【Commentary】 He Yicheng, who attended the meeting as the chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region for the first time in 2020 when China's "two sessions" opened in Beijing, said in an exclusive interview with China News Service in Beijing recently that Macao is small but still has the urge to reform. Qin is Macao's foothold in the Greater Bay Area, exploring the better practice of "one country, two systems", and jointly making Macau's due contribution to the bright future of the motherland.

　　[Commentary] As a former senior representative of the Macao delegation, He Yicheng is very affectionate to the National People's Congress. He has personally experienced a lot of work of the National People's Congress in the formulation of relevant national laws. As a participant this year, his role is different.

　　[Same period] He Yicheng, Chief Executive of Macau Special Administrative Region

　　In the past, we looked at the concept of supervising the role of the government. Today, we are part of the supervision and accept the relevant supervision of the People ’s Congress. The different roles we have also produced different thinking for our future work. After 20 years of experience of the National People's Congress, for me, in administration, I have to govern according to law. This is our inevitable and important starting point for sustainable development. This is a profound experience.

　　[Commentary] On December 20, 2019, He Yicheng took office as the new Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region; on December 30, Macau received a notification from the National Health and Health Commission on the epidemic situation. Under the leadership of He Yicheng, the Macao SAR Government adopted With rapid and powerful comprehensive measures, Macao's epidemic prevention and control has achieved remarkable results.

　　[Same period] He Yicheng, Chief Executive of Macau Special Administrative Region

　　The Macau area is the first in the country to start temperature measurement for all flights from Wuhan starting on January 1. We have been involved in the work of epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic work since January 1st. We have been from January to now. Macau is a low-risk area. We are in a hospital. We cleared all 45 cases, and we basically In Macao, we have resumed our local resumption of classes and resumption of production.

　　[Commentary] He Yicheng also admits that Macau is a tourist city. People in the world must rely on people traveling to Macau. Now that the world ’s epidemic has not been effectively controlled, Macau ’s economy has been greatly affected. He emphasized that Macao must make ideological preparations for a tight life.

　　[Same period] He Yicheng, Chief Executive of Macau Special Administrative Region

　　We hope that our compatriots and friends in the Mainland and our foreign friends will come to Macao to continue to support our tourism. In terms of our Macau SAR government, we have a deficit budget this year. In such a small place, we have provided more than 50 billion patacas to support our economic recovery and development. We hope to overcome this difficulty with our citizens. Meet the next wave of our better future.

　　[Commentary] A few days ago, He Yicheng proposed "hoping Hengqin to become the second Macao", which has become a hot topic in recent discussions at home and abroad. He Yicheng said that Hengqin and Macau are very close to each other, covering an area of ​​106 square kilometers, which is three times that of Macau. The development of Hengqin is the first goal for Macao's development in the Greater Bay Area. He emphasized that he is very affectionate about Hengqin; because when he worked in the National People's Congress, he participated in the whole process of Hengqin development.

　　[Same period] He Yicheng, Chief Executive of Macau Special Administrative Region

　　I participated in the reform and opening up 40 years ago and participated in the reform and opening up of them (Shenzhen and other cities). At that time I was still young, in my 20s. Although I am older now, I still have this passion. I hope Hengqin will have another one. New development. The place in Macau is a bit smaller, but our motivation is still there, and our system is still perfect. If we extend our Macau system in Hengqin as a new development area, then I feel that Hengqin ’s direction is very Good future.

　　[Explanation] Macao is still actively promoting the construction of the light rail Hengqin line. It is hoped that through the construction of the Hengqin line, Macao can be integrated into the national high-speed rail network.

　　[Same period] He Yicheng, Chief Executive of Macau Special Administrative Region

　　We make good use of the Hengqin station, then we Macao people can get to Hengqin on the light rail of Macau, and we can immediately transfer to our high-speed rail circle, which is good for the development of Macau and the overall tourism people in Macau. It is a great leap forward in all aspects of business transactions.

　　[Commentary] He Yicheng introduced that currently, Macao ’s proposals such as deep cooperation zones have also been submitted to the central government for research; he hopes to be more open-minded and free to explore new practices of “one country, two systems”.

　　[Commentary] He Yicheng also said that in addition to its advantages in tourism, Macau can also play the role of the link between China and Portuguese-speaking countries; in addition, diverse culture is also a unique advantage of Macau. He Yicheng welcomes more friends from the mainland cultural circles to go Macau, give full play to its strengths and promote the development of a diverse culture.

　　Tang Guijiang Wen Mengxin Shan Bingjie Beijing Report

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