The 2026 Canton Fair Macau Spring Reception was successfully held on March 18. Zhu Yong, Director General of the China Foreign Trade Centre, Xie Yongqiang, Chairman of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Ma Chi Ieong, President of the Board of Directors of the Macao Chinese Chamber of Commerce (ACCM), Alex Vong, Chairman of the Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Macau Chapter (CCILC-M), and Fong Man Tong, representative of next-generation buyers and Vice Chairman of the Macao Industrial Association (MIA), attended the event and delivered speeches. More than 80 guests attended the reception, including representatives from 19 organizations such as the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT), and the French Chamber of Commerce in Macau, along with representatives from 20 exhibitors, over 10 next-generation buyers, and media representatives.
In her speech, Zhu Yong highlighted the Canton Fair’s innovative development achievements oriented toward “newness, green growth, and intelligence.” She expressed the hope of promoting deeper integration between “China’s No.1 Fair” and the “China-Portuguese-Speaking Countries Platform,” fostering synergy between the Canton Fair’s “new quality productive forces” and Macau’s “diversified transformation,” and generating new synergies by combining the Canton Fair’s “open platform” with Macau’s unique advantages under the “one country, two systems” framework.
Guest speakers unanimously agreed that the Canton Fair plays a positive role in supporting the country’s high-standard opening up. Xie Yongqiang noted that Macau will leverage its advantages in linking domestic and international markets and serving as a “precise liaison” for China-Portuguese-speaking countries trade to promote high-quality development of the convention and exhibition industry. Ma Chi Ieong stated that the Macao Chinese Chamber of Commerce will organize more enterprises from Macau and Hengqin to participate in the Canton Fair, helping them integrate into the country’s “dual circulation” development paradigm. Alex Vong highlighted Macau’s unique advantages as a platform connecting China and Portuguese-speaking countries. Fong Man Tong encouraged next-generation enterprises to use the Canton Fair as a springboard to become two-way pioneers bridging Macau and the mainland.
During its stay in Macau, the working group also paid visits to the China Labor Agency Association (Macau), the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macau), the Macao Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and the Macao Industrial Association.
