Yesterday (10 Jan), the Prosecutor General, Mr. Chan Tsz King, met with the President of the Zhongshan Intermediate People’s Court, Mr. Liao Wanchun, who was visiting Macao, at the Public Prosecutions Office Building.
Mr. Chan Tsz King welcomed the 8-member delegation led by Mr. Liao Wanchun, and the two sides exchanged views on judicial protection of minors, as well as the legal system for obtaining evidence in criminal cases in Macao.
During the meeting, Prosecutor General Chan Tsz King shared his learning experience on the important speech delivered by the President of the People’s Republic of China at the 25th Anniversary of Macao’s Handover and Inauguration Ceremony of the sixth-term of Macao Special Administrative Region. He emphasized the importance of striving to enhance the effectiveness of governance, strict and fair law enforcement, improvement of the judicial system, enhancement of the efficiency of administration of justice, firm upholding of the rule of law, enhancement of the building of a corruption-free workforce, and improvement of internal supervision mechanism. He also recognized the general direction of adhering to the principle of “one country, two systems” and making use of the advantages of “two systems” as mentioned by Director Xia Baolong, and affirmed that “one country, two systems” and a sound judicial system are the strong backbone for the stability and development of MSAR.
After an introduction on the juvenile protection system, criminal seizure and property forfeiture system in Macao at both the criminal and civil levels was made by the members of the prosecutors team present at the meeting, both sides agreed on the importance of mutual recognition of evidence, and with the development of “Hengqin-Macao in-depth cooperation zone”, it was recognized that there is a need and room for China and Macao to develop judicial assistance in criminal matters in the future. Both parties look forward to further strengthening exchanges and cooperation in relevant areas, to jointly create a more just and fair society under the rule of law.
Other attendees of the exchange meeting include: President of the Court of Second Instance Mr. Tong Hio Fong, Assistant Prosecutor General Ms. Kok Sio Peng, Chief of Office of the President of the Court of Final Appeal Ms. Chan Iok Lin, Chief of Office of the Prosecutor General Ms. Lam In Sang, Prosecutors Coordinators Mr. Cheong Kuok Chi and Ms. Sio In Ha, Prosecutor Ms. Cheang Weng In, as well as Deputy Presidents of the Zhongshan Intermediate People’s Court Ms. Li Guilan and Mr. Cheng Jianfeng, President of the Zhongshan First People’s Court Mr. Xie Zhiqiang, President of the Zhongshan Second People’s Court Mr. Hong Wen, amongst others.