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Macau Chief Executive starts visit to Portugal

Macau Chief Executive starts visit to Portugal

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On arrived on Sunday for a five-day official visit to Portugal at the invitation of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), Chui will also meet Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa and co-chair a meeting of the Macau-Portugal Joint Commission with […]
Govt presents its first 5-Year Development Plan

Govt presents its first 5-Year Development Plan

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Thursday he was “very confident” that the government’s supply of public housing units will be able to meet public demand, when addressing a press conference on the final version of the government’s first ever Five-Year Development Plan. Chui, his five policy secretaries and other senior officials attended the […]
Macau security forces to axe term ‘militarised’

Macau security forces to axe term ‘militarised’

  Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said on Wednesday that the proposed amendments to the personnel regulations of the Macau Public Security Forces will no longer refer to their staff members as “militarised” personnel. Wong made the remarks on the sidelines of the swearing-in of Cheng Fong Meng as the new director of the Correctional […]
Premier Li to attend Sino-Luso forum in Macau

Premier Li to attend Sino-Luso forum in Macau

Prime Minister Li Keqiang is slated to attend the 5th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries in Macau on October 10-11, the Portuguese-language radio of government-owned broadcast TDM said on Tuesday in an unsourced report. According to the report, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa is also […]
Macau Chief Executive describes Alexis Tam as ‘good colleague’

Macau Chief Executive describes Alexis Tam as ‘good colleague’

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Monday that Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng was a hard-working official, praising him as a “good colleague”. Chui spoke to reporters at the airport before departing for a working visit to Beijing. When asked by a reporter how he evaluated the work […]
Chan clarifies ‘foreign’ lawmakers rule for elections in Macau

Chan clarifies ‘foreign’ lawmakers rule for elections in Macau

Asked by reporters on Friday whether local residents who are – hypothetically – lawmakers in Taiwan or Hong Kong could also run in local elections, Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said, “Yes, they can” – due to the fact that both aren’t foreign jurisdictions but integral parts of China. Chan made […]
Macau’s population over 652,000 in first half-year

Macau’s population over 652,000 in first half-year

Macau’s population stood at 652,500 people at the end of the first half-year, up 0.5 percent or 3,400 people over the end-first-quarter figure, the Statistics and Census Service announced. The figures indicate that the female population of 332,600 accounted for 51 percent of the total. In year-on-year terms, the population counted 9,600 more people than […]
Macau lawmakers pass legislative election bill

Macau lawmakers pass legislative election bill

The outline of a government-initiated bill to amend the Legislative Assembly Election Law was passed in its first reading during a plenary session of the legislature on Tuesday, with four lawmakers voting against and 28 lawmakers voting for the bill. A total of 32 lawmakers cast their votes. As is customary, the speaker of the […]
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