(Interview with the Two Sessions) Macao Region Representative Liu Yiliang: 25 years of service and growing together with the Macao SAR

　　China News Service, Beijing, March 9th: Title: Macao Region Representative Liu Yiliang: 25 years of service and growing together with the Macao SAR

　　Author Zeng Yue

　　Since 1999, Liu Yiliang has served as a representative of the National People's Congress of Macao for six consecutive terms.

In an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Service, he said, "This has been 25 years of growing together with the Macao SAR, and it is also 25 years of seeing Macao's important development."

　　The Macao SAR National People's Congress delegation has always been called the "smallest delegation": it consists of only 12 people, the smallest in size and the smallest number of people.

On March 7, the Macao delegation attending the second session of the 14th National People's Congress held an open group meeting.

Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita

　　Liu Yiliang said that the Macao delegation has seriously participated in the management of national affairs and has formed a fine tradition of unity, pragmatism and efficiency over the years. It has actively provided suggestions and suggestions for national construction and Macao development in a highly responsible spirit.

　　The “smallest group” is also “large”: it represents the highest proportion of the population.

　　In his view, to be a good representative of the National People's Congress, one should keep abreast of the development of the times and changes in the current situation, carry out in-depth field inspections and surveys, understand social conditions and public opinion, and effectively reflect Macao's development needs and people's livelihood concerns.

"The people elected me to be their representative, and I shall represent the people."

　　Looking back on his 25 years of service experience, Liu Yiliang said with emotion, "I have personally experienced and witnessed with my own eyes the entire process of Macao's growth and development to its current prosperity since its return to the motherland, with the central government's great attention, care and support."

　　Liu Yiliang pointed out that 25 years after returning to the motherland, especially the 5th anniversary since the release of the "Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area", Macau, as one of the core cities in the Greater Bay Area, has ushered in earth-shaking changes.

　　From a single industrial structure to moderately diversified economic development, from a "small city" before the handover to a "big market" in the Greater Bay Area with a population of more than 80 million, from Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao facing each other across the sea to being connected by a bridge and directly connected by high-speed rail and light rail At the doorstep...Liu Yiliang said that today's development and changes were unimaginable 25 years ago, and everything is a "dream come true."

　　"Over the past 25 years, Macao has gradually integrated into the overall development of the country. With its 'VIP ticket', it has taken the high-speed train of my country's development. Macao residents have a growing sense of gain and happiness."

　　As part-time vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and permanent president of the Macau Returned Overseas Chinese Association, Liu Yiliang said that he also bears the responsibility of uniting overseas Chinese and integrating China and foreign countries.

"The most outstanding feature of returned overseas Chinese is their extensive overseas resource network." He said that Macao's various construction achievements since its return are inseparable from the unique role played by the overseas Chinese community in Macao.

　　Liu Yiliang regarded Macao’s more than 100,000 returned overseas Chinese and their family members as “the precious wealth of the Special Administrative Region.”

Members of the Macau Returned Overseas Chinese Association come from more than 60 countries and regions, with a wide range of sources and rich resources. They are patriotic and love Macao, support "one country, two systems", promote exchanges and cooperation in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" countries, and participate in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Hengqin Guangdong The construction of Australia’s deep cooperation zones is an important force in helping overseas Chinese at home and abroad “go out and bring in”.

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