Macao and Thailand could further enhance co-operation in the tourism industry, the Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, today in Bangkok.
Speaking to the press after meeting the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Mr Nitya Pibulsonggram, the Chief Executive said both sides agreed that Macao and Thailand could collaborate in their tourism industries, which he believed would not compete with each other fundamentally.
Mr Ho said the Thai side was interested in boosting their investment in Macao’s tourism industry, as well as using Macao’s role as a business platform to enter the Pearl River Delta and the Portuguese-speaking countries.
Earlier in the morning, Mr Ho attended the opening ceremony of the Thailand-Macao Economic Co-operation Seminar and witnessed the Macau Government Tourist Office representatives sign a memorandum of understanding with Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau on co-operation in business tourism.
On the same occasion, Macao’s Chamber of Commerce also signed a memorandum of understanding with its counterpart in Thailand.
After visiting the Emerald Buddha Temple and the Grand Palace in the afternoon, Mr Ho paid a courtesy call on Thailand’s Minister of Commerce, Mr Krirkrai Jirapaet.
Mr Ho arrived in Bangkok yesterday on the start of his seven-day official visit to Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. He also met with the Ambassador of China to Thailand, Mr Zhang Jiuhuan.
Mr Ho is scheduled to visit the Parliament of Thailand tomorrow morning, before leaving for Malaysia.
