At around 12 o'clock this noon, two special planes carrying the Chinese government delegation landed at the Macao International Airport.

President Jiang Zemin and then Premier Zhu Rongji waved to the cheering crowd of welcomers at the gates of the plane cabins.

Jiang and Zhu were presented bouquets of flowers by two girls.

Hundreds of people from various sectors in Macao waved miniature Chinese national flags and flowers to greet the Chinese leaders and other delegation members.