Macao would promote economic diversification development as an international centre to attract tourism and leisure visitors, the Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, said today at the plenary meeting of the Legislative Assembly.

Mr Ho was expressing his macroscopic thought on the role of Macao Special Administrative Region on “The Outline of the Plan for the Reform and Development of the Pearl River Delta”.

He said the Outline had scientifically expounded the position of Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macao, and laid a solid foundation in enhancing the mutual co-operation and in promoting Macao’s economic diversification.

Following the integration of regional co-operation, such as the establishment of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and the Inter-city light rail network of the Pearl River Delta cities, and the Central Government had announced the opening up of Hengqin Island to tie in Macao with a diversified economy, all these beneficial conditions had deepened the co-operation between Zhuhai and Macao.

Mr Ho said the diversification of Macao’s economy would break through the monopoly economic industry.

However, further regional co-operation would bring a great opportunity to the whole city, and this would bring a deep working pressure of the next Government, and that the future Government should input greater efforts in dealing with different issues.