Mai Ruiquan Talks about Social Development and Environmental Protection
Sponsored by the Macau Foundation, the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies at Macau University of Science and Technology held a lecture in the "Macau Society" series on March 28. Mr. Mai Ruiquan, a member of the Macau Legislative Council, was invited to give a speech titled "Reflections on Social Development and Environmental Protection". Vice - Rector Zhang Shuguang attended the lecture and presented a souvenir to Mr. Mai Ruiquan.
Mai Ruiquan pointed out that urban development must take environmental protection into account. In recent years, air pollution in the Pearl River Delta has had a significant impact on Macau and its surrounding areas, and everyone is concerned about whether the environmental problems in Macau will continue to deteriorate. Coupled with earlier environmental issues such as "the disappearance of mangroves, the West Bay Lake night market plan, the construction of high - rise buildings on Mount Titiangshan, the ecological protection of Coloane's Portuguese - style villages, and the pollution of the Yaoyong River", people can't help but wonder what changes our living environment will face. With the rapid economic development of Macau, various urban beautification projects have been carried out in recent years, but the impacts still cannot be ignored.
Social development is an inevitable result of human activities. A "balance" must be achieved between environmental protection and social development. While Macau society has made rapid progress, urban environmental pollution has also accelerated. Mai Ruiquan believes that environmental protection cannot rely on single - item measures. To achieve the sustainable development of the city, it is necessary to legislate for environmental protection, strengthen law enforcement, support and promote the development of environmental - protection industries, and at the same time, promote environmental - protection concepts to the general public. If we want to protect Macau, we must abide by environmental - protection regulations and explore the path of coexistence between social development and environmental protection from a scientific perspective.
