From September 3 to September 8, a delegation of 16 young Macao-born Portuguese people, headed by A member of the CPPCC National Committee and chairman of the Macao Mercy Hall General Conference, visited Zhejiang at the invitation of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of Macao. During the visit to Zhejiang, the delegation visited Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shaoxing, Yuyao, Fenghua and other cities and counties respectively, and was highly valued and warmly received by the leaders of the cities and counties and the foreign affairs offices. The delegation is the third Macao native Portuguese group to visit the mainland since 2005 and 2008, aiming to enhance the understanding of the younger generation of native Portuguese about the mainland economy, society and culture, further maintain close ties with the mainland and enhance friendship. During his visit to Hangzhou, Gu Jianxin, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, met with a delegation of young Portuguese people at the Foreign Affairs Office of Macao. Vice Director Gu Jianxin extended a warm welcome to the delegation of Portuguese youth from Macao and briefly introduced the economic and social development of our province. Xie Weimin, Inspector and Deputy Director General of the Exchange Department of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, also made a special trip to Hangzhou to meet with the delegation and make an important speech. The young generation of native Portuguese love Macao, take root in Macao and contribute to Macao, and also have deep feelings for the mainland. Through their visit to Zhejiang province, they have gained a further understanding of the Chinese traditional culture, deepened their understanding of the economic and social development of Zhejiang province, and played a positive role in promoting the economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between Macao and Zhejiang province in the future. During the visit to Zhejiang, the delegation was accompanied by Ministerial Assistant Luo Xiangzhu and Director Sheng Gang of the Coordination Department of the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of Macao.