The Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, today exchanged views on how to increase water supply to Macao from the Mainland, when he met with the Deputy Secretary General of NPC Standing Committee, Ms He Yehui, and the Vice Minister of Ministry of Water Resources, Mr Jiao Yong. Accompanied by the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the MSAR, Mr Bai Zhijian, Ms He and her delegation paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Executive this afternoon at Government Headquarter. During the meeting, Mr Ho expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Central Government, the NPC Standing Committee and the Ministry of Water Resources for their support in helping Macao solve the water salinity problem last year. Ms He said the NPC Standing Committee would continue to be concerned with and follow the issue closely, and pay special attention to Macao's water supply problems. Mr Jiao said the Ministry of Water Resources has been working on the issue and a proposal for a long-term solution has been sent to the Central Government for approval. Ms He and delegation members from Ministry of Water Resources will attend a seminar on water supply from Mainland to Macao, and ways to restrain the so-called salt tides. Delegation members will also visit several water supply facilities during their three-day-visit in Macao. Macao had experienced increased salinity in its water supply during dry winters and springs. The Chief Executive and the members of NPC Standing Committee from Macao SAR region have expressed their concern to the Central Government during the fourth plenary Session of the 10th National People's Congress in 2006 March.
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