Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, said law-abiding was the primacy of public administration, the governance team and the protection of public interest, when asked about the case of height restriction of building in the Fisherman’s Wharf.

Mr Chui said the Urban Planning Committee had not yet reached any decision on the case and would resume discussion upon completion of researches.

Speaking to reporters after the opening of the 70th anniversary of victory of the Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression and world anti-Fascist war exhibition on 1 September, Mr Chui stressed the Government would strictly follow the Land Law, the Cultural Heritage Protection Law, and the Urban Planning Law, which came to force since March last year.

Public opinion played an important part in the classification of valuable building, as they helped deciding which intangible and tangible cultural heritage to pass down to future generations, he said. For this, the Government had carried out consultations to encourage more participation from residents.

The Government had also invited experts from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China to study the situation of Macao.

Mr Chui said with the support from the people, the work on heritage conservation in the past decade was satisfactory, adding that the Government was steadfast in the protection of heritage with universal value.