Chinese President Jiang Zemin is scheduled to arrive in Macao by special plane Tuesday afternoon to attend the celebrations of the 1st anniversary of the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR).
Jiang, who is also General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, will fly into Macao from Beijing in the company of SAR Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah.
During his December 19-21 stay in Macao, Jiang is scheduled to attend a banquet later Tuesday and a grand gathering celebrating the SAR's first anniversary Wednesday morning, and meet with some local celebrities.
Jiang's upcoming visit to Macao has become a hot topic for local residents and hit the headlines of major local newspapers. Large red lanterns and banners with welcoming words for Jiang are seen in downtown areas in the coastal city with strong festive flavor.
Macao returned to the motherland on December 20, 1999, when Jiang attended a ceremony here and declared that China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Macao.
(Xinhua 12/19/2000)
