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The government announced Monday the setting-up of a high-powered council to tackle “sudden incidents.” The establishment of the council was published in the Official Gazette (BO) in the form of an executive order signed by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On. While the council’s Chinese name refers to “sudden” incidents, its Portuguese name means “unforeseen” […]

Most of the representatives from the business sector Monday backed the government’s idea of importing professionals through a point-based system, but also suggested encouraging locals studying overseas to return to Macau to serve the city whose population is forecast by the government to reach 802,000, of which up to 200,000 would be imported workers, in […]

Macau New Vision Association (ANVM) President Li Lue and Vice President Lou Shenghua said Monday that 91.6 percent of local residents would like the government to continue its annual wealth-share scheme. They were referring to the results of a survey they conducted on October 18 and 19 regarding matters that locals care about the most. […]

About 250,000 people out of 300,000 of those eligible have registered to vote in the 2013 legislative elections, Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) Director José Chu said Sunday, urging citizens to register before they miss out on their right to vote. Chu told reporters during his bureau’s voter registration drive that there are […]

The Macau and Zhuhai governments Thursday reached a consensus on a two-hour extension of the operating hours of the Cotai-Hengqin border crossing for both goods and people, suggesting extending the current operating hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to the later closing time of 10 p.m. Both governments said they hoped the new customs […]

Executive Council (ExCo) spokesman Leong Heng Teng said Wednesday that the government’s 10-member top advisory body has finished its discussions on two amendment bills, one regarding stamp duty rules and the other concerning imported labour regulations. Leong said that ExCo would send the two amendment bills to the legislature at once in the hope that […]

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said in a statement on Thursday that he had ordered the Health Bureau (SSM) to submit a detailed report within 30 days about the incorrect disposal of a number of patients’ records by the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre (CHCSJ). In a clear […]

Macau’s veteran tourism chief Joao Manuel Costa Antunes will leave his post on December 19, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Cheong U said at the weekend. Speaking to reporters on the side-lines of a public function on Saturday, Cheong said that Costa Antunes’ departure from his post as Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) director […]

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of Macau Cheong U said thursday that the government plans to set up more care centres for the mentally impaired so that their parents are assured they will have long-term care. Cheong made the remarks when talking to reporters on the sidelines of attending the 60th anniversary of the […]