The Chinese mainland and Taiwan will hold talks Saturday in Macao about technical and business issues on opening Spring Festival charter flights across the Taiwan Straits, according to the Mainland sources.

At the invitation of Pu Zhaozhou, vice chairman of the board ofdirectors of the mainland-based straits aviation exchange commission, a four-member delegation from an air transport association in Taipei will attend the meeting.

The Mainland delegation, which also comprises four members, is scheduled to arrive in Macao Friday afternoon.