Over 540 overseas Chinese entrepreneurs from 19 countries and regions around the world convened at the Macao International Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention Wednesday, engaging in trade talks and group discussions.

As a prelude for the upcoming Macao International Trade and Investment Fair slated for Thursday, the two-day convention focused on exchanges on industries of environmental protection, modern medical production and real estates.

The meeting, co-organized by the World Federation of Chinese Entrepreneurs Organization (WFCEO) and several trade association in Macao, has established itself as a platform for Chinese entrepreneurs sharing experiences.

Ding Kai'en, director of WFCEO said that the effect of the Mainland/Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) and China's accession into the World Trade Organization have broaden the horizon for economic and trade cooperation among Chinese entrepreneurs from around the world.

He said Hong Kong and Macao have become important trade and investment platforms for the exchanges of overseas Chinese entrepreneurs with their counterparts in the mainland. Booming trade across the Taiwan Strait has also deepened anticipation for China's peaceful reunification. Overseas Chinese entrepreneurs wish to see a unified and coordinated market at their home.

Acting Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan said at the opening ceremony Wednesday that Chinese entrepreneurs are welcomed to make the best use of the trade platform of Macao to seize the chance brought about by CEPA.

"Macao wishes to become an information harbor and a trade platform for exchanges among Chinese entrepreneurs," said Chan.

Founded in July last year, WFCEO set up its permanent office in Macao. It assimilates industrial and commerce organizations from Chinese communities around the world. The organization has been undertaking a project of building a databank of Chinese entrepreneurs worldwide.

Source: Xinhua