President Hu attends anniversary celebrations of Macao's return to motherland

Chinese President Hu Jintao, who is also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, delivers a speech during a celebration gathering marking the 5th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland in Macao, south China, on Dec. 20, 2004.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (C front) attends a celebration gathering marking the 5th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inauguration ceremony of the second-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region in Macao, south China, on Dec. 20,

Edmund Ho Hau Wah (L), chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), is sworn into office in front of Chinese President Hu Jintao during a celebration gathering marking the 5th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inauguration ceremony of the second-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region in Macao, south China, on Dec. 20, 2004. (Xinhua Photo)

Chinese President Hu Jintao attended the ceremony, where Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah and principal officials of the Macao SAR government will be sworn into office.

A celebration gathering marking the 5th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inauguration ceremony of the second-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region is held in Macao, south China, on Dec. 20, 2004.

A grand flag-raising ceremony to mark the 5th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland is held in the Macao Special Administrative Region, south China, on Dec. 20, 2004.