The “increasingly deteriorating pollution” of the Macau peninsula’s coastal waters has been seriously affecting the daily lives of residents, legislator Ho Ion Sang said yesterday.
Ho, a vice-president of the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations, raised the concern in a written interpellation submitted to the government. The lawmaker sent copies of the interpellation to the media yesterday. His association is commonly known as Kai Fong.
He quoted the official Report of the State of the Environment of Macau 2014 as saying that the non-metal evaluation indices in Taipa, the Outer Harbour, Pac On, Areia Preta, Inner Harbour and Praia Grande all exceeded the local standard levels, with the worst being found in the Inner Harbour. He said the government should tell the public what measures it will take to tackle the pollution.
This photo taken on Saturday at the Macau Science Centre shows Friendship Bridge and polluted waters along Nape’s coastline. Photo: Davis Ip
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