Edmund Ho Hau Wah, chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), Monday sent a message to the State Council expressing his congratulations on the successful launching and landing of the Shenzhou-6 manned spacecraft.

Ho, on behalf of the Macao SAR government and the people of Macao, extended "the warmest congratulations and highest regards" to the motherland and all the participants in the Shenzhou-6 mission including astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng, and everyone who had contributed directly or indirectly to the mission.

The mission not only demonstrated the great strength of the motherland, its advanced technology and the excellence of the nation's elites, but also demonstrated the selfless, fearless and the challenging spirit of the Chinese nation, Ho said.

The success of the country's space missions offered great enlightenment for the people of Macao, he said.

Ho also suggested in his letter to the State Council that he would like to invite to Macao the astronauts and the team who mastered the project, so they could share their experience with the people here.

Source: Xinhua