On the afternoon of December 24th, Huang Kunming, Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, and Wang Weizhong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor, met with Cen Haohui, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, and his delegation in Guangzhou. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on jointly implementing the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping's inspection of Guangdong and Macao, further deepening Guangdong Macao cooperation, jointly promoting the construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area in the new stage, and jointly creating a new situation in the construction of the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone.
Huang Kunming, on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, welcomed Cen Haohui and his delegation, congratulated them on the historic achievements of the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, Cen Haohui's appointment as Chief Executive, and the inauguration of the new SAR government. On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, he expressed gratitude to the Macao compatriots for their important contributions to the economic and social development of Guangdong over the long term. He said that at this important historical moment of the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Macao for inspection, attended the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inauguration ceremony of the 6th Macao Special Administrative Region Government, visited Guangdong for inspection, inspected the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone, delivered a series of important speeches, and made a series of important instructions. This not only outlines the blueprint for creating a new situation of high-quality development of the "One Country, Two Systems" cause and supporting Macao to further integrate into the national development situation, but also points out the direction for Guangdong Macao to work together and deepen cooperation. Chief Executive Cen Haohui has just taken office and led a delegation to visit Guangdong, fully reflecting the high importance attached to strengthening cooperation between Guangdong and Macao, and jointly promoting the construction of the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone and the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. Guangdong will conscientiously study and implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, comprehensively, accurately, and unwaveringly implement the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, fully support the Chief Executive and the new SAR government in uniting and leading all sectors of Macau society to develop the economy and improve people's livelihoods, and continuously create new prospects for Macau's development. I hope to work together with Macau to further strengthen communication and cooperation, closely plan the development, construction, and management of the Hengqin Guangdong Macau Deep Cooperation Zone, focus on jointly implementing the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, and better shoulder the important mission of "One Country, Two Systems" practice in the new era. We will continue to increase investment in resources and promote the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure, the "soft connectivity" of rules and mechanisms, and the "heart connectivity" of Qinhuangdao Macau residents, accelerate the improvement of Qinhuangdao Macau integration level, and effectively promote the moderate and diversified development of Macau's economy. We will jointly seize the great opportunity of the construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, fully leverage the unique advantages of Guangdong and Macao, firmly grasp the promotion of coordinated development of science and technology industries, focus on expanding and strengthening characteristic advantageous industries such as traditional Chinese medicine, high-end manufacturing, cultural tourism and exhibition, strengthen joint scientific and technological research, project construction and layout, resource openness and sharing, actively promote cooperation in cultural and sports, youth and social livelihood fields, study and jointly hold high-level international exhibitions and sports events, better gather popularity and stimulate vitality, and work together to build the Greater Bay Area into a world-class bay area and the best developed bay area.
Cen Haohui thanked Guangdong for its strong support to Macau since its return and briefly introduced the policy priorities of the SAR government. He stated that on the occasion of celebrating the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, President Xi Jinping personally inspected it, which is a major event in the history of Macao's development. All sectors of Macao society are deeply encouraged and excited, and have more confidence and expectations for the future of Macao's "One Country, Two Systems" policy. The new SAR government deeply feels the great responsibility and will take the spirit of President Xi Jinping's important speech during his inspection of Macau as an important guide and guideline, comprehensively and accurately implement the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, fully implement the principle of "patriots governing Macau", unite and lead all sectors of Macau society to seize opportunities and work together vigorously, and fully promote the stable and far-reaching implementation of the "One Country, Two Systems" practice with Macau characteristics. Strengthening cooperation with Guangdong has always been a priority direction and strategic focus of the SAR government's governance. Standing at a new historical starting point, we are willing to consolidate and expand pragmatic cooperation with Guangdong, work together to promote the deepening of Hengqin development, jointly plan and accelerate the implementation of various tasks in the second phase, continuously optimize and improve the system and mechanism of consultation, co construction, co management and sharing, work together to accelerate the establishment of a highly coordinated and deeply connected institutional system for the economy of Qinzhou and Macao, actively explore the realization path of "research and development in Macao, industrialization in Hengqin", better support the moderate diversified development of Macao's economy, and effectively drive the integration of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area market. At the same time, fully leverage the role of Macau as a "center, platform, and base" to better empower cooperation in industries, technology, people's livelihoods, cultural tourism, and other fields between the two regions to develop in depth, guide Guangdong Macau enterprises to join forces and explore overseas markets, and promote Guangdong Macau cooperation to a new level.
Provincial leaders Wang Xi, Feng Zhonghua, and Zhang Guozhi attended the meeting.