Mr Eric Yeung.
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The Governor of Guangdong province, Mr Huang Huahua, will be leading a delegation to the Macao SAR for a three-day visit on 5 December. Mr Huang’s delegation will be here to attend the Guangdong-Macao Co-operation Joint Conference, which starts here on 6 December. They will meet Macao SAR officials, headed by the Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah. During his stay in Macao Mr Huang will also visit the sites of infrastructure projects in the SAR.
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The Shenzhou-6 manned space flight mission delegation this afternoon attends a briefing for an audience of almost 1,000, including representatives of the science and technology sector, professionals, educators and tertiary-education students. Deputy Chief Engineer of the Space Flight Project of China, Mr Xia Changfa, briefed the audience on the mission while the two astronauts talked of their experience during their training and on the space mission. A video documentary on the mission was shown during the session, while delegation members answered questions raised by the eager audience. The Secretary for Transports and Public Works, Mr Ao Man Long said in his speech that the achievement of the country in space missions had demonstrated the earnestness, team spirit of our astronauts, aerospace scientists, technicians and officers, and their love for the country. He encouraged the young people of Macao to learn from the earnest and meticulous spirit of those involved in the mission.
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The Shenzhou-6 Manned Space Flight Mission delegation continued their visit to Macao today with a sightseeing tour of world heritage sites and tourist attractions. People gathered in the streets that led to the Ruins of St Paul Church to greet the astronauts, colonels Fei Junlong and Nie Haiseng, who in turn shook hands and chatted with some of them. Delegation members took a short walk up to Fortress Hill to view the ancient fortress and visit the Macau Museum located on the hill. At the second stop of their tour, they visited the Grand Prix Museum and the Wine Museum at the Outer Harbour District, where they sampled the vintages in the cellar. Later, they went to Macau Tower where they had bird’s eye view of Macao and neighouring Zhuhai from their vantage point on the 58th floor. From the tower they went on to a welcoming luncheon hosted by the Macao Garrison Troop of the People’s Liberation Army. In the afternoon, the delegation met more then 2,000 primary and secondary school students where the astronauts talked of the experience during their training and on the space flight. The two astronauts encouraged the students to be persistent and have confidence in themselves, and to strive to overcome all odds and challenges. In the evening, members of the delegation will be joined by an audience of more than 3,000 at a variety show, which will also feature a dialogue session between the astronauts and Macao youth representatives.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, said today that Macao was embarking on to a new stage in history and the astronauts’ contributing spirit is a model for the people of Macao in the implementation of the “One Country Two Systems” policy. Mr Ho said this as the Shenzhou-6 manned space flight mission delegation attended a welcoming banquet hosted by the SAR Government in the evening. Addressing the visitors, Mr Ho conveyed his regards and gratitude for the astronauts’ selfless contribution to the country. He said the success of the Shenzhou-6 manned space mission demonstrated the strengthening of the country’s overall comppetitiveness and the advancement of its technology level, as well as showing a strong team of talents had been raised, and the country had achieved greater international status. He said the advancement achieved by the country in this science in the last two years would make every Chinese proud. The leader of the delegation, Mr Hu Shixiang said he was touched by the warmth of the Macao people, as shown when they welcomed the delagation. “The success of the mission is a good start to the second phase of the ‘three-phase strategy’ in our country’s manned space flight project,” said Mr Hu He said that space walk and spacecraft coupling missions would take place in 2012. More than a 100 guests attended the banquet, including principal officials, Central Government Officials based in the Macao SAR, members of the Executive Council, the Legislative Assembly and the Science and Technology Commission.
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Macao people today turned out to offer a warm welcome to the delegation of Shenzhou-6 Manned Space Flight Mission as they arrived in the SAR for a three-day visit. Led by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of China's Manned Space Flight programme Mr Hu Shixiang, the delegation included astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng, three deputy delegation leaders -- Mr Zhou Bo, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office; Mr Su Shuangning, Deputy Director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office, and Mr Xu Dazhe, Deputy General Manager of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group. The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Mr Ao Man Long, Vice-Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR, Mr Wang Jinxiang and representatives of the Science and Technology Commission, Mr Liu Chak Wan and Mr Eric Yeung met the delegation at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal on their arrival. Members were greeted by 500 people, and a small group of schoolchildren presented bouquets to Mr Hu, the two astronauts and the three deputy delegation leaders. The delegation’s schedule today includes a brief session on the Shenzhou-6 Manned Space Flight Mission and a banquet hosted by the SAR Government.
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