FAOM against demolition of Workers Stadium

The Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) has rebutted that its Workers Stadium is frequently used, in response to a group that visited the government headquarters calling for the demolition of the stadium’s football field.
Earlier this week, five people delivered a letter to the government headquarters suggesting to the relevant authorities to demolish the sports facility in order to build a new bus terminal at the border gate. The group believes that the football field is serving only a small number of people, and considers it a waste of public resources. Besides a bus terminal, the group also suggested a parking lot could be built.
In response, FAOM claims the average usage rate of the field over recent years to be 75 percent, with 360,000 visitors recorded last year. The field is also occasionally hired by local associations and companies to hold events, as well as used by local schools to conduct physical education classes.
Regarding the traffic issues around the border gate, the association claims to be willing to cooperate with the government to help solve this problem.
The Workers Stadium, located at Praça das Portas do Cerco, currently holds a football field, as well as indoor facilities for table tennis and badminton.