The Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, will visit Hainan to take part in the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022, the Government Information Bureau has announced in a statement.
According to the same statement, the CE will attend the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum set to take place tomorrow (April 21) as well as lead a Macau delegation, which will be in Hainan Province today and tomorrow to attend the Forum.
The event this year is themed “The World in COVID-19 & Beyond: Working Together for Global Development and Shared Future”. It features six modules, namely: a summary of the global experience in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, and an exploration of how to narrow the “vaccine gap”; trends in the world economy; recovery of green industry and sustainable development; the promotion of the long-term healthy development of the digital economy; international cooperation and global governance; and new developments for regional cooperation in Asia.
Delegates from governments, business, academia, and the media, who come from all over the world, will gather to discuss the post-pandemic development agenda for Asia and the world. They will focus on topics such as green development, innovative development, inclusive development, and collaborative development, with the aim of promoting international solidarity and cooperation. The Forum will include in-person as well as online events.
The Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macau Special Administrative Region, Liu Xianfa, will join the local delegation as an adviser.
