The Macao government on Thursday expressed its “strong opposition” to the release of the 2019 annual report on the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) by the EU.
News
More than 100 university students from the Macao Special Administrative Region have started internships on Hengqin Island of the Zhuhai Special Economic Zone in Guangdong province after a launch ceremony was held earlier this week.
The government has drafted a by-law on the new official assessment system for pupils in schools, according to which P1 to P4 pupils will not be allowed to repeat a year.
Residents can start to top up their consumption smartcards for the second phase of the government’s subsidy scheme to boost locals’ spending from Monday at various service points across the city, the government announced on Thursday.
The processing of applications resumed for the coveted “Helicopter Ride Experience” local tour on Thursday afternoon, according to a statement by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), which pointed out that applications can still be submitted to travel agencies until 6 pm on Sunday.
A local man and a Filipino were arrested this week for buying and selling a newly classified type of drug commonly known as “K2” with police seizing a total of 7.39 grammes of the drug with an estimated street value of MOP 22,000, Judiciary Police (PJ) Leng Kam Lon said during Thursday’s special press conference.
Hong Kong Health Secretary Sophia Chan Siu-chee said on Thursday that the government is considering extending its curbs – like a dine-in ban and mandatory face masks – to more areas if the local coronavirus outbreak doesn’t improve.
Sands China Ltd. reported a net loss of US$549 million for the fiscal second quarter, according to an announcement made on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The government has decided not to cancel sampling via oropharyngeal swabs in its nucleic acid testing (NAT) scheme, after considering residents’ preferences in having their samples collected for a COVID-19 test by this method.