The number of roadside trees in Macao reached 6,591 at the end of last year, an increase of 12.4 percent on 2003, according to official statistics issued on Wednesday.

The government 2004 environmental statistics showed that green areas last year covered 5.9 square km, or 21 percent of the region' s total land area of 27.5 square km.

The level of the air quality and the quality of drinking water were officially classified as "good" last year, according to the statistics.

(Xinhua News Agency June 29, 2005)