A directional proposal to Macao’s urban planning should be completed in the last quarter of the year, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Mr Lau Si Io, said today in the plenary meeting of the Legislative Assembly. Mr Lau said the Research Center for Sustainable Development Strategies, a think-tank governmental institution, was studying this specific subject and the Government would welcome comments when the proposal goes to the public. “An all-round evaluation of relationship between land allocation, industry development, world heritage protection, environmental protection, population growth, large-scale construction, transportation, restructure of old district, will be studied to provide reference for the government to make for better urban planning,” said the Secretary. Due to historical reason and limited by geographical feature of Macao, existing urban planning is based mostly on a string of legislations related with construction, fire prevention, real estates, and protection of building, landscape and cultural property. Aside from the above factors, the Land, Public Works, and Transport Bureau would also consider other dynamics, such as transportation network, historical background and resident’s habit when mapping or approving land for development, said Mr Lau. “A mechanism has been set up between the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau and the Cultural Affairs Bureau to discuss the land planning near the Guia Mountain. Both sides’ common view is to balance the city’s development and its protection,” he said. Mr Lau also revealed that the planning for Nam Wan Lake, Pak On Industrial Zone in Tapia and Butterfly Valley Industrial Zone in Coloane, which were made more than 15 years ago, were not suitable for today’s rapid social and economic development. The Government would study the relevant planning and make necessary arrangement in order to advance the landscape, he added.
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