国内英语新闻:Macao chief executive mourns death of former Portuguese president Mario Soares

MACAO, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chui Sai On, chief executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), on Sunday expressed his deep sorrow for the passing of former Portuguese president Mario Soares and great condolences to his family.

Soares had deep relations with Macao and he would be remembered forever, Chui said, noting that Soares had visited Macao three times.

Soares died Saturday at the age of 92, two weeks after he was admitted to a hospital in Portugal's capital Lisbon.

Soares died of respiratory complications that left him in a profound coma at Red Cross hospital in Lisbon since Dec. 13 last year.

He served as president from 1986 to 1996 and prime minister from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985.