Macau, China 29 Jan – A total of 101,298 people in Macau – nearly one fifth of the population – had been inoculated against swine flu until Thursday, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced. At the end of the third quarter of last year, Macau had 541,200 inhabitants – the latest available demographics. Since June 18 […]
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Macau, China, 27 Jan – Cheong Chou Weng was appointed today as president of the Board of Directors of Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) replacing Lee Peng Hong that headed the institute since 1999. The appointment was gazetted today and will take effect from 1st February. Cheng Chou Weng, alias Jackson Chang, is […]
Macau, China, 7 Jan – Macau Trade and Investment Institute (IPIM) will soon have a new president. Secretary for Economy and Finance, Francis Tam Pak Yuen, told the media Wednesday that Lee Peng Hong is leaving the IPIM presidency but declined to say who will replace Lee. "It is only a job arrangement. It is […]
Macau, China, 6 Jan – The ministerial meeting of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and the Portuguese-Speaking Countries should be held in May, Macau Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has stated. The meeting will coincide with the opening of the Shanghai Expo 2010 in China. The Forum’s ministerial meeting is […]
Macau, China, 6 Jan – Lawmakers Tuesday unanimously passed the general outline of a government-drafted anti-tobacco bill, according to The Macau Post Daily. The bill is set to replace an anti-tobacco law enacted in 1996. According to the bill, people will be prohibited from smoking in public places, including workplaces, hospitals, beaches, hotels, restaurants, bars, […]
Macau, China, 31 Dec – Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On presented Wednesday four proposals for Macau to play a more active role in promoting the nation’s peaceful unification with Taiwan. Chui, who took office on December 20, made the proposals in a speech at a colloquium hosted by the Liaison Office of the Central […]
Macau, China, 29 Dec – The Macau government decided to offer inoculation of A/H1N1 vaccines for all its residents from January 1 next year, in an effort to combat a second wave of A/H1N1 flu, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On announced on Monday. Chui announced the decision after the fifth meeting of Macau’s Influenza […]
Macau, China, 28 Dec – Former Legislative Assembly president Susana Chou has been appointed a vice-director of the Macau Basic Law Committee under the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), according to the China News Service (CNS). The appointment took place in Beijing last Saturday said today The Macau Post Daily. Chou replaced […]
Macau, China, 21 Dec – President Hu Jintao said Sunday he hoped Macau’s principal officials will do a good job in administering, building and developing Macau under the leadership of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On and by closely relying on the Macau people. The president expressed the hope when meeting with the principal officials […]