Macau, China, 02 Dec – The 10-member Executive Council – the government’s top advisory body – received three new members Monday, according to The Macau Post Daily. The three appointments were announced by the office of Chief Executive-designate Fernando Chui Sai On. The three appointees are directly elected lawmaker Chan Meng Kam, Macau Trade Unions […]
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Macau, China, 02 Dec – The democratisation of the local political system "will be gradually promoted in accordance with the Basic Law and the social reality of Macau" , the chief executive designate Fernando Chui Sai On said in an interview by Portuguese news agency Lusa. With his inauguration ceremony scheduled for December 20, Chui […]
Macau, China, 01 Dec – Over half of the Macau government’s future land and reclamation areas approved by the central government have been earmarked for the development of public facilities, The Macau Post Daily reported on Tuesday. The government would set aside "suitable areas" of the reclaimed land for the development of industries in line […]
Macau, China, 01 Dec – A 20-year concession contract was signed Monday between the government and the Macau Water Supply Company (SAAM-Macao Water) under which the government will purchase raw water from mainland directly, giving the government more control of the water supply service. The announcement was done by Susana Wong Soi Man, director of […]
Macau, China, 30 Nov – Officials from Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Ministry of Water Resources of the central government signed a formal agreement here on Thursday to financially support Datengxia Hydroelectric Project in China’s southwest Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, aiming to safeguard Macau’s water supply in the long term. Edmund Ho Hau Wah, […]
Macau, China, 30 Nov – China’s State Council approved Sunday a proposal by Macau government for a 3.61 square kilometre (361.65 hectare) land reclamation project, announced the chief executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah. According to the The Macau Post Daily the land reclamation project is earmarked for the creation of a "new urban zone" in […]
Macau, China, 27 Nov – The number of MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) events held in Macau stood at 310 in the third quarter of this year, decreasing by 11 percent over the previous quarter, according to figures released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Xinhua reported on Friday. Of the MICE events, […]
Macau, China, 26 Nov – Those children of Macau residents who are of legal age and living in mainland China can apply for residency in the territory from December 1st 2009, according to Macau Daily Times. At Macau’s request the Central Government has agreed to allow the family reunion of Macau permanent residents with their […]
Macau, China, 25 Nov – Macau’s number of visitor arrivals rose 5.2 percent year-on-year to 1.95 million in October, one of the highest monthly arrival numbers on record, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has announced. Month-on-month, the number of arrivals in October was up 15.2 percent. Mainlanders accounted for 54.1 percent of all visitor […]