Celebration ceremony for the Establishment of the MSAR
About 3,000 guests participated today, December 20, in a ceremony in honour of the creation of the Macau SAR of the People’s Republic of China in the presence of the Chinese president, Mr Jiang Zemin, and Vice- Premier Qian Qichen.
A number of Foreign Affairs Ministers, senior government representatives and representatives of international organizations attended reception.
The ceremony took place at the newly decorated Macau Forum. Both Mr. Jiang Zemin and the Chief Executive of Macau SAR, Mr. Edmund Ho addressed the gathering.
Mr. Edmund Ho offered a special welcome tribute to Mrs. Zhuo Lin, widow of the former Chinese leader Mr Deng Xiaoping.
The programme included the transfer of the Land Fund, followed by a flag ceremony and a video show of the gifts offered to the Macau SAR by the Chinese People’s Central Government, 31 Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and cities under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Government and by the HKSAR.
The ceremony included a Cultural Show after which Mr. Jiang Zemin and Mr. Qian Qichen went to the stage to greet the artists and the audience amid in a warm applause.
Programme for Celebrations of the establishment of MSAR
| 1 | Arrival of VIPs |
| 2 | Celebrations programme starts |
| 3 | National anthem |
| 4 | Speech by the President Jiang Zemin of PRC |
| 5 | Speech by the Chief Executive of the MSAR, Mr. Edmund Ho |
| 6 | Land funds transference ceremony |
| 7 | Ceremony of the Presentation of the MSAR flag |
| 8 | Presentation of gifts offered by the Central Government and different provinces and regions of China |
| 9 | Cultural Program: |
| | Music Macau Chinese Orchestra |
| | Dance Hou Kong Secondary School Dance Group |
| | Singing Macau Soprano, Chun Fong |
| | Dance Kao Ip Secondary School Dance Group |
| | Singing Macanese singer, Casemiro Pinto |
| | Dance/singing PRC Ministery of Culture Artists Group |
| 10 | Offering of the caligraphy from President Jiang Zemin to MSAR. |
List of Gifts offered to the MSAR
| Central Government | sculpture |
| Peking Government | sculpture |
| Tianjin Government | chinese panel |
| Hebei Government | handcraft |
| Shanxi Government | wood sculpture |
| Mongolia Government | sculpture |
| Liaoneng Government | jade sculpture |
| Jilin Government | wood sculpture |
| Heilongjiang Government | a pair of vases |
| Shanghai Government | crystal handcraft |
| Jiangsu Government | sculptures |
| Zhejiang Government | handcraft |
| Anhui Government | copper mirror and sculpture |
| Fukien Government | rock sculpture |
| Jiangxi Government | a pair of porcelain vases |
| Shandong Government | bronze handcraft |
| Henan Government | jade sculpture |
| Hubei Government | clock |
| Hunan Government | rock sculpture |
| Guangdong Government | crystal sculpture |
| Hainan Government | a pair of vases |
| Chongqin Government | sculpture |
| Sichuan Government | chinese panel |
| Guizhou Government | bronze handcraft |
| Yunnan Government | bronze sculpture |
| Tibet Government | carpet |
| Shaanxi Government | bronze sculpture |
| Ganxu Government | bronze sculpture |
| Nengxia Government | rock sculpture |
| Qinghai Government | rock sculpture |
| Xinjiang Government | carpet |
| HKSAR Government | carpet |
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