習近平會見賀一誠

新華社澳門12月18日電 國家主席習近平18日下午在澳門會見了澳門特別行政區行政長官賀一誠。

12月18日下午，國家主席習近平在澳門會見澳門特別行政區行政長官賀一誠。新華社記者 翟健嵐 攝

習近平對賀一誠表示，你擔任行政長官這5年，迎難而上、務實有為，很不容易，也很有成績。你帶領本屆特別行政區政府團結澳門社會各界，全面準確、堅定不移貫徹“一國兩制”方針，堅決維護國家主權、安全、發展利益，戰勝新冠疫情嚴重衝擊挑戰，努力推進經濟適度多元發展，各項事業取得新進展，鞏固發展了繁榮穩定的良好局面。中央對你和本屆特別行政區政府的工作是充分肯定的。

習近平指出，希望你積極支援新一任行政長官及其管治團隊依法施政，繼續為“一國兩制”事業、為澳門和國家的發展貢獻力量。

賀一誠代表特別行政區政府和澳門市民對習近平主席和夫人彭麗媛蒞臨澳門出席慶祝澳門回歸祖國25週年大會暨澳門特別行政區第六屆政府就職典禮並視察澳門表示熱烈歡迎。他表示，衷心感謝習主席和中央政府的信任和支援。在中央大力支援下，五年來澳門特別行政區政府團結帶領社會各界，堅強有力應對三年新冠疫情的衝擊，推動特別行政區各項建設事業全面邁上新臺階。他將支援新一屆特別行政區政府依法施政，繼續為澳門和國家的發展建設貢獻自己的力量。

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Xi acknowledges work of outgoing Macao SAR chief executive

MACAO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with Ho Iat Seng, the outgoing chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), expressing the central authorities' full acknowledgment of the work of Ho and the fifth-term Macao SAR government.

Xi said Ho has risen to challenges in a pragmatic and productive manner during his five-year term as chief executive. "This is no easy task, yet you have achieved high accomplishments," he noted.

Xi arrived in Macao earlier in the day for celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inauguration of the SAR's sixth-term government. He will also inspect the Macao SAR.

Xi commended Ho for leading Macao in fully and accurately implementing the "one country, two systems" policy with unwavering determination, resolutely safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests, overcoming the severe challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and striving to diversify the economy in an appropriate way.

He expressed the hope that Ho will actively support the incoming chief executive and his team, and continue contributing to the advancement of the "one country, two systems" cause and the development of both Macao and the country as a whole.

Ho expressed heartfelt gratitude for the trust and support given by President Xi and the central government, saying that the Macao SAR government, thanks to the staunch support from the central authorities, has elevated the SAR to a new level on all fronts.

Senior Chinese officials Cai Qi and Xia Baolong were present at the meeting. ■