In relation to the article released by the Portuguese newspaper “O Clarim” on 9th May titled: “UNESCO refuses to promote Macau Heritage”, Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) denies any refusal of UNESCO in Paris to promote Macau heritage.

In 2007 MGTO acknowledged a proposal from her France Office to launch an exhibition around the theme of Macau heritage in cooperation with artist Mr. Charles Chauderlot with UNESCO headquarter as a venue proposed by the artist. However, considering a relatively lengthy procedure to get the permission for any exhibition at UNESCO headquarter, MGTO Head Office instructed the France Office to look for another venue for this exhibition, which is the current status of the project.

Neither MGTO nor the artist Charles Chauderlot admit any mention of refusal of UNESCO in Paris to promote Macau heritage and there is no reference at all by UNESCO about any change of status of Macau Heritage Sites.