Ho congratulates Xi on his third term in office

President Xi Jinping meets with CE Ho Iat Seng, 2019

In response to Xi Jinping’s appointment for a third term in as leader, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has issued a congratulatory statement.

Over the weekend, Xi was appointed for a new term as the President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission.

After the news broke, the head of the local government expressed “his congratulation on behalf of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) government.”

“The MSAR will continue to support President Xi as head of state and Chairman of the Central Military Commission,” Ho stated in the statement. “His re-election was the choice of history and of all Chinese people, including those in Macau.”

The Chief Executive said that with the support of, and guidance from, the Central Government with President Xi at its core, the MSAR would fully carry out the strategies and required steps outlined during the 20th CPC National Congress and the “Two Sessions”.

“The MSAR Government would spare no effort in comprehensively and accurately adhering to, in a steadfast manner, the ‘One country, two systems’ principle as well as ‘Macau people governing Macau’, the principle of a high degree of autonomy, and the fundamental principle of ‘patriots governing Macau’,” he added.