Macao ready for 15th anniversary celebrations

Updated: 2014-12-20 09:46

(Xinhua)

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Macao ready for 15th anniversary celebrations

A special flag-raising ceremony was held at the landmark Lotus Square on Saturday morning to celebrate the 15th anniversary of its return to the motherland.[Photo/Xinhua]

 MACAO - Macao is ready on Saturday morning for a grand ceremony to celebrate the 15th anniversary of its return to the motherland.

A gathering of some 1,000 dignitaries at the Macao East Asian Games Dome will also witness the swearing-in of the fourth-term chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), administered by Chinese President Xi Jinping, as well as the SAR's fourth-term government.

President Xi, who arrived on Friday, is expected to deliver a speech after the inauguration ceremony.

A special flag-raising ceremony was held at the landmark Lotus Square on Saturday morning.