“2026 Mainland-Macao Business Associations Joint Conference” – Building a New Pattern of World-class Bay Area Economic and Trade Collaboration
MACAU, October 22 - The “2026 Mainland-Macao Business Associations Joint Conference” was held in Macao on 21st October, engaging over 50 representatives from trade promotion associations and chambers of commerce from the Chinese mainland and Macao to exchange insights on topics such as building a new pattern of economic and trade collaboration in the Greater Bay Area through the China-PSCs platform and empowering mainland enterprises to explore international markets in Portuguese-speaking countries. Serving as a bridge, the Joint Conference actively promotes collaboration between the business communities of the Chinese mainland and Macao, while facilitating project matching and implementation.
The event was attended by special guests such as Ng Wai Han, Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government; Ren Hongbin, Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT); and Che Weng Keong, President of Macao Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM).
In his address, Ren Hongbin highlighted CCPIT's efforts in consolidating the resources of the national CCPIT system to enhance collaboration with the Macao business sectors including MICE, supply chains, the China and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) platform, and the high-quality development of the “Belt and Road” Initiative. In addition, CCPIT will give full play to the Mainland-Macao Business Associations Joint Conference mechanism to assist Macao in better integrating into and contributing to the overall development of the country.
Enhancing Project Resource Co-ordination and Exploring International Markets Collaboratively
In his address, IPIM president Che Weng Keong expressed his aspiration to enhance project and resource co-ordination with chambers of commerce from various regions to jointly expand investment co-operation; to deepen Macao-Hengqin joint investment promotion to offer more holistic services for enterprise expansion; to jointly explore Macao-Hengqin co-operation opportunities by pooling industrial resources of chambers of commerce from various regions; and to assist local enterprises in expanding into the Greater Bay Area market.
Leveraging Advantages of the Macao Platform to Facilitate Two-way Investment Promotion
At the event, leaders and representatives from trade promotion associations and chambers of commerce engaged in several topics, such as leveraging the special advantages of the Macao platform to facilitate two-way investment promotion and fostering Chinese mainland enterprises to explore markets in Portuguese-speaking countries. Ma Chi Ngai, Director General of Macao Chamber of Commerce, Lei Si Tai, Director General of the Industrial Association of Macau, Sio Chi Wai, Director General of the Macau Importers and Exporters Association, Frank Tang, President of the Macao Textile Merchants Association, Cheang Weng San, Director General of the Macau Shipper's Association, and Fu Jianguo, President of the Association of Chinese Enterprises in Macao, as well as presidents of provincial promotion associations from Guangdong and Zhejiang, delivered speeches and offered suggestions for collaboration between Chinese Mainland and Macao. And they further deepened their exchanges during the Q&A session.
Since its inception in 2004, the “Mainland-Macao Business Associations Joint Conference” has consistently served as a bridge actively fostering economic and trade exchanges between the Chinese mainland and Macao. It has propelled the construction of Macao as a platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and significantly contributed to the appropriate diversification of Macao’s economy. In alignment with the third “Five-year” Plan, the Macao SAR Government will continue leveraging the Joint Conference mechanism and foster ongoing collaboration with business associations and chambers of commerce from various regions, gradually transforming collaboration intentions into tangible outcomes and facilitating more project co-operation and investment.
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