Impediment to building construction removed

An enquiry from lawmaker Leong Veng Chai on the status of a building located at Calçada do Gaio on the surroundings of Guia hill led Raimundo do Rosário to explain that construction work on the building will begin in the near future. He announced that an agreement for the recommencement of the work (that had been stopped for the past eight years) had been reached.
The secretary together with DSSOPT director Li Canfeng revealed that the “knot” was “untied” through discussions with the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). With the opinion of the IC taken into account it was decided that the current height of the building (81.5 meters) does not disqualify it from the protection given to UNESCO heritage sites and that the construction work should resume as soon as possible.
Several lawmakers spoke out in discordance. Au Kam San said it was incomprehensible how a limitation that led to an order to stop the construction could be surpassed by the opinion of a consultative body such as IC. Au continued his objection by questioning the legality of such a decision.
In response, Rosário stated: “There are two ways [to solve the problem]: go to court or to try to solve it in a diplomatic way. I took this position to solve the problem. I don’t know if it’s legal or not but I have to make decisions and I decided to go by this method. If I have to take responsibility, I will.”