Mr Rodrigo Manuel Ferreira Brum officially took office – on September 1 – as the new Deputy Secretary-General, representing the Portuguese-speaking Countries, of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao).

A delegation of the Municipal Government of Qingdao, led by Mayor Meng Fanli, visited on August 14 the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao).

A delegation led by the Chair of the Committee for Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Affairs of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Mr Tian Guiming, visited the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) on August 3.

The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), also known as Forum Macao, informs that new representatives from Cape Verde and from São Tomé and Príncipe took office on August 1, 2017.

The Representative of Cape Verde at the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Mr Mário Vicente, completed his term in office on July 31, 2017.

On July 25, the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) hosted 25 students from Portuguese-speaking Countries who are enrolled at Macao Polytechnic Institute.

On July 10, the Secretary-General of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Ms Xu Yingzhen, met with a delegation of the Exporters Union of the CPLP (Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries), headed by its President, Mr Mário Costa.

With the aim of promoting tourism cooperation between Mainland China, Macao and Portuguese-speaking Countries, as well as to facilitate the implementation in Macao of the “One Centre, One Platform” policies, the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) attended the Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo.

The Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Mr Vicente de Jesus Manuel, completed his term in office on July 10, 2017.

The Mayor of São Miguel, in Cape Verde, Mr. Herménio Celso Fernandes, visited on July 5 the headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) – also known as Forum Macao. He met representatives from the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, including Secretary-General Ms Xu Yingzhen and Deputy Secretary-General Ms Echo Chan.

The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) is to take part in the 5th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo. As in previous editions, it will set up a pavilion at the event promoting tourism in Portuguese-speaking Countries.

Representatives of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) visited Quanzhou, in Mainland China’s Fujian province, from June 22 to 24.