Gate, which should prevent type of flooding caused by super typhoons in 2017 and 2018, would cost ‘billions of patacas’ says Public Works Secretary.
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário
Project aims to help young people get on the housing ladder; resales on private market banned for 16 years to deter speculators.
Transport Secretary Raimundo do Rosário admits system is ‘expensive’ but insists Macao’s public transport needs to be improved; no figures released yet.
Six-station, 7.7-kilometre line still under planning; Macao awaits central government approval for lease on Zhuhai plot to extend line to Qingmao checkpoint.
Site used as temporary recreation space for more than a decade, finally set to be put to better use.
Environmental Protection Bureau wants stakeholders to collect, recycle, treat and dispose of city’s waste electronic and electrical products.
Four new rail lines should be running by 2028; 10 kilometres of elevated walkways to thread their way above city’s most congested areas; electric-powered vehicles to be encouraged.
No interchange discounts likely, but work under way to allow passengers to use Macau Pass on trains.
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário says changes, which will involve some staff transfers, should be completed by July.
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