MACAO -- President Xi Jinping on Friday said Macao will surely open up new horizons for development and keep creating new glories, as long as the policy of "one country, two systems" is comprehensively, accurately and unwaveringly implemented.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a gathering celebrating the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inauguration of the sixth-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region.

New glories can surely be made through concerted efforts of the Macao SAR government and people from all walks of life, and with the strong backing of the motherland, said Xi.

He also expressed firm confidence that Macao can make greater contributions to the cause of building China into a strong country on all fronts and advancing national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.