To facilitate the smooth running of the Research Centre for Macau Social and Economic Development, the Directors’ Working Conference was recently convened at Renmin University of China in Beijing. The Centre’s Director Professor Xing Wen-Xiang, Executive Director Professor Wang Wei-Guang, Vice-Director Dr. Zhang Pei-Li and Director Assistant Professor Li Jia-Zeng attended the Conference. Chairman of the Centre’s Academic Committee and Deputy Vice-President of Liangning University Professor Huang Tai-Yan also attended the Conference by invitation, providing vital directives and guidance.

At the Conference, the works of pushing the Centre towards its next stage was meticulously and carefully arranged in accordance to previously signed agreements. Specific concerns were addressed in details, such as the organizational structure and the working process of the Research Centre for Macau Social and Economic Development, the forming of the Centre’s Academic Committee and establishment of the academic journal , the application for academic topics and undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses in Chinese and/or English, the compiling of the annual topical report and collection of academic papers, the exchanges for doctoral students and visiting scholars, job arrangement for post-doctoral and the building of related database, etc. The timing and division of work for these tasks have also been clearly defined. This Conference created a great starting point on promoting the development of the Research Centre for Macau Social and Economic Development.