Lawmakers criticised the budget and location of the new central library yesterday after a briefing on the project held by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) at the Legislative Assembly (AL).
Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Guilherme Ung Vai Meng said last month that the government had already made up its mind to build the new central library on the site of the Old Courthouse in Praia Grande.
The bureau also announced last month that it planned to spend about 900 million patacas on the construction of the library.
Addressing the briefing, IC Public Libraries Management Department Chief Tang Mei Lin provided lawmakers with information about the government's reason for building the new central library, why the Old Courthouse was chosen as the location, and its preliminary construction plan.
Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Guilherme Ung Vai Meng (centre), IC Vice-President Chan Peng Fai (left) and IC Public Libraries Management Department Chief Tang Mei Lin address yesterday's briefing at the Legislative Assembly (AL). Photo: Debby Seng
