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National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang told a delegation of the Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM) in Beijing Tuesday that the holding of a so-called “civic referendum” in Macau would violate the Macau Basic Law. ACM President Ma Iao Lai revealed Zhang’s position on the controversy when talking to reporters after a […]

The newly elected board members of the Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM), including Chairman Ma Iao Lai and board member Lionel Leong Vai Tat, both members of the government’ top advisory Executive Council (ExCo), flew to Beijing Sunday for meetings with a number of central government entities, including the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau […]

Macau’s long-delayed legislation on animal protection is heading for another delay due to procedural matters in the legislature. The Legislative Assembly’s Rules and Statutes Committee reached a consensus Thursday that a government-drafted bill on protecting animals is a “repeat” of the one unsuccessfully proposed by lawmakers José Pereira Coutinho and Leong Veng Chai in February, […]

Government broadcaster TDM said in a statement Thirsday that it had submitted a complaint to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) over an incident in which several casino workers taking part in a demonstration outside the Venetian “harassed” the TV station’s journalists. The statement, signed by TDM Executive Committee Chairman Manuel Gonçalves Pires Jr., added that […]

Macau Cultural Resources Association (MCRA) Vice President Cheong Cheok Fu said Tuesday that while residents should not reject the universal value of democracy, neither should they rush to demand the introduction of universal suffrage to elect the chief executive and all lawmakers as they are not yet fully prepared. Cheong made the remark on the […]