China will issue smart cards to gradually replace the current paper permits for those commuting between the mainland and Hong Kong and Macau, the Ministry of Public Security of China announced on Monday. The ministry plans to pilot the new permit in Guangdong, a province in south China adjacent to Hong Kong and Macau, and […]
Day: May 20, 2014
Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes told lawmakers Monday that the government plans to establish a travel warning system, saying that her bureau had consulted the city’s tourism and insurance sectors on the matter and that they were overall in favour. Senna Fernandes, who also heads the Tourism Crisis Management […]
Secretary for Economy and Finance Francis Tam Pak Yuen said Monday he expected the city’s first bill setting up a statutory minimum wage to be submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL) next month. Tam made the remark on the sidelines of a public event when he was asked by reporters about the bill. The government […]