The Cultural Heritage Council has held its second ordinal plenary session this year, chaired by the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, and President of the Cultural Heritage Council, Alexis Tam. During the discussion, the Council examined '1^st Group proposed property classification of Macao' and the reparation of buildings with heritage values proposed by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).

In the meeting, all 16 attending council members agreed to list nine of the suggested properties as cultural relics, including Foc Tac Chi Temple, on the following streets: Bairro da Horta da Mitra, Rua do Teatro, Rua do Patane; No. 131 Rua do Amirante Sérgio; the Ancient City Walls (near Estrada de S. Francisco, Estrada do Visconde de S. Januário and Igreja da Penha); the old Chong Sai Pharmacy (No. 80, Rua das Estalagens); General Ye Ting's Former Residence; the Bovine Cattle Stable and Dog Kennels; and the 'Blue House' at No. 6, Edifício na Estrada do Cemitério.

Regarding No. 28, Rua de Manuel de Arriaga three council members were in agreement, while 13 members disagreed to declare the building as cultural heritage. IC will combine and analyze the discussion conclusions by the Council, in tandem with consultation with the public and property asset owners, the conclusions of which will be announced by the end of this year.

IC also tabled the subject of the reparation of five structures considered to have heritage value; namely, the gate wall in Pátio do Bonzo; the old leprosarium in Coloane (a house); the building of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd; the reparation of Foc Tac Chi Temple in Rua do Almirante Sérgio (Rua da Praia do Manduco); and improvement of the electrical equipment in Sin Fong Temple. The Council approved the constructions and suggested controlling the expense based upon the principle of spending public funds wisely. The Council will require a report in the event of overspending.