国内英语新闻:Chinese Premier meets vice chairman of CPPCC National Committee Ho Hau Wah

MACAO, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with Ho Hau Wah, former chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), who is now the vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), here on Saturday.

Ho became the first chief executive of the Macao SAR in 1999 when China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Macao, and won the election for a second term in 2004.

During the meeting, Wen highly praised Ho's work as the chief executive, who facilitated the successful implementation of the principle of "one country, two system" in the SAR and made his contribution to maintaining Macao's prosperity and stability.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with Edmund Ho Hau Wah, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, in Macao, south China, Nov. 13, 2010.

Wen expected Ho to keep himself concerned on Macao's development and fully support the work of the chief executive and the Macao government.

Chui Sai On succeeded Ho as the third-term chief executive on December 20, 2009.

Kicking off his two-day visit in Macao Saturday morning, Wen has attended the opening ceremony of the third Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-Speaking Countries, and delivered a keynote speech.