Chui Welcomes UNESCO's Decision to Choose Macao as City of Gastronomy

Chief Executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chui Sai On welcomed the decision by UNESCO to pick Macao SAR as a City of Gastronomy to join its Creative Cities Network, a statement by the Government Spokesperson Office said Wednesday.

Chui expressed his gratitude to UNESCO for such a designation. He also thanked the central government for its support during Macao SAR's application, as well as the joint efforts by the local tourism sector and catering industry to achieve such a result.

Macao SAR has paid close attention to the development of its gastronomy, which is a mixture of Chinese and Western gastronomy and has been formed over the course of more than 400 years, he said.

The designation will help Macao SAR's goal to become a world center of tourism and leisure, he added.