China News Service, Macau, January 21. The Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region, Ho Iat Seng, met with Yao Ming, Chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, at the government headquarters on the 21st. The two sides exchanged views on promoting the development of sports and preparing for the 15th National Games.
He Yicheng welcomed Yao Ming and his entourage to Macau and congratulated on the complete success of the "2021 National Men's Three-person Basketball Super League" being held at the Macau East Asian Games Gymnasium.
He said that the SAR government strictly implements various policies and measures for the prevention and control of the new crown virus epidemic, and Macao residents are actively cooperating. At present, the epidemic situation in Macao is stable. It is hoped that more international sports events will be held in Macao, and the SAR government will fully support and cooperate.
Ho Iat Seng said that the SAR government has fostered new economic growth points by actively promoting the development of sports and other industries.
At present, Macao, Guangdong and Hong Kong are jointly carrying out the preparatory work for the 15th National Games, giving play to the role of the National Games in driving the sports industry.
Macau has good sports venues and expects to make full use of the hardware facilities to host more large-scale sports events.
Macau is a world center of tourism and leisure. When athletes come to Macau to compete, they will have a good experience in Macau.
Yao Ming said that many games organized by the Chinese Basketball Association during the epidemic encountered many difficulties during the preparation process. The "2021 National Men's Three-person Basketball Super League" can be successfully held in Macau, thanks to the support of the Macau SAR government. Special thanks to Macau With the assistance provided by the SAR government, we hope that there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future to arrange more games to be held in Macau, so as to promote the development of basketball.
Yao Ming mentioned that through visiting the sports venues, athlete training and training centers and other venues in Macau, he learned that Macau has complete sports facilities and believes that it has the conditions to host the National Games competitions.
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