MACAO, June 21 -- China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Guangdong Province on Tuesday inked 12 pacts during an annual conference here, in a bid to promote the cooperation to a new level.

Macao SAR Chief Executive Chui Sai On, Guangdong Governor Zhu Xiaodan attended the meeting and inked the letter of intent for cooperation on joint participation in the nation's Belt and Road initiative on behalf of their respective government.

The two parts highlighted further cooperation on youth exchanges, helping the growth of young talents and supporting them to start businesses.

The two governments will join hands to accelerate works on liberalization of service trade, social and livelihood cooperation, optimizing customs facilitation, and deepening cooperation in tourism.