{"id":9631,"date":"2023-03-08T12:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T04:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iftm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/?p=9631"},"modified":"2023-05-14T23:19:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T15:19:11","slug":"dr-fanny-vong-cppcc-national-committee-member-cum-iftm-president-strengthen-in-depth-cooperation-between-guangdong-and-macao-to-boost-tourism-industry-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/dr-fanny-vong-cppcc-national-committee-member-cum-iftm-president-strengthen-in-depth-cooperation-between-guangdong-and-macao-to-boost-tourism-industry-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Fanny Vong, CPPCC National Committee Member cum IFTM President: Strengthen In-depth Cooperation between Guangdong and Macao to Boost Tourism Industry Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"\u4e2d\u6587\u6458\u8981 \/ Summary in Chinese<\/span>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin has a historic mission,\u201d Dr.. Fanny Vong, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People\u2019s Political Consultative Conference and president of IFTM, told on her exclusive interview with China Tourism News. Elaborating her comment, Dr.. Vong added that the Cooperation Zone \u201cbears the historic responsibility to realise Hengqin-Macao integration.\u201d And she further stated that, \u201cMacao will draw support from the construction of the Cooperation Zone to achieve diversified development in the tourism industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 5 September 2021, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council of the People\u2019s Republic of China publicised the General Plan for Building a Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. The General Plan pinpointed several strategies for the development of Hengqin, namely transforming Hengqin into a high-quality international leisure and tourism island, supporting Macao\u2019s position as a world centre of tourism and leisure, and developing major leisure, tourism, MICE, and sports tourism industries, as well as rehabilitation and Big Health practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a city highly reliant on tourism, Macao has a relatively uniform economy, highlighted by the lack of multifaceted products and source market,\u201d Dr. Vong pointed out. \u201cThe directive of the Central People\u2019s Government to develop the Cooperation Zone will create advantages to Macao\u2019s development.\u201d Based on this, Dr. Vong emphasised that Macao should leverage Zhuhai\u2019s advantages in resourcefulness to achieve diversified development of the tourism industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, with resumption of normal travel, group tours, and electronic applications for travel endorsement to Macao, Macao and Zhuhai can consider operating exquisite, packaged island tours to expand the supply of cultural and tourism products and to create new pivot points for economic boosts. Pointing out that the industry and the academic circle should work together with the government on the matter, Dr. Vong noted: \u201cOn a larger scale, if Macao, Zhuhai and Hengqin consolidate, extract and utilise existing cultural and tourism resources, I believe it will become a new focal point for the revivals of the cultural and tourism industry.\u201d As such, the IFTM president expressed her hopes that the three places can jointly form a culture and tourism integrated development committee \u2013 also involving industry practitioners and academics \u2013 and conduct regular exchanges, coordinate tourist movements, introduce policies expediting integrated development of culture and tourism, and promote the implementation of such policies, to help the industry revive and thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In August 2022, three-place cooperation was debuted with the 3rd Zhuhai Vocational Skills Competition and 2022 Cooperation Zone Cup Zhuhai Macao Hengqin Vocational Skills Competition. Against this background, Dr. Vong suggested the three places expand in-depth cooperation in areas such as tourism, sports and MICE to create greater synergies. \u201cFor example, the three places can jointly hold more cultural and tourism activities, through which to clarify the division of labour and form a cooperation mechanism. This mode of cooperation can be promoted when it can be replicated.\u201d By Co-organising cultural and tourism events, it creates an atmosphere of close togetherness and also helps to promote connectivity among the three parties, Dr. Vong said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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