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The Chief Executive, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, will pay his first official visit to the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) this Friday (May 12) at the invitation of Macao SAR's Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho.

Mr Edmund Ho will receive Mr Tung at the Santa Sancha Government House. The two SAR Chief Executives will exchange views on issues of mutual interest such as economic development and tourism.

Mr Tung will be accompanied by the Information Coordinator, Mr Stephen Lam, and the Private Secretary to the Chief Executive, Mr Richard Yuen, on the visit.

End/Wednesday, May 10, 2000

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