Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Centre of Macao' has mentioned 'World Heritage' in the following places:
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Historic Centre of MacauUNESCO World Heritage SiteRuins of St. Paul's in Macau (Zonexc2xa01)LocationMacau, People's Republic of ChinaIncludes Zonexc2xa01 (Between Mount Hill and Barra Hill) Zonexc2xa02 (Guia Hill) CriteriaCultural:xc2xa0(ii), (iii), (iv), (vi)Reference1110Inscription2005 (29th session)Area16.1678xc2xa0ha (39.952 acres)Bufferxc2xa0zone106.791xc2xa0ha (263.89 acres)Coordinates22xc2xb011xe2x80xb228.65xe2x80xb3N 113xc2xb032xe2x80xb211.26xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf22.1912917xc2xb0N 113.5364611xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 22.1912917; 113.5364611Coordinates: 22xc2xb011xe2x80xb228.65xe2x80xb3N 113xc2xb032xe2x80xb211.26xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf22.1912917xc2xb0N 113.5364611xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 22.1912917; 113.5364611Location of Macau adjacent to GuangdongShow map of GuangdongHistoric Centre of Macau (China)Show map of China | WIKI |
In 2005 the Historic Centre of Macau was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, making it the 31st designated World Heritage site in China. | WIKI |
In 2007, local residents of Macao wrote a letter to UNESCO complaining about construction projects around world heritage Guia Lighthouse (Focal height 108 meters), including the headquarter of the Macau Liaison Office (91 meters). | WIKI |
In 2016, the Macau government approved an 81-meter construction limit for the residential project, which reportedly goes against the cityxe2x80x99s regulations on the height of buildings around world heritage site Guia Lighthouse. | WIKI |
Studies for an urban plan for Macao, incorporating the wider setting of the World Heritage site, with the objective of reinforcing the connection between the historic centre and the seascape, have been carried out in order to protect the core value of Macao as a trade port city and to mitigate the visual impact on the monuments from future developments outside the buffer zones. | UNESCO |
This will be pursued in partnership with the community, which understands the Outstanding Universal Value of the property and embraces the mission of safeguarding Macaoxe2x80x99s world heritage, so that with hands joined the culture, values, and all aspects of the Historic Centre of Macao will continue to be protected for many generations to come. | UNESCO |