The Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, said this evening that Macao was in favour of accessible tourism, but it should be approached practically as all destinations have its own limits besides being complementary to one another. During a joint press conference held by the heads of governments in the Pan-Pearl River Delta in Kunming, Mr Ho said Macao anticipated the realisation of accessible tourism, which was also a common goal of all the PPRD members. He said Macao, as a city where tourism was the main industry, had gained much from PPRD regional co-operation, and the approval of the “PPRD Regional Tourism Cooperation Guideline” in the PPRD heads of governments joint meeting today had further strengthened cooperation in the industry in the sense of capitalising on the complementary resources in the region and in widening the market. “But this inevitably has to run its course, as every destination have different resources which can complement one other, but at the same time, have limits of its own,” said Mr Ho. Taking Macao as an example, he said it was unrealistic to expect unlimited growth in tourist arrivals as it would not only hinder the enhancement of tourism resources, but could also bring negative impact. He said accessible tourism could only be approached in a practical way and with a perspective of generality, and all governments should keep an open mind when looking at the flow of consumer spending power. He said traffic and accommodation capacity were the first two issues they had to deal with.
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