Xi arrives in Macao for anniversary celebrations, inspection tour

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Xi arrives in Macao for anniversary celebrations, inspection tour

2024-12-18 16:23 Last Updated At：20:57

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Wednesday afternoon on a special plane.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will attend a gathering celebrating the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inauguration ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Macao SAR on Friday.

Xi will also inspect the Macao SAR.

Upon their arrival at the Macao International Airport, Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were warmly greeted by Macao SAR Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng and Sam Hou Fai, Macao's incoming chief executive, as well as other officials.

Chinese mainland supplies 75.7 billion kwh to Macao over 40 years

2024-12-18 20:26 Last Updated At：20:37

Since 1984, the Chinese mainland has delivered a total of 75.7 billion kwh of electricity to its Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), according to China Southern Power Grid (CSG) on Wednesday.

This year alone, electricity supplied to Macao from the mainland has surpassed 5.3 billion kwh, a 27-fold increase since Macao's return to the motherland in 1999, accounting for nearly 90 percent of Macao's total consumption.

To ensure stable power supply, CSG has connected Macao to south China's Guangdong Province via 12 high-voltage transmission lines.

On December 20, 1999, the Chinese government resumed its exercise of sovereignty over Macao and announced the official establishment of the Macao SAR.