UNESCO asked China for clarification on issues raised by the Concern Group for the Protection of the Guia Lighthouse regarding the construction of high-rise buildings in the vicinity” of the lighthouse – a monument classified as a world heritage site – according to Rádio Macau.
Day: September 9, 2020
The Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) said in a statement on Tuesday that it expects the construction of the Seac Pai Van section of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) to get off the ground at the end of this year.
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said on Tuesday that the local government has decided to cancel its Zone D land reclamation project, and instead it now plans to reclaim land in the waters between the north-eastern coast of the peninsula and the Zone A land reclamation area.
Well-known local architect Carlos Marreiros told public broadcaster TDM-Rádio Macau on Tuesday that he plans to propose the listing of the Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge and would like to see the 2.5-kilometre-long viaduct transformed into a culture and leisure zone.
Macao’s overall residential property price index for May-July rose by 1.0% over the previous period (April-June) to 268.8.
The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Tuesday that it recorded 36 suicide cases in the first half the year, coinciding with the Covid-19 crisis, up by six cases year-on-year.
Macao asked Beijing to be allowed to drop one of the five reclamations approved in 2009 between Nobre de Carvalho and Amizade bridges, according to Rádio Macau.