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Wu Lisheng, member of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of Macao
Xinjianye Group, has dedicated himself for many years now to the
promotion of Macao and the prospect of its return to the
motherland. Each year he attends a gathering of the national
political advisors and is asked what is upper most on his mind.
As
he held the position of member of the 9th CPPCC National Committee,
his two draft proposals attracted much attention. One was to
develop Hengqin Island of Zhuhai City into an experimental tourist
area, which received due attention from the Macao and the Guangdong
government. The second draft proposal concerned the overseas
relatives of domestic residents and overseas Chinese with foreign
long-term resident visas who wished to reside in Macao. This was in
turn adopted by the central government and Macao.
Wu
Lisheng has watched Macao's development with keen interest. He is a
businessman and says that communication and education there need to
be vigorously developed, especially the communications field which
should lead the way for all other industries. He is currently
focusing his investment from real estate to these two related
fields.
He
says that the Macao SAR government is very capable of driving the
change it needs into place. Lead by the central and Macao
government, the people of Macao are confident for their future.
"The gambling industry opened with great success in 2002 and holds
a central position along with tourism," Wu Lisheng said. Now
tourism is well developed. The tourist boom creates great demand in
the hotel industry there, where room rates at the Caishen (God of
Wealth) Hotel of the Xinjianye Group rose to 2800 yuan ($337) per
night during the Spring Festival of 2003.
Wu
spoke of his expectations for the current sessions of the NPC and
CPPCC and believed that the new government group, which is young,
professional and full of vigor, won't disappoint the people and
will continue to bring China on the path to success it seeks.
(China.org.cn, March 9, 2003)
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