MGTO Publishes Compilation Report of Public Opinions on Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan

Compilation of public consultation opinions on the Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan

Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has now completed the work of collating and analysing the collected opinions of the Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan for which it conducted a two-month public consultation last year. The Office has now published a compilation report as reference material for various strata of local society.

MGTO held a public consultation on the Master Plan from 23rd May to 22nd July, 2016, collecting some 1,185 opinions which it divided into 11 major categories comprising 51 subcategories. Of the opinions, the highest degree of concern related to three major categories; namely, tourism resources and products, city development, plus tourism source markets and target segments. Respondents expressed more concern about the diversity of local tourism products, utilisation and development of urban areas, and about attracting high potential, high value visitor markets.

By conducting research and analysis of the opinions collected via public consultation the research team made corresponding adjustments to refine and improve the Master Plan. In addition, the team proposed relevant projects in the second stage report to a proper degree as follows: enhancement of the planning and promotion of thematic tour routes, development of yacht tourism for independent visitors, maritime tourism development both as cruise and means of transport, sensible development of new tourist districts, formulation of promotional campaigns and strategies targeting high-value visitors, branding Macao as a multi-day destination by highlighting Macao's cultural dimensions and diverse tourism products, and so forth. The research team also mapped out corresponding action plans for the proposed projects, hoping to foster comprehensive tourism development in various fields.

In the third stage, the team will explore the feasibility of the projects through studies and discussions with relevant departments to complete the final Master Plan. In formulating the plan, MGTO seeks to promote sustainable tourism development in Macao and realise the city's vision in parallel with its aspirations to become a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure.

The public can now download the compilation report of public opinions on the Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan (in Chinese and Portuguese, with several opinions expressed in English) from the thematic website: http://masterplan.macaotourism.gov.mo/home-en. Printed copies will also be available to the public from MGTO, Public Information Centre, Service Centre of the Macao SAR and public libraries.