The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, today pledged to do more listening and collecting opinions from the public and formulate policies that would meet the people’s needs.

The government would also review policies that did not meet the people’s requirement: in the future only policies that best fit the actual needs of the people would be implemented, he said.

Mr Chui made the pledge this afternoon when he visited Coloane and Taipa to get a better feel of people’s livelihood and their business environment.

He firstly visited Coloane where representatives of the Macao General Neighbourhood Unions Association briefed him on plans for revitalisation, ideas on community development and suggestions on a green environment.

This was followed by a visit to Central Park on Taipa where he went into some shops and talked with merchants on a range of subjects including the business atmosphere, rents, construction for infrastructure and traffic conditions.

After the visits Mr Chui held discussions with representatives of associations from Coloane and Taipa respectively.

The visits enabled him to collect much opinions and suggestions from the public and the government would study them with caution and take them as reference in making policies aimed at improving the people’s livelihood and business environment, he said.

Future development plans would focus on how best to enhance the living and business environments in the old and new districts. Moreover, the government would have to ease problems such as facilities in the wet market, the lack of parking spaces, and living and travel convenience for the elderly.

The Chief Executive was accompanied by the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Mr Lau Si Io, the Chief-of-Cabinet of the Office of the Chief Executive, Mr Alexis Tam Chon Weng; the Secretary-General of the Executive Council, Ms Wallis O Lam; the Director of the Government Information Bureau, Mr Victor Chan Chi Ping; the acting President of IACM, Mr Vong Iau Lek and the Director of DSSOPT, Mr Jamie Carion.