To deepen the exchanges, cooperation, and understanding between Chinese and Portuguese enterprises and promote the advantages of Hengqin, the Macao Special Administrative Region Investment Promotion Bureau, the Economic Development Bureau of the Cooperation Zone, and the Oeiras Valley Investment Agency (OVIA) jointly held the “Macao-Hengqin Investment Promotion Conference 2024” in Oeiras, Portugal on September 9. Nearly 100 people participated in the event.
At the meeting, the Deputy Director of the Executive Committee of the Cooperation Zone, Fu Yongge, stated in his speech that Hengqin is in the “golden period” of overlapping trade and investment opportunities and has unlimited development prospects, inviting all investors to invest in Hengqin and participate in the development of Hengqin.
Amongst other attendees, there were Fernanda Ferreira Dias, Director General of the Economic Activities of the Portuguese Ministry of Economy, and Ambassador António Martins da Cruz, Chairman of the Board of Oeiras Valley Investment Agency (OVIA). OVIA´s Chairman of the Board restated that upon visiting Hengqin with nearly 30 Portuguese and Chinese companies last March, he had observed many development opportunities in Hengqin. This exchange reflects the importance Hengqin attaches to the Sino-Portuguese cooperative relationship. OVIA is bringing together many companies and will actively leverage its advantages to promote ongoing cooperation.
During the meeting, representatives of the Portuguese Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (AICEP) said that they actively employ their efforts in assisting Chinese and Portuguese companies in establishing connections and working together with the Cooperation Zone to leverage the platform of coordinated development between Macao and Hengqin, make good use of Portugal’s advantages, cooperatively promote the moderate diversification of Macao’s economy, and share the dividends of Hengqin’s development.
The Director of the Economic Development Bureau of the Cooperation Zone, António Lei, and the Director of the Taxation Bureau of the Cooperation Zone, Yuan Hongbing, successively introduced the business environment and tax preferential policies of Hengqin. The Senior Manager of the Permanent Secretariat of the China-Portugal Forum and the Portuguese-speaking Market Promotion Department of the Macao Special Administrative Region Investment Promotion Bureau, Deng Yongxi, focused on promoting Macao’s business advantages.
The event concluded with a networking lunch where all participants established solid bridges for future contact and cooperation.
