Lawmakers on Monday passed unanimously the outline of the outgoing government’s 2020 budget bill, and will now be reviewed in detail by one of the standing committees of the legislature.
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The Environmental Protection Bureau’s inspectors did not find any shops violating the government’s plastic carrier bag charge scheme for retail businesses which came into force on Monday.
Macau’s recession deepened in the third quarter when its gross domestic product shrank by 4.5% year-on-year.
The Court of Second Instance has rejected an appeal by a young local who requested his father pay him child support until the completion of his master’s degree course.
Macau residents enrolled in universities in Hong Kong urged to stay away from “violent incidents” and remain in their halls of residence, privately rented accommodation or any other safe place.
The criminalisation of the operation of illegal inns would not be an effective method of solving the long-standing problem, concludes a report published by the government.
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai stressed that Macau has been able to keep up social and economic progress, ensure political stability, improve people’s livelihoods, speed up infrastructure development and maintain social harmony during his 10 years.
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has no regrets that his government withdrew its controversial perks bill and its 60 billion-pataca “sovereign wealth fund” bill during his 10-year term.
The government has been constantly carrying out “regular and necessary” maintenance and repairs on the Macau-Taipa Friendship Bridge, including the ongoing repairs to the support pedestals of the bridge.
