On September 2, the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the Macao SAR Government jointly hosted the "Forum on the Inheritance and Development of the Continental Law" at the University of Macau. Commissioner Bian Lixin, Wong Sio Chak, Secretary for Administration and Justice of the Macao SAR Government, and Rui Martins, Vice Rector of the University of Macau, delivered remarks at the opening ceremony. Teresa Cheng, Secretary-General of the International Organization for Mediation, extended congratulations via video. Keynote speeches were delivered by Xu Xianming, Deputy Director of the Advisory Committee of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and Eduardo Vera-Cruz Pinto, Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. More than 10 senior legal scholars from the Chinese mainland, Macao, countries of the European continent, and Portuguese-speaking countries conducted in-depth discussions on the theme of "building momentum together for sustainable development: exchange of continental law experience". Zhang Yingjie, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR, along with over 120 representatives from the SAR government, local legal organizations and universities, attended the event.

In her speech, Commissioner Bian stated that under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, historical achievements have been made in building the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics in the new era. China has always been a staunch defender and builder of international rule of law, and has always ensured the successful implementation of "one country, two systems" in Macao in accordance with the law. Bian also outlined three expectations: enhancing mutual learning and exchanges regarding the rule of law to support respective national development; infusing new vitality into the evolution of continental law in keeping up with the times; and contributing wisdom to building a community with a shared future for humanity.

Participating scholars concurred that this Forum provided a valuable platform for exchanges on continental law, which has injected positive energy into promoting mutual learning between the legal civilizations of China, European continental countries, and Portuguese-speaking countries, as well as advancing the construction of a community with a shared future for humanity.