On March 1-4, 2016, Vice Chaiman Yu Xiaohong and the workgroup of Chinese International Contractors Association (CHINCA) visited Macao SAR to communicate and exchange views with parties concerned in terms of the preparing work regarding the 7th International Infrastructure Investment & Construction Forum (7th IIICF).

During the visit, the workgroup first visited the Trade Office of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macao SAR and the Economy and Finance of Macao SAR Government to ask and listen to their suggestions and demands on the arrangements and organization of the forum. Chen Xing, Deputy Minister of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macao SAR and the responsible person of the Trade Office, said that the IIICF has good brand effect and has established sound development foundation in Macao. What’s more, Macao SAR Government attaches great importance to and greatly supports the permanent development of the Forum in Macao. Chen Xing also pointed out that while maintaining the professional and international nature of the Forum, Macao’s participation and concern over this Forum are hoped to be adequately considered and more elements of Macao can be reasonably increased and embodied so as to promote Macao’s participation in China’s national strategy and international cooperation.

Yu Yusheng, the office advisor of the Secretary Office of the Economy and Finance of Macao SAR Government, said that featured finance, an important part of Macao’s diversifying industry, is an industry that Macao Government will intensify its effort to promote in the next period. What’s more, finance lease is a breakthrough point to promote featured finance and it is suggested that the 7th International Infrastructure Investment & Construction Forum (7th IIICF) include some contents of finance lease and invite industry delegates from Mainland China, Macao SAR and abroad to discuss issues regarding the finance lease development in Macao. Yu Yusheng also pointed out that as a member of the "9+2" Cooperation Mechanism in the Pan-Pearl River Delta, Macao had invited other members of the Cooperation Mechanism to attend the 7th IIICF this year so as to play a part in this Cooperation Mechanism.

 Vice Chairman Yu Xiaohong first expressed sincere thanks for the support and help from the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macao SAR and the Economy and Finance of Macao SAR Government and introduced the proposal and preparatory work progress of the 7th IIICF. In addition, she further expressed that CHINCA pays high attention to the demands regarding to the 7th IIICF proposed by the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macao SAR and the Economy and Finance of Macao SAR Government and is positively discussing the demands so as to advance them. And CHINCA will positively coordinate with and strongly support the idea that the forum can be used as a platform by Macao to carry out business.

During the visit, the workgroup also visited the Permanent Secretariat of Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation Between China and Portuguese-Speaking Countries (Macao) and discussed issues regarding the holding of The China-PSC High-Level Seminar on Finance & International Production Capacity Cooperation during the 7th IIICF; the workgroup also visited The Macau Association of Banks and communicated with the Association in terms of holding the Seminar on Macau’s Finance Lease Business during the 7th IIICF.

Moreover, the workgroup mainly communicated and exchanged views with Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute in terms of working mechanism，guests invitation, meeting place and conference affairs and so on, subdividing the responsibility,labor division and the timeline and thus underpinning the smooth carrying out of the next preparatory work of the Forum.

Vice Chairman Yu Xiaohong talks with Chen Xing, Deputy Minister of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macao SAR and the responsible person of the Trade Office

Vice Chairman Yu Xiaohong talks with Chang Hexi, Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation Between China and Portuguese-Speaking Countries (Macao)

Vice Chairman Yu Xiaohong talks with Ye Yaojia, chairman of The Macau Association of Banks