President Ma Ying-jeou was scheduled to depart late Sunday on a week-long trip to the South Pacific that will take him to all six of Taiwan's diplomatic allies in the region, the Presidential Office said that day. During the seven-day, six-nation tour, Ma and a 90-member entourage will visit the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru, the Solomon Islands and Palau. The delegation will make a 60-minute refueling stopover in Guam on the flight out and a 90-minute stopover on the flight back to Taiwan, where Ma will be received by American Institute in Taiwan Chairman Raymond Burghardt. To highlight the close cultural links between Taiwan's aboriginal peoples and people living in the South Pacific, Ma and his entourage will wear costumes decorated with aboriginal totems, the Presidential Office noted. Eight performing artists from the Formosa Aboriginal Song and Dance Troupe will also accompany Ma on the trip. The public will be able to get a glimpse of President Ma's trip, which will also highlight Taiwan's foreign aid efforts in the South Pacific region, through video clips, according to the Presidential Office. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ma will release milkfish fry into an aquaculture pond during his visit to Kiribati. During his visit to the Marshall Islands, he will inspect a Taiwanese mobile medical group stationed there to treat cataract patients. He will visit an elementary school in Nauru to see how the students' dietary habits have changed as a result of a free breakfast program funded by Taiwan. In addition, Ma's itinerary will include meetings with his South Pacific counterparts on six issues -- medical treatment, aquaculture, vocational training, agricultural cooperation, green energy and cultural exchanges. His entourage will include National Security Council Secretary-General Hu Wei-jen, Presidential Office spokesman Lo Chih-chiang, Foreign Minister Timothy C.T. Yang, Government Information Office Minister Johnny Chi-chen Chiang, Council of Indigenous Peoples Minister Sun Ta-chuan and Council of Agriculture Deputy Minister Hu Sing-hwa. 