Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday there was no possibility “at this moment” of allowing the embattled Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. the operator of the city’s greyhound racetrack, to use the Fai Chi Kei property for an additional period of time, for the company to finally vacate the plot of land late next month.
Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending a closed-door meeting of the legislature’s Follow-up Committee for Land and Public Concession Affairs, the members of which discussed with government officials the Macau Jockey Club’s (MJC) horse-racing concession, which earlier this year was extended by the government for 24 years.
The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) said in a statement on Monday that it was studying a proposal submitted by the greyhound racetrack operator last week about its relocation plan for the dogs.
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac speaks to reporters in the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. Photo: MPDG
