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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.
The annual internship application period for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has been extended to June 22.
The government will launch a two-month public consultation Saturday for the drafting of an official plan for the protection and management of the UNESCO-listed Historic Centre of Macau it was announced at a press conference held Thursday at the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).
UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova has announced the designation of “Macao, China” as a new member city of UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of Gastronomy according to a official statement of the government
A collection of documents formally known as “Official Records of Macau during the Qing Dynasty (1693-1886)” has been listed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Tuesday.
A United Nations body under the purview of UNESCO has criticized the MSAR government over its handling of the preservation of the Historic Center of Macau.
Alexis Tam said that the government pays great importance to the protection of the city’s cultural heritage. “Not only do we educate our society for the importance of cultural heritage, but for environmental protection as well.”
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Paris said it “regrets the lack of progress with the completion of the [government’s] Management Plan, which was due for submission by 1 February 2015.”