Edmund Ho Hau Wah, chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, will leave here Saturday to attend the celebrations marking the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's returning to the motherland.

A press release issued Friday by Macao's Information Bureau said Ho, upon his arrival, is scheduled to attend a welcome banquet hosted by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ( HKSAR) government for Chinese President Hu Jintao.

He is also slated to be present at the gala party held on late Saturday marking the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's returning to the motherland, said the release.

It added that Ho is scheduled to return to Macao on Sunday after attending the swearing-in ceremony of the third-term government of the HKSAR.

Source: Xinhua