quatro projectos de obras “icónicas e importantes” (2025)

 may25 In April, Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai delivered his first Policy Address, titled “Innovate to elevate; forge ahead to break new ground,” which has captured the public’s attention. In May, the focus of local society shifted to the number of tourists during the May Day Golden Week. However, both major events have been less than satisfactory, and the city’s economy seems to have lost its direction. The SAR government failed to implement effective countermeasures. Johnson Ian  甄慶悅 In the new government’s first Policy Address, aside from a slight increase in some social welfare measures and the introduction of the new “childcare subsidy” programme, the short-term economic stimulus plans that were eagerly anticipated by the business sector and the public—particularly the consumption vouchers or similar measures that had previously boosted market confidence—were disappointingly absent once again. In contrast, a number of long-term development plans have emerged as highlights o...

 may25 O   terreno onde funcionava o Jockey Club está incluído na reserva de espaços para futuro planeamento e aproveitamento, segundo o Secretário para os Transportes e Obras Públicas. Raymond Tam disse ainda que o respectivo terreno, assim como o originalmente afecto à construção do “Mundo Oceânico”, serão aproveitados em função das “necessidades concretas do desenvolvimento da sociedade”   VÍTOR REBELO   O aproveitamento de terrenos do Estado, como o que albergava as instalações do antigo Jockey Club, foi abordado pelo Secretário para os Transportes e Obras Públicas em resposta a uma interpelação oral do deputado Ma Io Fong. Nas declarações proferidas na Assembleia Legislativa (AL), Raymond Tam referiu que “relativamente ao terreno originalmente afecto à construção do Hipódromo e também do ‘Mundo Oceânico’, ambos estão incluídos na reserva para futuro planeamento e aproveitamento em função das necessidades concretas do desenvolvimento da sociedade”. Recorde-se que...

 MAy25 T he government is currently surveying several land plots in search of a suitable location to build a technology park, Chief Executive (CE) Sam Hou Fai confirmed during a press conference held yesterday to review the inspection visit of Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the Central Committee and the State Council. In response to media inquiries, Sam said he led a delegation accompanying Xia on visits to various land sites in Macau to assess potential locations for a technology park aimed at supporting the government’s economic diversification efforts. “He [Xia] visited several venues and locations, all carefully selected,” Sam said. He added that the group focused on observing maritime and coastal areas, envisioning future developments aligned with these zones. “We are making plans for maritime development. We must integrate our future projects with our country’s broader vision for the South China Sea,” Sam noted. “These development plans mus...

 ab25 T he  government has articulated its ambition to achieve the objectives set forth in the 2025 Policy Address within the next “eight to 10” years. This plan encompasses the establishment of an “international” university town for Macau and Hengqin, the creation of an international tourism and cultural zone, and the development of a technology park. Additionally, it includes the construction of the Macau Pearl River West Bank International Air Transport Hub (Port). Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai yesterday briefed over 100 journalists from nearly 30 mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau media outlets on the latest developments in Macau. During the briefing at the Government Headquarters, he revealed that the total investment in the “university town” project is set at MOP20 billion, with construction planned to occur in phases. Notably, the University of Macau (UM) campus in the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin has already broken ground and is expected to begi...