Chief Executive stresses on social harmony

The Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, said today the Basic Law is the foundation of Macao's development, and harmony is the condition for the SAR to achieve long term stability. Mr Ho urged the people of Macao to fully understand the spirit of the Basic Law and to gradually strenthen social harmony. He said the Mainland was facing the issue of building a harmonious society, which is the essential condition for sustainable development in any society. Under the circumstances, there was a lot to be explored on the course of Macao's development. Thus all the conflicts which emerged during the process of development should be properly dealt with, and all factors of discord should be eliminated. He said studies and analysis were neccessary when anticipating general, strategic issues, in order to ensure social harmony and to facilitate the successful implementation of the ''One Country Two Systems'' principle.