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From Glitzy Casinos to Quality Tourism CHINA DAILY | HONG KONG EDITION Tuesday, September 10, 2019 | 7 years onYEARS ON MACAO Editor's note: As the People’s Republic of China prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Oct 1, China Daily is featuring a series of stories on the role regions have played in the country’s development and where they are today. Rising From glitzy casinos to quality tourism research Region is looking to broaden its star ready visitor base, while also becoming a to shine conduit between China and nations By LI BINGCUN in Hong Kong [email protected] that speak A lesser known fact about Portuguese Macao — a region heavily depend­ ent on tourism — is that it has By WILLA WU in Hong Kong morphed into a rising star of the [email protected] nation’s technology development. In some prioritized areas, such Sitting on the western side of the as the studies of traditional Chi­ Pearl River Delta in southern China, nese medicine and planetary sci­ the Macao Special Administrative ence, Macao’s research is now Region has taken 20 years to trans­ top level and rapidly approach­ form itself from a place dependent ing that of the international lead­ on casinos to a modern city looking ers in the field. to further expand its tourism oppor­ In the two decades since its tunities. return to the motherland, Macao Governed by the “one country, has established four national­ two systems” principle with level laboratories carrying out “Macao people administering research in TCM, planetary sci­ Macao”, and enjoying a high ences, microelectronics and the degree of autonomy, the region internet of things. has seen its GDP jump from $6.1 The State Key Laboratory of billion in 1999 — the year it An aerial view of Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, and the west of the Macao Special Administrative Region (at top of Quality Research in Chinese returned to the motherland — to photo). XINHUA Medicine, established in 2011 $54.56 billion last year, an and jointly operated by the Uni­ increase of more than eightfold. Area: 32.9 square kilometers Total number of tourist visits and the Portuguese­speaking coun­ versity of Macau and the Macau On the 20th anniversary of Unit: million tries have made Macao vital to tak­ University of Science and Tech­ returning to the motherland, Macao ing cooperation to a new level. nology, is the nation’s only labo­ 2018 is well prepared to seize the oppor­ 667.4 Official data show that China’s ratory focusing on TCM studies. tunities to capitalize on its strengths 2018 35.80 direct investment in Portuguese­ Partnering with Peking Union to serve the country’s needs. speaking countries reached $399 Medical College, the lab received Macao’s strength is demonstrat­ million in 2016, a jump of 263.7 per­ second prize at the State Scien­ Macao ed through two roles it strives to 2008 22.93 cent from 2015. tific and Technological Progress play in the new era — as a world­ The SAR could help mainland Award in 2016, for creating the class tourism and leisure center 2008 543.1 1998 6.94 enterprises import materials such as world’s largest database of DNA and as a trade cooperation service 1988 5.54 crude oil and agricultural products bar coding technology to identi­ between China and Portuguese­ 1979 3.74 from Portuguese­speaking countries fy medicinal plants around the speaking countries. Total area after land reclamation which have abundant natural world. The tourism industry has long Unit: square kilometers resources, said Ma Youli, president of been Macao’s economic pillar. Population GDP the Macao Chamber of Commerce. Last year, official data showed the Unit: 1,000 Unit: billion MOP Macao could also help those 1998 425.2 industry accounted for 72.2 percent 32.90 29.20 23.60 enterprises develop markets in Scientific of the city’s GDP. The number of visi­ 2018 2008 1998 South America and Africa, where cooperation with tors to Macao rose from 6.94 million major Portuguese­speaking coun­ in 1998 to 35.8 million last year. tries are located, he added. other mainland 440.3 17.40 2.78 “Macao only has a population of 1989 1840 Efforts are also being made to bet­ cities ... has helped about 670,000. But that small popu­ ($54.56 billion) ter play out Macao’s role as a platform 2018 lation is capable of serving more 1988 319.8 for bilateral cooperation. In 2017, the Macao overcome than 30 million tourists,” Pansy Ho 167.8 headquarters of the China­Portu­ 2008 bottlenecks in Chiu­king, a well­known Hong guese­Speaking Countries Coopera­ 53.8 lands and talents.” Kong­Macao businesswoman said. 1998 tion and Development Fund was “This proves Macao’s strength in relocated from Beijing to Macao. 18.2 Pang Chuan, Macao tourism and hospitality, which will On Aug 25, Ho Lat­seng, former lawmaker 1988 serve as the foundation for building 1978 233.1 president of the Macao Legislative a world­class tourism and recrea­ 7.0 Assembly, was elected chief execu­ tion center.” 1982 tive of the Macao Special Adminis­ In 2011, Macao and Guangdong Ho added the country’s unstint­ trative Region. He will succeed province co­established a 50­hec­ ing support had been a crucial Source: Macao Statistics and Census Service MUKESH MOHANAN / CHINA DAILY Fernando Chui Sai­on as the third tare TCM science and technology ingredient in the development of chief executive of Macao, pending park in the Hengqin New Area of Macao’s tourism sector. approval by the central government. neighboring Zhuhai. In the 12th Five­Year Plan (2011­ In recent years, Macao has recast battle along Macao’s Cotai Strip to few years, with more planned in He said the new administration By April, 134 enterprises had 15), the central government pledged its image of being gambling focused offer nongaming attractions in a bid the future. will prioritize housing and trans­ registered in the park. Besides to support Macao’s attempts to to one of Asia’s top resort­and­enter­ to lure more mass­market consum­ portation, two deep­rooted prob­ enterprises, the park also attract­ become a world­class tourism and tainment hubs with an eye on the ers instead of gamblers. Language advantage lems the SAR faces, and that the new ed a number of overseas govern­ recreation center. In 2015, the China mass consumer market. Macao’s push to diversify tour­ As a former Portuguese colony, government will intensify coopera­ ment­backed bodies and business National Tourism Administration MGM Resorts China — a joint ism has also been given greater rel­ Macao enjoys language advantages tion with mainland cities to attract associations, mainly from Portu­ and the Macao government signed venture between MGM Resorts evance as regional competitors, and has well­established ties with talent. guese­speaking countries. an agreement and set up a commit­ International and Ho — opened the notably Vietnam, South Korea and nine Portuguese­speaking countries With new roles at hand and a new With extensive overseas con­ tee to coordinate assistance from opulent $3.4 billion MGM Cotai the Philippines, have upped the across four continents with popula­ chief executive eager to get to work, nections, the park has also the mainland and the local govern­ casino resort early last year. The stakes with the opening of a string tions totaling 260 million. The Macao is poised for a brighter served as a gateway for the pro­ ment’s work. opening added further spice to the of plush casino resorts in the past emerging trade ties between China future. motion of TCM medicines and therapies on the global stage. The newest of the labs is MUST’s State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences Pilot zone helps diversify economy founded last year. Despite its relatively short history, its research team has By HE SHUSI in Hong Kong cultural and creative industries, is restricted by Macao’s limited 33 vast experience in the field and [email protected] according to Xinhua News Agency. sq km of land, is another area that has had a number of papers Since the opening of the Heng­ has benefitted from the industrial published in leading academic Macao is building stronger ties qin Creative Valley in 2015, it has park. journals, such as Science and with the neighboring city of Zhu­ incubated 349 startups, including The University of Macau opened Nature. hai, Guangdong province, through 186 young entrepreneurial teams its campus in Hengqin in November Xu Aoao, MUST’s president an innovative pilot zone to trans­ from Macao, the report said. 2013. The 1.1­sq­km campus is under and chairman of the Association form and diversify its economy, Over 20 Macao enterprises have the jurisdiction of the Macao SAR, for the Promotion of Science which was built upon the gaming received more than 433 million and all staff and students can access and Technology of Macau, industry. yuan ($60.7 million) in funding. the campus via a tunnel from the attributed the progresses to The pilot zone, with innovative A 5­square­kilometer area of land Macao side without the need to national support and opportu­ policies to facilitate work, life and has also been set aside in Hengqin clear immigration. nities for Macao’s scientific education for Macao residents, is for the Guangdong­Macao Coopera­ By the end of this year, a Macao institutions to participate in expected to further assist the inte­ tion Industrial Park. checkpoint — Cotai Frontier Post — national projects. gration of the special administrative The park will focus on the devel­ will move all its operations to the Since the Chang’e lunar explo­ region, 20 years after its return to opment of traditional Chinese medi­ new Hengqin Port.
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