On January 30, 2026, the Macao Special Administrative Region Government held a ceremony at the Macao Cultural Centre to award medals, certificates, and awards for 2025. Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai presented medals, certificates, and awards to 28 individuals or representatives of entities in recognition of their outstanding achievements, social contributions, or service to the Macao SAR. The Macau Association of Banks (ABM) was awarded the "Silver Lotus Medal of Honor." ABM's leaders attended the medal presentation ceremony.

    Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai presented the Silver Lotus Honorary Medal to ABM. The medal was accepted by Mr. Fan Yaosheng, ABM Chairman, General Manager of Bank of China Macau Branch.

    Mr. Fan Yaosheng, ABM Chairman, stated that, reflecting on the 40 years since the Association's establishment, ABM has always been committed to uniting banking institutions across Macao, bringing together the collective strength of its 34 member organizations to play a crucial role in fostering industry collaboration and promoting the sector's stable development. Under the scientific guidance and targeted policies of the SAR government, the banking industry in Macao has consistently adhered to its financial essence, closely aligned with the SAR's development strategies, actively participated in the construction of a modern financial system, deeply engaged in the formulation of key financial regulations, and earnestly served Macao residents while fully supporting the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises. It has fulfilled its mission by safeguarding financial stability, serving the real economy, and contributing to people's livelihoods, growing and advancing together with the SAR.

    The Silver Lotus Medal is both an affirmation and a responsibility as well as a driving force for the future. Moving forward, ABM will continue to closely follow the steps of the SAR government, anchor its efforts in the direction of Macao's appropriately diversified economic development, and align with the policy outlined in the SAR Government's Policy Address to "continuously promote the qualitative development of the modern financial industry." It will focus on deepening opportunities for financial integration and development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, consistently strengthen financial security safeguards, and drive improvements in the financial risk prevention and anti-money laundering regulatory systems. ABM will fully leverage Macao's role as a platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries to deepen exchanges and cooperation with commercial banks and banking associations in Portuguese-speaking nations. It will intensify efforts in financial talent cultivation, widely promote patriotic and Macao-loving education, and foster a strong sense of national identity. By deepening financial service innovation, ABM will empower the SAR's industrial upgrading with more pragmatic measures and repay society and people's livelihoods with higher-quality services. It will effectively translate the SAR government's deployment requirements into tangible outcomes in financial development, contributing robust financial strength to the long-term prosperity and stability of the Macao Special Administrative Region, and living up to the trust and expectations placed in it by the SAR government.