MACAO -- All work related to Macao's economy and finance development mentioned in the newly released outline development plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been in progress, the special administrative region (SAR)'s financial chief told the media on Wednesday evening.Leong Vai Tac, the secretary for economy and finance of SAR government, said there are about 300 items in the plan about Macao's development and his office is responsible for about 70 among them, which so far are all in progress.Leong added that the plan provides an opportunity for Macao to implement the adequate diversification of the economy. Macao should seize the opportunity and join in the great course of national development.The financial chief revealed that in 2018, an interdepartmental work group has been set up to supervise the economy and finance development. The work group regularly organizes meetings to examine and follow up the quarterly work targets and jobs related to the Great Bay Area development.He said that the development of the Great Bay Area does not only aim at the cooperation between the involved governments or economic relation of the companies, but also offers benefits to the population of the region so that the residents enjoy a common quality living circle. custom wristbands canadaevent wristbands
The Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve in Qinghai province is the country's most biologically diverse area. It's home to many species, including the Tibetan antelope. [Photo provided to China Daily] BEIJING - China issued a white paper about ecological progress on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is a key eco-safety barrier in China and Asia, and a focus of the country's drive to promote ecological progress. The Communist Party of China and the Chinese government have taken ecological conservation as a top priority, and regard protection of the Plateau as a vital task for China's survival and development, said the white paper published by the State Council Information Office, titled Ecological Progress on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Now a system in this regard is being improved step by step on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with solid achievements in improving ecological conservation and environment quality, it said. Steady growth has been witnessed in the local green industry with a system of technological support in place, and an eco-culture is taking shape to showcase the Plateau's exemplary role in ecological development, it added. Located in southwest China, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau covers the entire Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province, in addition to parts of Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu and Xinjiang. It is about 2.6 million square km in area and most of it lies at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters above sea level. Hailed as the roof of the world, the third pole and the water tower of Asia, the Plateau is a natural habitat for rare animals and a gene pool of plateau life.
