Three newcomers won seats in the legislature while two lawmakers failed in their re-election bids in the direct legislative election.
Politics
Sitting lawmakers Chui Sai Cheong, Chan Iek Lap and Vong Hin Fai were elected by the professional sector, the only sector which had two electoral groups competing.
Sir Robert Hart, the Irish Director-General of the Qing government’s Imperial Maritime Customs, twice tried to buy back Macau from Portugal in the 19th century.
For the second time this week, police have arrested a Brazilian woman for smuggling cocaine into Macau.
Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee President Tong Hio Fong said on Wednesday that the IACM had made a “technical mistake” by not explaining clearly the reasons for rejecting the New Macau Progressives (ANPM) electoral group’s application to hold campaign rallies in various public places.
The Guangdong Provincial Government for the Macau proposal regarding a system for flood prevention not only for Macau but also Zhuhai and Zhongshan.
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) announced that it has “not admitted” an appeal by ex-chief public prosecutor Ho Chio Meng against his 21-year prison graft sentence on Sunday.
Candidates running in the September 17 legislative elections and their supporters gathered in Praça do Tap Seac around midnight on Friday to mark the official start of the two-week official campaign period by putting up their respective electoral groups’ campaign posters.
Guangdong’s anti-corruption office said in a statement on Saturday that Zhuhai mayor Li Zezhong was being investigated for suspected of serious violation of party discipline.