Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Guilherme Ung Vai Meng said yesterday the government will open certain meetings of the government-appointed Cultural Heritage Council to the public “whenever possible”.
Ung made the remarks after the signing ceremony for an implementation plan for cultural exchanges and co-operation between Macau and the mainland in 2016-18, at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Mandarin House yesterday.
Some members of the public have been demanding that the government open the in-camera council meetings to the public after it made the decision against the initiation of a cultural revaluation process for Hotel Estoril.
Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Guilherme Ung Vai Meng (centre) speaks to reporters after a signing ceremony at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Mandarin House yesterday, as IC Vice-President Leong Hio Ming (right) looks on. Photo: Leong Lok Ian
Deputy Minister of Culture Ding Wei (left) and Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng sign an implementation plan for cultural exchanges and co-operation between Macau and the mainland in 2016-18, at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Mandarin House yesterday. A delegation of the ministry headed by Ding arrived for a three-day fact-finding visit on Tuesday. The implementation plan is based on a cultural co-operation arrangement signed between the two sides in 2006. – Xinhua
