Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raymond Tam Wai Man met Xia Baolong, director of both the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, in Beijing yesterday, during which he undertook to make every effort to enhance the construction of public infrastructure facilities in areas such as transportation, energy, environmental protection, telecommunication and urban safety, in line with the city’s development and demands by the public.
According to a statement by his office yesterday, Tam and his delegation departed on Tuesday to visit the relevant ministries and commissions of the central authorities in Beijing for exchanges and to listen to their views on urban development, sustainability and regional collaboration. The meeting was also attended by Zhou Ji, executive deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office who’s in charge of day-to-day operations.
The statement quoted Tam as telling Xia that under the leadership of Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, his office would strive to the best of its ability to integrate the development needs of the city and the demands by the public, with a view of improving Macau residents’ living environment, enhancing their quality of life, and responding in a proactive manner to public issues.
Tam also reported to Xia on the follow-up measures his office and bureaux under his policy portfolio have meanwhile been taken to promote the implementation of the three expectations and four hopes President Xi Jinping laid down for Macau during his inspection tour of Macau last month.
The three expectations are to align with the motherland’s developments, to uphold the principle of “One Country, Two Systems” and the underlying values of love for the nation and love for Macau, and to undergo reforms and innovation, while the four hopes are to focus on fostering appropriate economic diversification, enhancing governance as a special administrative region, building itself into a platform for higher-standard opening up, and maintaining social harmony and stability.
According to the statement, during the three-day visit, the delegation also attended the third inter-ministerial working group meeting with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, in line with the arrangement for cooperation in environmental protection measures between the mainland and Macau.
Members of the delegation also included Public Works Bureau (DSOP) Director Lam Wai Hou, Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) Director Susana Wong Soi Man, Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) Director Ip Kuong Lam, and Tam’s office consultant Un In Lin.
State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO) Director Xia Baolong (right) talks with Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raymond Tam Wai Man in Beijing yesterday. – Photo: Secretariat for Transport and Public Works
