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Macao promotes international image

2009-12-18 08:17 BJT

Special Report: Macao 10 Years On |

Since Macao's return to the motherland 10 years ago, its connections with the international community have been growing stronger. The Special Administrative Region has now developed good relations with many countries in the fields of economy, tourism, culture, and technology.

Since Macao's return to the motherland 10 years ago, its connections with the international community have been growing stronger.
Since Macao's return to the motherland 10 years ago,
its connections with the international community 
have been growing stronger.

You may not know this place in Macao, but the names of typhoons Morakot and Parma came out of here. It is the office of the UN Typhoon Committee. Members favor Macao's location, as it is ideal for meteorological research.

The "One Country, Two Systems" principle has broadened cooperation between Macao and the outside. The Chief Executive of Macao, Ho Hau Wah, has visited more than 10 countries and regions, and officials who accompanied him say they made a strong impression on their tours.

Chen Limin, head of Macao Administration & Law Bureau,said, "People said "Big Hong Kong, Little Macao" before, and now when people mention Macao, they say you have developed so well, and I think this is because of support from the central government."