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Dr. Miguel Angel Mancera, during the session of the Commission on Reorganization and Regulation of Trade in Public Highway Historic Center of Mexico City and Rescue Advisory Council of the Historic Center of Mexico City, in the Museum of the City of Mexico
Very good morning have all of you. Wave of course the presence of each and every one, here have been mentioned and referred to men and women who with his attitude, his will, his work have made progress today are issues that are being discussed because we must recognize that ‘s products, no matter, that the Historic Center is in a constant process of transformation and improvement, so each and every one of you, my thoughts, my appreciation, because they are all very important part of this task.
We’re talking about a task that develops more or less in 9 square kilometers, with 700 apples, 800 thousand monuments and since many years ago has been a priority for the Government of Mexico City around the mean value, for what it means to the city the Historic Center, is a permanent agenda I would say, is an agenda that does not stop. It is an agenda that is alive, that at all times is reviewed and updated.
The historic center has already had notable recognitions and has been declared as monuments area has been divided, as already mentioned, in perimeters A and B, has established a precise classification of each and every one of its monuments, of its historical value and its time reference.
Since 1987, declared heritage of humanity by UNESCO, declared also by Fine Arts as Artistic Heritage of the Nation and the Government has taken on the task of not losing this dynamism, this ongoing task, this work permanent improvement.
So today we can say that practically takes an investment of 16 thousand 500 million around the historical figure is truly significant, and the city government, because this is not a task only the city government and not a contribution only city government but the government has provided almost 40 percent of this figure.
With this plan, the plan just introduced Dr. Moreno Toscano who have always recognized and acknowledge their leadership and commitment that is well known for the Historic Center is getting better, we’re talking about a step, that although she relates: “We will reach the goal”, I would say: “Let’s go one step further”, we go a step further because the goal is to re-review, it will come update and other governments which have other goals to achieve and to conclude.
The historic center is always in evolution because, as I have said is a place that has, that has a lot of life. Each and every one of the actions that have been listed here are important, I would say that each and every one are complementary task of strengthening intervention task Naturar the Historic Center is an ongoing demand, you have seen, how we to recovery of public space and how we precisely this public space for contact and closeness with each and every one of its inhabitants and visitors.
One of the recent examples was the Pocket Park is opposite the offices of the Chief of Government, who went from being a parking place for those who would visit offices of the Head of Government, to a permanent living space realize that, and I can say that staff realize until late in the evening which has really surprised me.
We will work very important developments, we will be very interesting projects from the point of view of recovery, from the planning point of view to the highest quality and of course very strict supervision.
We will be having runners interventions as September 16, Seminar, Money, Tacuba cultural corridor, construction of the Center for Intercultural and economic development center, dining and tourism of San Juan, and this announcement is another and that is in addition to a series of interventions being made by the city government in other areas, in other delegations on the informal trade.
It seems very important announcement today is done Mixcalco area, is a recovery that will leave a mark I would say that because we are working and the perimeter B, because we are responding to something that is also part of this, in this work Historical Center is the public demand.
Intervention citizenship asks us, the government has to comply and must pay close attention to each and every one of these requests. We will be accountable too, will be very close for people to get to know how to move, come to a profound transformation of the historic center, the historic center, must remain a benchmark, a reference to the coexistence of the very members of the City of Mexico, of all its citizens and for the pride of all of us, of all capital, pride that is concerning because it is mentioned, it is increasingly mentioned and increasingly renowned in different parts of the world.
From reports that I have to date the Ministry of Tourism shows a clear improvement of occupancy the hotel business, and I see also I can also account for the groups of people who are visiting the historic center, as this step demos and today the call is not only this presentation, not only to account, for information and to provide information to the public, is a call that we must do all, that all the people involved in your care, so as not to litter, so as not to paint, that is not damaged, I think we all need to join this is a call to each and every one of the citizens to participate with whom we sit here today in this task.
It is a fundamental task for Mexico City because it is a fundamental reference too, is an icon of Mexico City Historic Center and all the men and women who are here today, are part of this story, are building, are giving steps.
I end by congratulating Dr. Moreno Toscano, congratulating his whole team, to all who have participated and have been building what is now the Historic Center and telling them that there is a government bailout, or of this or any other Government, is a rescue of you, citizens, men and women who have been outstanding Historical Center living and live in it and today we feel that sharing is a deep pride of the capital, to be in Mexico City and show the world the potential we have in the Historic Center, there will be more still, thank you very much for your presence, thanks for all your work, thanks to the delegation chief and each and every one of you, thank you very much