The secretary for economy and finance of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), Francis Tam Pak Yuen, left here on Sunday for Portugal, where he will attend the Guangdong, Macao and Portugal Economic Cooperation Forum 2004.

An official with the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute said that the visit is expected to improve exchange between entrepreneurs from the Macao SAR and Portugal, expand the Portugal market for products made in Macao, and promote Macao's role as a platform for the development of economic and trade cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.

The forum to be held on Tuesday in Lisbon, capital of Portugal, is co-organized by governments of the Macao SAR and the Guangdong Province.

It was reported that Tam will give a speech at the forum, describing the economic development and the investment environment in Macao, Guangdong and the Pan-Pearl River Delta Region, with an aim to promote the economic and trade cooperation between the region and Portugal.

A 22-member delegation of Macao entrepreneurs and more than 20 entrepreneurs from the Guangdong Province will also attend the forum and have dialogues with their Portuguese counterparts.

Source: Xinhua