Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday he does not think that the UNESCO-listed Macau Historic Centre will be removed from the UNESCO World Heritage Site listing, so he is doesn’t worry about the matter.
Chui spoke to reporters at the airport before departing for a working two-day visit to Shanghai.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee last month released draft decisions which expressed concern about the state of preservation of some local heritage sites.The UNESCO World Heritage Committee raised concerns in its draft decisions about a high-rise building at Fisherman’s Wharf and a long-abandoned high-rise construction project near the top of Guia Hill.
This photo taken in November last year shows the abandoned high-rise project in Calçada do Gaio mentioned in a recent UNESCO report about Macau, near the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Guia Lighthouse. Photo: Tony Wong
