Fisherman’s Wharf development plan under fire

The New Macau Association (ANM) says that the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) plans to raise the height limit and to relax the density restrictions for new buildings to be built at the Fisherman’s Wharf. In a press conference yesterday, the association said that the plan runs counter to the government’s desire to protect world heritage sites.
ANM argues that these decisions are in conflict with the Cultural Institute’s suggestion about the area’s height limit of 60 meters, which was made last year. The association urged the government to extend the public notice period and to revise the Chief Executive’s instructions – which were issued in 2008 – to restrict the heights of buildings in the buffer areas surrounding the Guia Lighthouse. According to this regulation, part of the Fisherman’s Wharf is limited in height to 90 meters, while the other part cannot exceed 60 meters (see image).