Greater Bay Area to help diversify Macao’s economy: chief executive
By
Su Ning from People’s Daily
The
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area provides new and great opportunities
and platforms for Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) to board on the
fast train of national development and to seek better growth by breaking
bottlenecks and broadening space, Chui Sai On, chief executive of the region
said in an exclusive interview with People’s Daily.
The
bay area will enable Macao to pursue a moderately diversified and sustainable economy,
improve living environment and better people’s livelihood, he added when asked
about the plan for developing the bay area.
His
remarks also came as local residents are now active in contributing their
suggestions after Chinese authorities recently unveiled the outline development
plan for the area, with the aim to develop the region into "a role model
of high-quality development."
With
49 items related to Macao, the guideline charts a course for Macao to join in
the construction of the bay area, Chui said, promising that the government of
the Macao SAR will take active steps to implement the plan and put those strategic designs into
effect.
“A
working committee chaired by myself on the construction of the bay area was set
up by the government of Macao SAR at the end of last year,” he said, adding
that it will design, deploy and study on how Macao will integrate into the
construction of the bay area in the short, medium and long run.
Defined
by the outline as one of the core cities in the cluster, Macao should play its
role as a core engine and strengthen its radiating effect in leading the
development of nearby regions, the chief executive said. This is not only an
honor, but a major responsibility for Macao, he added.
Departments
at all levels under the government of the special administrative region,
according to Chui, will study on the outline and make sure an effective and
high-quality implementation of the national strategy.
Macao
will innovate on its cooperation with other cities in the cluster, said Chui,
adding that based on the rich experience it has accumulated over the past 40
years from the collaboration with southern China’s Guangdong province, the
special administrative region will beef up cooperation with other sister cities
within the bay area by giving play to its advantages.
Such
cooperation will be based on the principle of "one country, two
systems" and put national
interests first, said Chui.
The
guideline has made clear that the cluster will base on the sound foundation of
cooperation among Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao to explore a new model for
coordinated growth and also serve as a model for closer collaboration between
mainland cities and the two special administrative regions.
Chui
pointed out that people’s interests will be prioritized when implementing the
outline in a planned and step-by-step manner.
Those
fields closely related to the livelihood will be given more weight, so as to
enhance people’s sense of gaining, win more support from local residents and
secure a good startfor the construction of the bay area, he elaborated.
Tourists
visit Mount Fortress in Macao on Jan. 23, 2019. Visitor arrivals in China's
Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) made a record of 35.80 million in
2018, increasing by 9.8 percent year-on-year and hitting a record high, the
SAR's statistics service told a press conference on the same day. The opening
of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and some other factors contribute to the
satisfactory performance of its tourism industry. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Greater Bay Area to help diversify Macao’s economy: chief executive
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