·Build Macao into world's leisure center

Following are some quotes on building Macao into a tourism and leisure center in the world from Ho Teng Iat, a political advisor and president of the Women's General Association of Macao, at the annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee on Sunday:

-- The central government should support the government of Macao Special Administrative Region in laying out industry and talents policies, and completing urban planning.

-- The central government should push forward all-around cooperation between Macao and the inland areas, especially take advantage of the opportunities of developing the Hengqin Island.

-- The central government should help facilitate the flow of human, logistics, finance and information between Macao and the inland areas.

·Enhance cross-Strait cultural exchange

Following are some quotes from Luo Shaming, a political advisor, on enhancing cross-Strait cultural exchange and cooperation at the annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee on Sunday:

-- The central government should support cultural and creative industries by cutting tax, lowering entry threshold and helping attract investment.

-- Apart from existing cooperation in advertising, cartoon and animation, publishing and exhibition, the Chinese mainland and Taiwan could broaden the scope of cooperation and optimize the structure of cultural industries.

-- Cultural industry associations of the Chinese mainland and Taiwan should play a more important role in improving the operational mechanism of the industry.

-- The agreement on intellectual property rights protection between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan should be strictly implemented in order to better ignite creativity and innovation.

·Deepen reforms to attract overseas Chinese

Following are some quotes on deepened reforms to attract overseas Chinese from political advisor Ma Jianguo, also vice chairman of Jiangsu Provincial Committee of China Zhi Gong Party, at the ongoing annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee on Sunday:

-- A total of 50 million overseas Chinese serve as China's unique advantage and important resources.

-- We shall issue special identity documents for overseas Chinese to provide them the same convenience concerning children education, medical service, home purchases and entrance-exit procedures as domestic citizens to facilitate overseas Chinese returning to the motherland to live and start businesses.

-- We shall improve regulations and policies on the protection of investor rights and interests to attract overseas Chinese to return to the motherland to start businesses.

-- We shall simplify procedures, provide easier market access and adopt preferential policies such as tax breaks and financial subsidies to encourage overseas Chinese to return to the motherland and start their own businesses.