Premier Li’s call: make Macau better
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PREMIER Li Keqiang yesterday called on Macau residents to work harder to make it a better place when he met some 150 representatives from all walks of life in the special administrative region.
He praised Macau’s outstanding achievements in recent years, saying they proved the vitality of the “one country, two systems” principle and paid credit to the local government’s administration and the hard work of its citizens.
The central government hopes Macau will continue to adhere to the “one country, two systems” principle, as well as to “Macau people administering Macau,” a high degree of autonomy and the Basic Law, Li said.
“I hope Macau citizens love both the motherland and their own city and will be open-minded and united and forge ahead to make Macau a better place,” he said.
The central government will continue to support its development and has 19 new measures to promote a more diversified economy and sustainable development, the premier said.
These measures include backing Macau in developing tourism, conventions and exhibitions, establishing a yuan clearing center for Portuguese-speaking countries, developing cross-border e-commerce, smart city building, technological innovation, health care and the marine economy.
Li said he hopes Macau will push its development as a global tourism and leisure center and as a service platform for economic and trade cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.
Li urged the Macau government to continue to put the people first, make scientific policies, and give top priority to people’s well-being.
He also encouraged people from all sectors to focus on major issues in the development of Macau and support the local government.
Later, Li met officials in charge of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the Macau government as well as from the liaison office of the central government in Macau and heads of major Chinese-funded enterprises there.
Speaking at the airport before his departure, Li said the three-day tour had fulfilled his expectations and he was confident Macau will have a more promising future through opening up to the world and integrating with the Chinese mainland.
Li’s visit to Macau came as gambling revenues grew for the second consecutive month in October after more than two years of declines.
Macau is the only place in China where residents can gamble legally.
The central government has been pushing Macau to diversify away from casinos due to its economic dependence on the industry, which contributes more than 80 percent of government revenue.
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