China News Service, Macau, March 6 (Reporter Long Tuyou) The Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress opened in Beijing on the 5th. All sectors of Macau pay close attention to the "Government Work Report" made by Premier Li Keqiang, and believe that the Macao Special Administrative Region should be well handled. This important strategic opportunity of the national "14th Five-Year Plan" will enhance our competitive advantage and be more pragmatic and proactively integrate into the overall national development situation.

  The "Government Work Report" proposes to continue to fully and accurately implement the principles of "One Country, Two Systems", "Hong Kong People Administering Hong Kong", "Macao People Administering Macao", and a high degree of autonomy, improve the Special Administrative Region's systems and mechanisms related to the implementation of the Constitution and Basic Law, and implement the Special Administrative Region The legal system and enforcement mechanism to maintain national security.

Resolutely prevent and contain external forces from interfering in Hong Kong and Macao affairs, support Hong Kong and Macao in developing their economy, improving people's livelihood, and maintaining the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macao.

  The Australian National People’s Congress representative Shi Jialun, together with Liu Yiliang, Gao Kaixian, He Xueqing, He Jinglin, Lu Bo, Rong Yongen, Xiao Zhiwei, and Li Shiqi put forward a proposal on supporting the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Region to further improve the education of the Constitution and Basic Law. It is recommended to organize experts to compile the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Region Constitution To strengthen the training of teachers, guide and support Macau to do a good job evaluation plan for the Constitution and Basic Law teaching.

  Liang Li, a member of the Australian National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, proposed that patriotic education must be systematized.

She believes that young people now have their own cultural characteristics, and based on these characteristics, they can increase the fun and diversification of education, tell stories about China and Macau, and study new ways to use social platforms and self-media to promote patriotic education in a vivid way. .

  The draft of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the 2035 long-term goal outline submitted for review at this meeting is proposed to support Hong Kong and Macao's better integration into the overall national development situation, support Macao's development of traditional Chinese medicine manufacturing, specialty finance and high-tech industries, and promote moderate economic diversification.

  Ye Guiping, director of the National Institute of Hong Kong and Macau Studies and Associate Vice President of City University of Macau, believes that the "14th Five-Year Plan" will continue to reflect the state's attention and care to the Macao Special Administrative Region. The Macao Special Administrative Region government needs to actively engage in scientific and precise governance.

  He suggested that the government should first continuously improve the system and mechanism related to the implementation of the Constitution and the Basic Law, effectively maintain the constitutional order of the Special Zone as determined by the Constitution and the Basic Law, and unite all sectors of society to build a foundation of patriotism and love for Australia; secondly, the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao in-depth cooperation zone As the main starting point, we will focus on promoting economic diversification through industries such as traditional Chinese medicine manufacturing, specialty finance, and high-tech industries. At the same time, we will further promote the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to jointly create an innovation platform and new growth pole in the Bay Area.

  "In addition, we should also grasp the connection with the two positionings of the Sino-Portuguese platform and the world tourism and leisure center, and effectively enhance Macau's functions of smooth domestic circulation and domestic and international dual circulation, and help the country to further open up and develop high-quality." Ye Guiping said.

  Chen Zhifeng, secretary-general of the Macao Development Strategy Research Center, pointed out that the new crown pneumonia epidemic has highlighted the shortcomings of the single industry in Macao. Therefore, Macao must use the country as the most solid backing, actively participate in national construction, integrate into the overall national development, and continue to play a "one center, one platform". The positioning function of "One Base" will jointly create new development opportunities with cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and inject new impetus for sustainable development into the cause of "One Country, Two Systems".

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