An Ordinary Meeting Session of the Cultural Heritage Council was held in July chaired by the Chairman of the Council and Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam. The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) presented the overall results of the archaeological project Shipyard Street in Coloane and work on the 'List and graphic delineation of real estate classified and their protection zones,' published in the MSAR's Official Bulletin of Administrative Regulations, among others.

From 2014 to 2016, IC has embarked upon the Archaeological project of Rua do Estaleiro in Coloane' in three different stages. The project includes diggings in the former parking area, football field, leisure area and basketball court in Rua do Estaleiro. During the meeting, IC reviewed the archaeological findings of different stages and then made a conclusion about them prior to promoting a protection programme. In the programme, archaeological sites and relics dug up in the football field were deemed the most important, including the identification of four different periods (Late Neolithic Age, Late Bronze Age, Late Tang and Song dynasties, middle and late Qing Dynasty).

Moreover, a number of important archaeological findings included the unearthing of relics of fire usage from the Tang and Song dynasties, the first to be discovered in Macao, and stone industrial monuments from the mid-late Qing Dynasty. Archaeologists assume the findings relate to early industrial development in Macao.

Due to the importance of the findings, IC recommended preserving the related area in the football field as preservation 'in situ'. For the archaeological remains, IC will arrange for proper preservation. Members of the Council agreed that the findings are of significant achievement related to Macao's history, and very useful for future historical studies.