The government has decided which four schools will relocate to the area earmarked for education facilities on the plot of land where the former greyhound racetrack is located, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng told lawmakers yesterday.
The government told the operator of the former greyhound racetrack – Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. – in July 2016 to vacate the property in Fai Chi Kei within two years. The government pledged at that time that the plot would be used for educational, sports and community service facilities after the Canidrome’s demise. The racetrack was finally closed at midnight on July 20. The government is currently looking after about 400 greyhounds still left behind at the racetrack’s kennels by the company. Most of the dogs are slated to be sent overseas for adoption, a process that is ongoing.
Tam first told the legislature late last year that the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) had proposed to the government’s public works and planning entities that four schools be built on the area designated for educational facilities on the plot, following the closure of the racetrack. He said at that time that the proposed four schools would include a special needs school.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng (right) speaks to reporters on the sidelines of yesterday’s Q&A session about his portfolio’s policy guidelines for next year in the Legislative Assembly (AL), as Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Director Lou Pak Sang looks on. Photo: Tony Wong
