On January 7, 2019, Academician Xie Xincheng, Vice President of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), met with Mr. Ma Zhiyi, Chairman of Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), Macao Special Administrative Region. The two sides conducted in-depth discussions over a range of topics including the “NSFC-FDCT” joint funding plan 2019, the organization of academic seminars, and the management personnel exchange work plan.Views were also exchanged between the two sides on some specific issues such as the concluding management of the first round of joint funding projects.

 Members of the deputation also included Zheng Guanwei, member of Administrative Committee of FDCT, Xu Jun, Deputy Director-General of Economic Affairs Department of Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, and Ye Guilin, Senior Manager of Science and Technology Development Research Department of FDCT. NSFC participants in the meeting were Yang Junlin, Zhan Shige from the Office for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs and Wang Wenze from Personnel Bureau.