MACAU SARG LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS TO

UNCLAS HONG KONG 002061 SIPDIS DEPT FOR S/ES-CR, S/ES-O, EP/CM E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV HK SUBJECT: MACAU SARG LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA REF: STATE 118192 ¶1. (U.) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Macau Special Administration Region Chief Executive Ho Hau Wah (Edmund Ho). We will forward the original, and fax a copy, to EAP/CM. ¶2. Begin Text, The Honourable Barack Obama President-elect of the United States of America Your Excellency, On behalf of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, I wish to extend our warmest congratulations on your assumption as the President-elect of the United States of America. I am confident that your country will make greater progress under your leadership. I would also like to take this opportunity to wish you all the best in the years ahead as well as good achievements in you new post. May the friendly relations and cooperation between the Macao Special Administrative Region and the United States of America develop continuously. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. //signed// Ho Hau Wah Chief Executive Macao Special Administrative Region End text. DONOVAN