Chief Executive John Lee today congratulated Sam Hou-fai on being elected as the sixth-term Chief Executive-elect of the Macao Special Administrative Region.
 
Apart from noting that Mr Sam has been serving as Macau’s Court of Final Appeal President since the establishment of the Macao SAR, leading the Macau courts in performing judicial functions and contributing significantly to Macau’s long-term prosperity and stability, Mr Lee said that he has remained committed to serving Macau over the years and made immense contributions.
 
“I congratulate Mr Sam on being elected as the sixth-term Chief Executive-elect of the Macao SAR and on leading Macau to new heights again.”
 
In addition to pointing out that Hong Kong and Macau enjoy close geographical ties and share the same cultural roots, Mr Lee emphasised that they also share deep bonds and affinity with frequent people-to-people and cultural exchanges, alongside solid economic and trade relations.
 
Furthermore, he expressed that the country’s SARs, both Hong Kong and Macau, firmly uphold the principle of “one country” and leverage the benefits of “two systems”.
 
“As participants and beneficiaries of the country’s reform and opening up, Hong Kong and Macau enjoy the advantages of ‘one country, two systems’, and can directly tap into the huge markets of the Mainland, whilst staying connected to the world.”
 
On the other hand, Hong Kong and Macau are both core cities of the Greater Bay Area and are engines for regional development, Mr Lee added.
 
“I have every confidence in working closely with Mr Sam in the future to achieve complementarity and mutual benefits for Hong Kong and Macau, giving full play to the cities’ strengths to serve the country’s needs and making new and greater contributions to building a great country and moving towards national rejuvenation through Chinese modernisation.”