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Macau, China, 22 Oct – The president of the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) Sam Hou Fai Of said Wednesday that from the 126,082 cases processed by the three Courts in Macau between 2000 and 2009, a total of 115,826 cases had judgments delivered. The president of the Court of Final Appeal made the announcement […]

Macau, China, Oct 22 – The relationship between Macau and Taiwan will enter a new phase of development, said Wednesday the Chief Executive, Edmund Ho Hau Wah, in his speech Wednesday at the opening ceremony of a symposium on Macau-Taiwan relations. Edmund Ho announces that the government of Macau Special Administrative Region will strengthen, in […]

Macau, China, 19 Oct – Veteran lawmaker Lau Cheok Va was elected president of the Legislative Assembly last Friday, succeeding Susana Chou who decided to retire from political life after leading the legislature for a decade, according to The Macau Post Daily. Lau, aged 64, received 23 votes, or 79.3 percent of the 29 votes […]

Macau, China, 06 Oct – The Chief Executive (CE) of Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) Ho Hau Wah Monday announced his decision to appoint seven persons from various local socio-economic sectors as the non-elected members of the SAR’s fourth-term Legislative Assembly, according to an official statement. In line with the Basic Law, the SAR’s mini […]

Hong Kong, China, 05 Oct – New immigration facilities for Hong Kong residents visiting Macau could be in place by the end of this year at the earliest, an official said Saturday. Measures under consideration by Macau authorities include extending "e-channel" facilities to Macau and dispensing with arrival/departure cards for Hong Kong permanent residents, assistant […]

Macau, China, 30 Sept – The Macau government will pay a US$ 150 million (1.2 billion Patacas) to the Chinese city of Zhuhai, bordering Macau, for a land of 1.1 square kilometers leased for 40 years, according to the Secretary for Transport and Public Works. Lau Si Io said that the rental of the land […]

Macau, China, 23 Sept – Macau Legislative Election General Auditing Committee announced Tuesday the official results of the election of the fourth Legislative Assembly of Macau, according to Xinhua news agency. The new legislature is composed of 29 seats including 12 directly-elected seats, 10 indirectly-elected seats, and seven others which will be appointed by the […]

Macau, China, 21 Sept – The Development Union (UPD) of the Macau Trade Unions Federation and the two groups of the grass-roots New Macau Association (NMA), headed by pro-democracy legislators Ng Kuok Cheong and Au Kam San respectively, are the big winners of yesterday’s direct legislative election, according to preliminary final figures released by the […]

Macau, China, 30 Sep – Backed by China’s central government, Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) has experienced a decade of progress and development, the SAR’s chief said on Tuesday. As the nation celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China this year, the SAR will also enter a new stage of development, said […]