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Political activist Jason Chao Teng Hei said Wednesday that on August 24 and 30, volunteers for the controversial “civic referendum” would be  in five locations to help residents cast their votes, but no voting tables would be set up and residents would actually vote on line so that it could not be regarded as  as […]

Chief Executive (CE) Fernando Chui Sai On said Wednesday the question of how to increase the city’s supply of private housing will be “an important topic” for his next government, vowing that it would study how to approve land leases for private construction projects “quickly”. Chui’s second five-year term tenure will begin on December 20, […]

The number of reported phone scams surged by 476 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year, from 25 to 144, while the number of reported extortion cases rose by 185.7 percent, from 21 to 60, of which 39 were those blackmailed for chatting naked online. Secretary for Security Cheong Kuoc Va detailed crime […]

Chief Executive (CE) Fernando Chui Sai On continued his campaign trail Monday by attending a meeting with representatives from four commercial associations in the morning and the Women’s General Association (Fu Luen) in the afternoon. In his meeting with representatives of the Women’s General Association, Chui expressed his support for paid paternity leave. Chui, the […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, the lone candidate in the August 31 chief executive election, said Sunday he had noticed that the media is focusing on issues such as housing, the gaming industry and overcrowding in the city while other topics such as social achievements and locals’ contributions to civil society are not mentioned […]

The office of Secretary of Social Affairs and Culture Cheong U said in a statement Thiursday that the University of Macau (UM) has almost completed the move to its new campus on Hengqin Island and the government has decided that the old campus in Taipa will “basically” be used for tertiary education. The office said […]