Xi arrives next Friday

It’s now 100 pct confirmed. PROC President Xi Jinping will visit Macau on December 19 and 20. He’s here for the city’s 15th handover anniversary celebrations. Plus the inauguration ceremony of the territory’s new leading officials. Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will assume his second five-year term of office. The last time that China’s top leader visited Macau was five years ago, when then-President Hu Jintao came to the city to celebrate the 10th handover anniversary. Mr. Xi’s visit here will be a day after the city sees extended border entry hours introduced at its inland checkpoints, with the Hengqin-Macau border scheduled to operate around the clock.