National Day | CE pledges to step up efforts in development strategies

In celebration of the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Chief Executive Chui Sai On said that the SAR would step up efforts in responding to the needs of the national development strategy.

Chui joined more than 700 people at a reception at the Macau Tower on Monday.

In his speech, Chui noted that the mainland has entered a “new era of development,” adding that the country serves as a driving force for the SAR’s development. 

“The better the country is, the better Macau will become. The prosperity and strengthening of the country are driving forces for the development of Macau and they will always be the unshakable support of the stability of Macau,” he said.

Chui also pledged to strengthen the SAR’s disaster prevention and response measures, increasing investment in resources for implementing short, medium and long-term measures to develop a long-term disaster prevention and mitigation plan.

“In the future we will work hard to improve our capacity and the level of disaster prevention and response, keeping, as a priority, the safety of the lives and the goods of residents,” he said.

Chui outlined routes to further advance development and ensure socio-economic stability of the region, which include enhancing coordination and planning, and strengthening the quality of governance.

According to him, the government will adjust the region’s Five-Year Development Plan by adding new content to support the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.

The Chief Executive noted that the SAR Government would work closely with the governments of Guangdong and Hong Kong to explore innovative mechanisms and systems to improve living, working and tourism conditions.

“We aim to enhance Macau people’s sense of satisfaction and solidarity, especially to create a favorable environment for the younger generation to engage in competition within the Greater Bay Area,” he said.

He also pledged that SAR government would continue to optimize the long-term livelihood mechanisms for social security, healthcare, housing and education.

“We will further increase subsidies and allowances, targeting the underprivileged, so that they can share the results of economic development,” said Chui.