MACAO: Chief Executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Ho Iat Seng said on Saturday the SAR government will focus on expediting economic recovery and diversification in the Year of the Rabbit.

In his message for the Chinese New Year, which falls on Sunday, Ho said the Macao SAR government would confidently persist in implementing a sound and stable governance system for Macao in the coming year, firmly promote the Guangdong-Macao in-depth cooperation zone in Hengqin, neighboring Zhuhai city, and unswervingly safeguard national security.