Lawmaker-cum-activist Sulu Sou Ka Hou told a press conference Tuesday that he has proposed a bill to amend the Chief Executive (CE) Election Law with the aim of avoiding a single CE candidacy, and in the case that there is only one candidate, the nomination process should be restarted until there are at least two […]
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In a regular meeting of the government-appointed Cultural Heritage Council Tuesday, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng called for strengthened efforts in civil society to ensure that the city’s listed cultural heritage sites are always properly protected, by citing Monday’s blaze that gutted the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris
With Macau nearing the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) at the end of this year – 20 years after Macau’s administration was returned by Portugal to China – there is a growing number of voices who have been calling for changes in the government structure at high leve
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will pay a weeklong visit to Portugal next month, the Macau Government Spokesperson’s Office announced Monday.
Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau Director Fu Ziying said Monday that Macau was a role model for the protection of national security.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Macau Garrison said in a statement Monday that Zhou Wugang, the political commissar of the army’s local garrison, has returned to the mainland for a new post in the army.
The Legislative Assembly (AL) has passed the outline of a government-drafted bill which proposes the launch of a charge scheme on plastic carrier bags for retail businesses.
There are more but smaller households compared to five years ago, according to the findings of a survey announced by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) on Friday.
Macau’s Gini coefficient rose by 0.01 percent from 0.35 in 2012/13 to 0.36 in 2017/18, indicating that Macau’s household income distribution has become a tad more unequal, according to the findings of a survey released by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) last week.
The Macau government will strengthen economic and trade cooperation with the outside world, notably Latin America through Brazil, the European Union through Portugal and Africa through Angola and Mozambique, the Secretary for Economy and Finance said in Beijing.
Macau’s economy is expected to see a growth of 4.3% this year, down by 40 basis points from 4.7% in 2018, according to the latest economic forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
he Macau government is working to publicise the currency of China and the services provided by local banks in Portuguese-speaking countries, the secretary for Economy and Finance said on Wednesday in Beijing.