President Xi Jinping on Friday met with Sam Hou Fai, who was newly elected as the chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and recently appointed by China's central government.

The meeting took place at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Witnessed by Xi, Premier Li Qiang presented Sam with a decree of the State Council appointing the latter as the sixth-term chief executive of the Macao SAR.

Xi congratulated Sam on his appointment and commended him for holding a firm stance of loving the country and Macao, conscientiously fulfilling his duties and making contributions to Macao's prosperity and stability during his long tenure as the president of Macao's Court of Final Appeal.

"In the election, you were nominated and elected by an overwhelming majority, which demonstrates the broad recognition and support from the society of Macao. The central authorities fully acknowledge this and have full trust in you," Xi said.

Sam expressed his deep honor at his appointment as the sixth-term chief executive of the Macao SAR by the central government.

He pledged to comprehensively and accurately implement the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests, integrate itself better into the overall national development and accelerate the promotion of appropriate economic diversification to promote the comprehensive development of various undertakings in Macao.

(With input from Xinhua)