Hubei and Macao have close exchanges and cooperation, and the two places can promote integrated development and achieve two-way travel through deepening strategic docking and complementary advantages, "said Zhang Xiaomei, Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Hubei Provincial Government, in Wuhan on the 4th. The Hubei Provincial Government Information Office held a press conference on the same day to introduce the relevant information of the "Hubei · Wuhan Macao Week" event. Hubei is promoting the integrated development of Hubei and Australia, and the two sides have achieved fruitful cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, science and education, cultural tourism, and youth exchanges. Data shows that in 2024, there will be 82500 tourists from Macau visiting Hubei; There were 567000 tourists from Hubei to Macau, a year-on-year increase of 11%. Currently, over 600 Macau students are studying and furthering their education in universities in Hubei, and more and more Macau youth are starting their own businesses and pursuing employment in Hubei. Hubei has held a series of events such as the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Economic and Trade Fair for 17 consecutive years, the Mazu Culture Tourism Festival, the Cross border Financing Promotion Conference, the Portuguese speaking Countries' Capacity Cooperation Matchmaking Conference, and the Portuguese speaking Countries' Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Promotion Conference, which have promoted practical cooperation. According to the Director of the Tourism Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Maria Helena de Almeida, since 2020, the "Macao Week" activities have been held in 10 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Xi'an. This location in Wuhan is the first time it has been held in a central city. From September 5th to 8th, multiple events will showcase the latest tourism information and unique products of Macau, helping to deepen cooperation between the two regions in tourism and economic and trade fields. It is reported that the Macao Special Administrative Region Investment Promotion Bureau has set up a representative office in Wuhan to provide professional services to local enterprises in areas including investment promotion, China Portugal platform docking, and exhibition cooperation. Zhang Xiaomei introduced that Hubei will focus on three areas of cooperation with Macau: leveraging Macau's unique bilingual advantages in Chinese and Portuguese, and serving as a platform for business cooperation with Portuguese speaking countries to jointly explore Portuguese speaking countries and global markets; Give full play to the advantages of the National Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Mechanism and Quality in Macau and the National Export Base for Traditional Chinese Medicine Services, and promote collaborative cooperation between enterprises in the two regions in traditional Chinese medicine registration, standard certification, and other aspects; Give full play to the advantages of Macau as a world tourism and leisure center and a city of exhibitions, and help Hubei build a world-renowned cultural and tourism destination. (New Society)