The delegation of two taikonauts and a clutch of engineers of China's second manned space mission attended a dinner party hosted by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Macao on Thursday.

Xu Ze, deputy director of the liaison office, extended a warm welcome to the delegation.

Hu Shixiang, the head of the delegation, expressed the gratitude to the liaison office for the hospitality.

The 30-strong Shenzhou VI delegation arrived on Wednesday after concluding its four-day tour in Hong Kong.

It is scheduled to left Macao on Friday.

(Xinhua News Agency December 2, 2005)