Witnessed by President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang presents Sam Hou Fai with a decree of the State Council appointing the latter as the sixth-term chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 1, 2024. Xi on Friday met with Sam Hou Fai, who was newly elected as the chief executive of the Macao SAR and recently appointed by China's central government. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)