The Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, left today for Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of fourth Plenary Session of the 10th National People's Congress, scheduled for Sunday. When asked about the issue of the overaged offsprings of Macao residents in the Mainland, as he left, Mr Ho said the issue was under the authority of the Central Government and the SAR Government would continue to communicate with the Central Government over the issue. He emphasised that the issue was a matter for the Central Government and it must be dealt with in accordance with the Basic Law of the Macao SAR. He said the matter was not a simple one and it might take some time to resolve. On the salinity of drinking water in the MSAR, Mr Ho said the SAR Government was highly concerned and would work with the Central Government, the Guangdong Provincial Government and the Zhuhai Municipal Government, to find an immediate and long-term solution. He said the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Mr Ao Man Long would visit provinces in the Mainland to discuss ways to improve the water supply system and to solve the problem of the salinity of drinking water.
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