The legislature yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill on the framework for the management of Macau’s coastal waters. The bill proposes that no gaming projects be allowed on land newly reclaimed from the sea.
Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan introduced the outline of the bill during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday.
In December 2015, the central government granted Macau jurisdiction over 85 square kilometres of its coastal waters to help with its economic diversification. Previously, unlike Hong Kong, Macau had no jurisdiction over its coastal waters. The city’s current land area amounts to about 30.5 square kilometres, according to the latest available data from the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC).
Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan attends yesterday’s plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle. Photo: MPDG
