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MACAO, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The 13th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum

("IIICF", "the Forum"), co-organized by China International Contractors

Association and Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, opened in Macao

on September 28. As the largest and most influential such forum in the world,

the opening of this year's IIICF drew many major figures from the international

infrastructure investment and construction community. Present at the opening

ceremony were Ho Iat Seng, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative

Region (Macao SAR); Zheng Xincong, Director of the Liaison Office of the

Central People's Government in the Macao SAR; Liu Xianfa, Commissioner of the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Macao SAR;

Wong Sio Chak, Secretary for Security of the Macao SAR; as well as heads of

international contractors and financial institutions.

With the theme "Building High-standard, Sustainable and People-centered

Infrastructure", the forum attracted more than 1,300 guests from over 600

institutions, including senior executives of 20 financial institutions, top

leaders of more than 70 enterprises among ENR's Top 250 International

Contractors, as well as decision makers from major industrial enterprises and

suppliers from across the globe. With a focus on the opportunities and

challenges facing international infrastructure cooperation in the post-pandemic

era, the forum will look to build a broad consensus, and consolidate

international cooperation for the facilitation of green infrastructure projects

around the world.

As one of the event's highlights, The Belt and Road Infrastructure Development

Index (2022) and the Belt and Road Infrastructure Development Index Report

(2022) was launched at the forum and presented how the Belt and Road Initiative

(BRI) has played an important role in international infrastructure investment

and construction projects.

During the forum, the China International Contractors Association (CHINCA)

launched the "Mechanism for International Sustainable Infrastructure Promotion"

in association with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the UN

Environment Programme (UNEP), the German Agency for International Cooperation

(GIZ) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), in a joint bid to promote the

diversified, inclusive, green, low-carbon and climate-resilient development of

sustainable infrastructure.

"In the post-pandemic era, countries will face unique challenges, and stressed

the importance of the international community to come together to invest in

infrastructure and construction, in order to fuel economic growth and

development, and improve people's livelihoods," said Fang Qiuchen, Chairman of

CHINCA.

For more information about the Forum, please visit: http://en.iiicf.org/.

SOURCE: China International Contractors Association

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