The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, stressed that conserving cultural heritage was the Government’s responsibility and mission; the Government would make its best efforts in transmitting heritage with universal values from generations to generations. In an article released today in the column “Words from the Chief Executive”, Mr Chui said he was pleased to know that the people were more and more enthusiastic in the work in heritage conservation after ten years of inscription of the Historic Centre of Macao on World Heritage List. Ever since the inscription, the Government had endeavoured a string of work for better protection and regulation, such as legitimising the Cultural Heritage Protection Law, and issuing a number of Chief Executive’s Order on heritage conservation, he said. Regarding the work in the past decade, the Chief Executive admitted there was room for improvement, especially in re-vitalising historic buildings; the Government would further advance the work by learning experience from other areas and listening to opinions from the people and experts. Mr Chui also reviewed the process of applying for the World Heritage a decade ago, when he was the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture. He said the successful inscription was inseparable to the support from the Central Government and experts from the mainland and overseas. The full text in Chinese and Portuguese is available on the website of the Chief Executive’s Office (https://www.gce.gov.mo). “Words from the Chief Executive” is a new platform where the Chief Executive shares his thoughts and beliefs regarding society, economy and livelihood with the public.
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