Xi to attend gathering celebrating Macao's return   

习近平将赴澳门出席庆祝澳门回归祖国15周年大会

Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to attend a gathering in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Dec 19-20 for the 15th anniversary of Macao's return to China, authorities said on Sunday.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will also be present at the inauguration ceremony of the SAR's fourth-term government.

On Dec 20, 1999, the Chinese government resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Macao.