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Macau, China, 28 Feb -Three local netizens yesterday launched a so-called "Jasmine rally" on the city’s main square, Largo do Senado, to push for democratic development in the mainland. The campaign, called "Tribute to Jasmine – A Stroll for Democracy in China", was launched last week by Jason Chao Teng Hei, Scott Chiang Meng Hin […]

Macau, China, 25 Feb – The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has rejected a temporary injunction lodged by Canada ‘s Bombardier Transportation who lost out in a tender for the government’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, according to a statement by the Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) on Thursday. The statement said that the court notified […]

Macau, China, 16 Feb – The number of reported crimes dropped 6.1 percent to 11,648 last year on 2009, Secretary for Security Cheong Kuoc Va announced on Tuesday. Cheong announced last year’s crime statistics in a press conference. Macau’s top security official said that the decreasing number of crimes for the second consecutive year reflected […]

Macau, China, 15 Feb – Foreign Ministry Commissioner Lu Shumin on Monday underlined Macau’s "strengthened" role as a hub for China’s economic and trade ties with Portuguese-speaking countries. Lu made the remark in a speech addressing a Lunar New Year reception at the Foreign Ministry Commission in Zape for Macau’s Chinese, English and Portuguese-language media […]

Macau, China, 31 Jan – Macau’s former chief executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah has been awarded the Grand Lotus Medal of Honour – the highest decoration granted by the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR). Ho, who headed the local government between December 1999 and 2009, received the medal from his successor Fernando Chui Sai On […]

Macau, China, 25 Jan – Civil aviation authorities of Macau and Chinese mainland signed Monday a cooperation agreement for civil aviation safety, in an effort to share resources, acquire mutual support and achieve cooperative development between the two sides according to Xinhua News Agency. The signing ceremony, held in the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau […]

Macau, China, 13 Jan – Chui Sai On said in Singapore Wednesday that he regarded the Lion City not as a model but as a "guiding example" for Macau as far as concrete policy solutions were concerned, according to a statement by the Macau Govern-ment Information Bureau (GCS). Chui made the remark after paying a […]

　　中国澳门1月12日电－澳门特区政府新闻局周二在一份公报中称，澳门特区政府将于本月（比去年提前6个月）开始向54.95万名居民支付2011年现金分享款项。 　　据该公报，行政会完成讨论《2011年度现金分享计划》行政法规草案，并建议政府本月开始派钱，以舒缓居民的生活压力。 　　据该公报，“现金分享计划”总开支为23.4亿澳门元（2.92亿美元）。 这笔开支占2011年总预算（796.1亿澳门元）的2.9%。 　　前澳门特区行政长官何厚铧2008年启动了“现金分享计划”。 　　据《澳门邮报》称，今年的“现金分享计划”对永久性居民仅有4000澳门元，非永久性居民为2400澳门元，比去年下降了三分之一。 　　这是澳门特区政府连续第四年实行“现金分享计划”。 2009年和2010年，永久性居民和非获发放的现金额分别为6000澳门元和3600澳门元。 2008年分别为5000澳门元和3000澳门元。 　　澳门特区行政长官崔世安在去年11月宣布2011年施政报告时公布了今年的现金分享数额。 　　(MacauNews) 　　

Macau, China, 12 Jan – The Macau government will start paying its 2011 cash handout to around 549,500 residents this month, six months earlier than last year, the Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement Tuesday. According to the statement, the Executive Council – the government’s top advisory body – has finshed discussing the […]