Chairman Chan Meng Kam of the Council of CityU Is Appointed Honorary Consul for Guinea-Bissau in Macao
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On August 20, Ye Dabo, Special Commissioner of Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region, presented the Honorary Consular Certificate to Chairman Chan Meng Kam of the Council of CityU and appointed him Honorary Consul for Guinea-Bissau in Macau. Mr. Ye congratulated Chairman Chan on his appointment as Honorary Consul for Guinea-Bissau in Macao. Ye said that in recent years, relations between China and Guinea-Bissau have been developing continuously, bilateral political mutual trust has been strengthened and bilateral cooperation in agriculture, infrastructure construction and medical and health has been fruitful. Mr. Ye expressed that during the tenure as Honorary Consul, Chairman Chan should strictly abide by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and relevant national and Macao’s laws and regulations, actively promote exchanges and cooperation between Macao and Guinea-Bissau in the areas of economy, trade and culture, make full use of Macao’s advantages, play the role of Macao as a platform and bridge, so as to promote the development of relations between China and Portuguese-speaking countries including Guinea-Bissau. Chairman Chan said that Guinea-Bissau is an important Portuguese-speaking country with abundant natural resources such as forestry and fishery, and enjoys a long history of friendship with China, including Macao. The state strongly supports the moderately diversified economic development of Macao, and Macao attaches great importance to the development of exchanges and cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries. During his tenure as Honorary Consul for Guinea-Bissau in Macao, he will perform honorary consular duties in accordance with relevant regulations, actively play a bridge role, consolidate friendly exchanges between Guinea-Bissau and Macao, and contribute to enhancing Macao’s role as a Platform for China-Portugal Trade Cooperation. The attendees at the ceremony also included Yuan Hengge, Deputy Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region, Liu Yufei, Head of the Consular Affairs Department of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region, and Lei Ut Mui, Director of the Protocol, Public Relations and External Affairs Office of Macao. |
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