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Macau, China, 27 Apr – The Chief Executive of Macau, Edmund Ho Hau Wah, said that the date of the election of his replacement as head of the Macau Special Administrative Region’s government will be announced in May. Macau’s Chief Executive Election Committee, made up of 300 members, will then draw up a timetable for […]

Macau, China, 27 Apr – The Chief Executive of Macau, Edmund Ho Hau Wah, said that the date of the election of his replacement as head of the Macau Special Administrative Region’s government will be announced in May. Macau’s Chief Executive Election Committee, made up of 300 members, will then draw up a timetable for […]

Macau, China, 24 April – The Macau government plans to spend US$421 million (3.37 billion patacas) on its plan to distribute subsidies and health coupons to the population as a way of helping residents deal with the world financial crisis, officials said Thursday. A statement issued by the Government Information Bureau said that the government […]

Macau, China, 20 Apr – China’s Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao, praised the Macau government’s efforts in facing the global financial crisis, though noted that the situation is going to continue for some time. Wen Jiabao spoke on Saturday in Boao, in the province of Hainan, in the south of China, during a meeting with Chief […]

Macau, China, 17 Apr – The Chief Executive of Macau, Edmund Ho Hau Wah, said Thursday that the government plans to grant each permanent resident 6,000 patacas (US$750) to aid the population during the current international financial crisis. Ho, who was speaking at the Macau Legislative Assembly, said it is proposing to grant non-permanent residents […]

Macau, China, 09 Apr – A survey released by the privately owned Political & Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) in Hong Kong yesterday ranked Macau the fourth “least corrupt” among 14 Asia economies according with the Macau Post Daily. In the ranking, Singapore , Hong Kong and Japan finished in first, second and third place, respectively. […]

Macau, China, 6 Apr – The Macau secretary for Economy and Finance, Francis Tam Pak Yuen, said that the Chinese Special Administrative Region is not a tax haven and complies with current legislation regarding tax issues, helping international efforts in combating money laundering. The statements made by Francis Tam, disclosed by the Macau Government Information […]