Published: 09:52, December 21, 2024 | Updated: 10:24, December 21, 2024
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Moments captured at 'pearl on the palm'
By China Daily

Memorable occasions from President Xi Jinping's three-day trip to Macao.

President Xi Jinping (center) and his wife Peng Liyuan (third right) wave to children before their departure from Macao on Dec 20, 2024. Macao SAR Chief Executive Sam Hou-fai (right) and his wife were also present. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
President Xi Jinping (right) and his wife Peng Liyuan (second right) walk into the Macao East Asian Games Dome, accompanied by Sam Hou-fai (third right), the sixth-term chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, and his wife, on Dec 20, 2024. They attended a meeting at the venue celebrating the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Macao SAR. (FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY)
President Xi Jinping talks with Macao residents living in Hengqin during an inspection of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, located at the southern tip of Zhuhai in Guangdong province, on Dec 19, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
President Xi Jinping (center) meets with Ho Hau-wah (left) and Chui Sai-on, former chief executives of the Macao Special Administrative Region, in Macao on Dec 19, 2024. Ho is also vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
A flag-raising ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland is held at the Golden Lotus Square in Macao on Dec 20, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Performers cheer during a gala marking the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland at the Macao East Asian Games Dome on Dec 19, 2024. (FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY)
President Xi Jinping learns about the research on the quality of traditional Chinese medicine and the latest scientific and research achievements during his visit at the Macau University of Science and Technology in Macao, Dec 19, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
President Xi Jinping interacts with students at the library of Macau University of Science and Technology on Dec 19, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Chinese President Xi Jinping 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 Dec 20, 2024. (FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY)
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at a meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, at the Macao East Asian Games Dome in Macao, Dec 20, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)