A report on human rights and democracy, released this week by the European Union, has found that the rights and fundamental freedoms of people in Macau continued to be respected by the government in 2016 and the rule of law was generally upheld.
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Over 1,000 enterprises from about 50 countries and regions are showing their products and services at the 22nd Macau International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF), hoping to network and get into partnerships with those along the “Belt and Road”
The report says that the weather bureau’s hoisting of typhoon signals simply relied on Fong’s personal judgement and decisions.
President Xi Jinping said the policy of “one country, two systems” has proved to be the best institutional guarantee for the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macau.
Court of Final Appeal President Sam Hou Fai slammed veterans in the city’s legal profession for insisting on sticking to the old ways of thinking which he said continued to hinder the development of local society.
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said on Tuesday that the government still does not have a timetable as to when a planned increase in public bus fares will be implemented.
Businessman Chui Sai Cheong – the elder brother of Chief Executive Chui Sai On – was elected vice-president of the legislature Monday, while businessman Ho Iat Seng was re-elected president.
The observatory kept the No. 8 storm warning signal hoisted for 11 hours Sunday but Severe Typhoon Khanun spared the city major damage, causing only minor flooding in some low-lying areas in the Inner Harbour area.
The new term of the Legislative Assembly (AL) starts today, when its 33 members will take their oaths overseen by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On.