UM to spend MOP300 million on renovation works

Several government department heads and representatives of the University of Macau (UM) attended an early meeting of the First Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly to inform the committee about the details of their projects under the budget.

Next year’s Program of Investment and Administrative Development Expenses (PIDDA) of the UM will cost around MOP507 million, compared with MOP593 million last year.

According to UM, the school will use more than MOP200 million to purchase two nuclear magnetic resonance machines.

However, lawmaker Kwan Tsui Heng pointed out that each of Macau’s two main hospitals – Kiang Wu Hospital and the Hospital Conde de São Januário – has one nuclear magnetic resonance machine.   

UM claims that each machine serves a different purpose: one for teaching and the other for academic research. The school says it is discussing the granting of the machines with both hospitals.

Also according to UM, another MOP100 million of the budget will be used for the school’s renovation, in order to cope with the increasing number of students.

The school will also use part of the budget to hire additional human resources, as many of the school departments need more staff.  JZ