The Government has set up a committee to advance Macao’s participation in and contribution to the country’s “Belt and Road” initiative, according to an Executive Order published today in the Macao SAR Gazette.
The Committee for the Development of the ‘Belt and Road’ will be responsible for coordinating work regarding Macao’s participation in and contribution to – in the short-, medium-, and long-term – the country’s “Belt and Road” initiative. The Committee will also conduct research to help draft policies related to such efforts.
The Committee’s responsibilities will additionally include: an annual work plan, and a report in order to monitor the implementation of work; and the setting of goals and guidelines for any events organised by the Committee.
The new body will be directly under the supervision of the Chief Executive, who is defined in the Executive Order as the Committee’s Chairman. Other members of the committee will include: the Secretary for Administration and Justice; the Secretary for Security; the Secretary for Economy and Finance; the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture; the Secretary for Transport and Public Works; the Chief-of-Office of the Chief Executive’s Office; and the Government Spokesperson.
Also on the Committee will be representatives of: Macao Foundation; the Policy Research Office; the Chief Executive’s Office; the Office of the Secretary for Administration and Justice; the Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance; the Office of the Secretary for Security; the Office of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture; and the Office of the Secretary for Transport and Public Works.
The Executive Order states that the Committee Chairman may invite various experts and representatives from the public or private sectors to assist the work of the Committee, or attend its meetings if deemed necessary.
The Chief Executive’s Office will provide administrative, technical and logistical support to the Committee. The Committee’s budget will come from the Chief Executive’s Office.
Macao’s involvement in the country’s development of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road (collectively known as the “Belt and Road” initiative) is part of the city’s strategic development programme.