ChiefexecutivehighlightsbridgingroleofPortuguese,EnglishmediainMacao_GuangmingOnlineMACAO,Jan.23(Xinhua)--NewsoutletsreportinginPortugueseandEnglishcouldmaintaintheirbridgingroleandplayuptotheircommunicationstrengthsintermsoflanguageandculture,saidHoIatSeng,chiefexecutiveofChina'sMacaoSpecialAdministrativeRegion(SAR)onTuesday.HomadetheremarksatalunchreceptionhostedforPortugueseandEnglishlanguagenewsorganizationsinMacao.HesaidtheorganizationsreportedextensivelyonMacao'snewtrendsanddevelopments,andthatworkhasnotonlygiventheoutsideworldabetterunderstandingandmoreconfidenceinMacao'sdevelopmentbutalsoraiseditsprofile.Thechiefexecutivenotedthatoverthepastyear,representativesofthenewsoutletshadvisitedcitiesintheGuangdong-HongKong-MacaoGreaterBayArea,aswellasXizang.Theirreportshadpresentedtotheirreadersfirsthandaccountsofthehigh-qualitydevelopmentgoingoninChina,aswellaslong-standingChineseculturalandsocialtraditions,headded.HosaidhelookedforwardtothePortugueseandEnglishlanguagemediareportingwidelyoncelebratoryeventsheldinthenewyear.Itwashopedthattheycouldoffergreaterassistanceinexpandingoverseastouristmarkets,identifyingbusinessopportunitiesforkeyindustries,andpromotingtheprospectsofthecooperationzoneinHengqinandtheGreaterBayArea.TheSARgovernmentwouldworktogetherwiththepresstogiveabetterunderstandingofthesuccessfulpracticeofthe"onecountry,twosystems"principleinMacaoandthecriticalrolethatMacaoplaysasaplatformconnectingthemotherlandwithPortuguese-speakingcountries,whiledemonstratingMacao'scharacteristicsofco-existenceandmutualintegrationofdiversecultures,hesaid.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.