Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said that while Hong Kong and Macao have adopted different ways to accomplish their respective duties to protect national security, both SARs share the same required standards for safeguarding it.
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A boy who ran out into a three-lane road from a bus parked near the airport was hit by a man on his scooter who was driving in the right-hand lane, sending both falling to the ground.
Local animal protection group Anima predicts that it will have a MOP 2.5 million deficit by the end of the year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, its president, Billy Chan Hon Keong, said on Monday.
The annual Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) taking place online on 9 December aims to offer insights to help set new agendas for a swift recovery, in particular of the world’s hard-hit tourism industry.
Three currency exchange gang members from the mainland were arrested on Sunday for attacking and robbing a scammer.
A survey conducted in November shows that 93.9% of Macao residents are unfamiliar with glaucoma, Kiang Wu Hospital’s Deputy Director of Ophthalmology Hong Sin U said on Monday.
The Macao government will prohibit the import and trading of disposable polystyrene takeaway boxes, bowls, cups and dishes from 1 January 2021, the government gazette announced today.
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong has announced that the government has decided to give residents their annual “wealth-sharing” handout in cash next year – as in previous years.
In the government's latest estimate, Macao's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to fall around 56% this year, adding that while the estimate “will be constantly adjusted” the government predicted this year’s economy would contract over 50%.
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said during his introductory speech about his portfolio’s policy guidelines for next year on Friday that he expected the government’s Covid-19 prevention and control measures to be “normalised” next year, adding that protecting residents’ lives and health would remain the government’s top priority.
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said that the local government has not yet carried out an in-depth study on the possibility of setting up a Macao securities exchange in Hengqin, but it would keep an open mind on the possibility.
The director-general of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR), Xu Mang, said during a recent media trip in Shanghai he hopes Macao could serve as a bridge for cross-Strait relations given Macao and Taiwan’s close non-governmental connections.