The government said yesterday that it has spent 3.5 million patacas on setting-up the city’s 16 evacuation shelters and four emergency assembly and pick-up points, as well as for preparations to ensure that the shelters are ready for operation in the case of a storm surge during a typhoon.
Officials from several government entities briefed media yesterday on what the government has done to ensure that the emergency shelters and emergency assembly and pick-up points are ready for operation. The briefing took place at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion – one of the 16 emergency shelters.
The government first announced in April that it had drafted a plan for residents to evacuate when a storm surge hits their neighbourhoods. The evacuation plan aims to help residents and business owners in the city’s low-lying areas to evacuate to shelters designated by the government when a storm surge hits Macau. According to the evacuation plan, the government has designated 16 locations as emergency shelters for when a storm surge hits the city. The 16 shelters include schools and sports facilities, nine on the peninsula, three in Taipa and four in Coloane.
This photo taken yesterday shows what the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion looks like when it is converted into an emergency shelter, during a media tour organised by the government. Photo: GCS
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