Macau, China 14 Dec – President Hu Jintao, who is set to arrive here later this week to preside over celebrations marking the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) and the swearing-in of the new local government, has forecast a "bright future" for Macau. Hu made the prediction on […]
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Macau, China, 10 Dec – Recycled water will be used for public infrastructures when the facilities of the Taipa sewage treatment plant have been upgraded in the first quarter of 2011, Chan Kwok Ho, head of the Environment Infrastructures Management Centre of the Environment Protection Bureau (DSPA), said Thursday. According to The Macau Post Daily, […]
Macau, China, 10 Dec – Immigration clearance will be simplified for Hong Kong and Macau permanent residents starting today. Macau permanent residents will no longer need to fill in a declaration form when entering Hong Kong. Holders of valid Hong Kong permanent identity cards or Hong Kong identity cards can also use their IDs to […]
Macau, China, 02 Dec – The 10-member Executive Council – the government’s top advisory body – received three new members Monday, according to The Macau Post Daily. The three appointments were announced by the office of Chief Executive-designate Fernando Chui Sai On. The three appointees are directly elected lawmaker Chan Meng Kam, Macau Trade Unions […]
Macau, China, 02 Dec – The democratisation of the local political system "will be gradually promoted in accordance with the Basic Law and the social reality of Macau" , the chief executive designate Fernando Chui Sai On said in an interview by Portuguese news agency Lusa. With his inauguration ceremony scheduled for December 20, Chui […]
Macau, China, 01 Dec – Over half of the Macau government’s future land and reclamation areas approved by the central government have been earmarked for the development of public facilities, The Macau Post Daily reported on Tuesday. The government would set aside "suitable areas" of the reclaimed land for the development of industries in line […]
Macau, China, 01 Dec – A 20-year concession contract was signed Monday between the government and the Macau Water Supply Company (SAAM-Macao Water) under which the government will purchase raw water from mainland directly, giving the government more control of the water supply service. The announcement was done by Susana Wong Soi Man, director of […]
Macau, China, 30 Nov – Officials from Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Ministry of Water Resources of the central government signed a formal agreement here on Thursday to financially support Datengxia Hydroelectric Project in China’s southwest Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, aiming to safeguard Macau’s water supply in the long term. Edmund Ho Hau Wah, […]
Macau, China, 30 Nov – China’s State Council approved Sunday a proposal by Macau government for a 3.61 square kilometre (361.65 hectare) land reclamation project, announced the chief executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah. According to the The Macau Post Daily the land reclamation project is earmarked for the creation of a "new urban zone" in […]