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An opinion poll carried out by the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) between May 28 and June 4, indicated that residents’ confidence in the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, while remaining high, has decreased slightly compared to the two previous opinion polls conducted in mid and late last year. This is the third time that the […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On declined Monday to comment on Hong Kong property developer Chinese Estates Holdings’ announcement on Sunday night that it and/or its subsidiaries would consider demanding compensation for possible losses arising from any decision by the Macau government that would invalidate its huge land concession in Taipa. Chui made the remarks […]

Macau telecom operator Hutchison Telephone (Macau) Company Limited was hit by unstable cellular data services so that its customers were continuously disconnected when they used the cellular data for Internet services from 4 a.m. on Friday. According to a statement from the Telecommunications Regulation Bureau (DSRT) on Friday, cited by The Macau Post Daily today, […]

The Energy Sector Development Office (GDSE) said Thursday that it was drafting a by-law regulating the installation of photovoltaic facilities to generate electricity for the city and that it could promulgated next year. According to The Macau Post Daily, GDSE advisor Lei Chou San made the remarks to the media on the sidelines of a […]

The Macau government said in a terse statement Tuesday that it has started reviewing the concession of five plots of land linked to the mega-graft scandal involving jailed ex-secretary for transport and public works Ao Man Long. Hong Kong-listed Chinese Estates Holdings is building is luxury La Scala residential development on the five plots of […]

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) has started preparations for the election of deputies from Hong Kong and Macau to the 12th NPC, Xinhua reported Monday. The general office of the NPC Standing Committee sent letters on Sunday to eligible residents in the two special administrative regions (SARs), asking them if they […]

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) said in a statement Thursday that it passed a case to Public Prosecution Service (MP) recently, in which a high-ranking official of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) once again is suspected of abuse of power while another senior official of the bureau issuspected of having breached official secrecy rules. A […]

Chinese Estates Holdings said in a statement Wednesday that its wholly owned subsidiary Moon Ocean “may lodge an appeal” if the local government decides to invalidate a land concession near the local airport where the company is constructing the La Scala luxury residential development. The company headed by Hong Kong property tycoon Joseph Lau Luen-hung […]

The Legislative Assembly (AL)  Tuesday approved the two government-drafted amendment bills regarding changes to two annexes of the Macau Basic Law concerning next year’s direct and indirect legislative elections and the election of the chief executive in 2014. Four lawmakers – Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong, Au Kam San, Chan Wai Chi and Jose Pereira Coutinho […]