SAR urged to enhance unity and cooperation

President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, administers the oath of office to Sam Hou-fai, new chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, at the Macao East Asian Games Dome in Macao on Friday. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY President Xi Jinping said that the central government will fully support Sam Hou-fai, who was sworn in on Friday as the sixthterm chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, and the new SAR government in fulfilling their duties. Xi also expressed the hope that Sam will unite and lead the new SAR government and people from all sectors of society to fully, faithfully and steadfastly implement the principles of "one country, two systems" and "Macao people governing Macao" with a high degree of autonomy, and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests. Sam pledged to lead the new SAR government in uniting all sectors of society, and strive to create a new chapter in the successful practice of "one country, two systems" in Macao.