The bill aims for more thorough vetting of chief executive candidates on national security grounds, and to criminalise the act of inciting election committee members not to vote.
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Priorities are likely to include polishing Macao’s status as a non-gaming destination, furthering economic diversification, and greater integration with Hengqin.
While national identity education is already common in the SAR, a new framework is being developed to incorporate lessons on national security.
The government-sponsored bill has been designed to plug national security loopholes in the existing legislation.
The Macao public have just 30 days to submit feedback on the government’s freshly-proposed five-year economic diversification plan, centred around reducing dependency on casinos.
In spite of international criticism of Macao’s labour rights, a draft of the territory’s first trades union bill aims to keep worker organisations on a tight leash.
In its latest survey of the state of human trafficking globally, the US State Department accuses Macao of failing to make ‘significant efforts’ to combat the scourge.
A total of eight sessions will be held from now until 29 July to discuss electoral amendments related to national security.
The new version of the law, passed by the legislature nearly two weeks ago, includes tougher penalties and broader categories of offence.