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Spending on public projects boosts Macau’s competitiveness

Spending on public projects boosts Macau’s competitiveness

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Wednesday that the development of public infrastructure did help enhance the city’s competitiveness in the long term. Chui also said he was still considering whether to add the proposed renovation of the Grand Prix Museum to his policy address for next year. Chui spoke to reporters at […]
Macau Liaison office has new chief

Macau Liaison office has new chief

The Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau said in a statement on Tuesday that the State Council has appointed Wang Zhimin as director of the Liaison Office, replacing Li Gang as the central government’s top official posted to Macau. According to the statement, Wang, aged 59, was born in Fujian’s Xianyou county. […]
Macau and Hong Kong sign CEPA agreement

Macau and Hong Kong sign CEPA agreement

The ninth Hong Kong-Macau Cooperation High Level Meeting was held in Macau on Friday. Both Hong Kong and Macau initiated the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement Between Hong Kong and Macau (HK-Macau CEPA) during the meeting, according to a statement from the Government Information Bureau (GCS). The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong Vai Tac, […]
Proposal to reinterpret Macau’s Land Law’s articles rejected

Proposal to reinterpret Macau’s Land Law’s articles rejected

The president of the Legislative Assembly (AL), Ho Iat Seng, revealed on Thursday that the proposal to add a so-called “interpretative note” to the Land Law, submitted to the assembly by lawmaker Gabriel Tong, has already been rejected by the board. The assembly’s board, which consists of the president and vice-president of the AL and […]
Macau’s Iec Long Firecracker plant land swap is invalid

Macau’s Iec Long Firecracker plant land swap is invalid

Upon Wednesday’s release of a hard-hitting Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) report on a land swap deal involving the former Iec Long Firecracker Factory site in Taipa, the government said it had determined that the agreement is invalid and defective, adding that the anti-graft body would launch a criminal investigation into the case if any indication […]
Macau government hires consultancy for study on 2 Macau-Taipa tunnels

Macau government hires consultancy for study on 2 Macau-Taipa tunnels

The Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) said in a statement on Monday that the government has hired CCCC Highway Consultants Co. Ltd. Macau Branch to carry out a feasibility study on the construction of two tunnels either on the west or the east side of the old Macau-Taipa bridge, or a tunnel on […]
Police arrest 8 casino loansharks in Macau

Police arrest 8 casino loansharks in Macau

The police have arrested eight mainland men for their alleged involvement in a 60-member casino loan-sharking gang, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said at a special press conference on Thursday. The spokesperson said that based on a tip-off in April, the police began investigating the gang. According to the spokesperson, the suspects mainly operated near […]
Macau government to consult public on new vocational education rules

Macau government to consult public on new vocational education rules

The government plans to launch a public consultation on possible amendments to a by-law on vocational education by the end of the year, Wong Kin Mou, who heads the Research and Educational Resources Department of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), said on Wednesday. Wong made the remarks during a press conference about a […]
Macau’s legislature passes animal protection bill

Macau’s legislature passes animal protection bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) finally passed the government-initiated bill on animal protection, which is slated to take effect on September 1 after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO), during a plenary session on Monday. The bill’s outline was approved in October 2014. The legislature’s 1st Standing Committee held 28 meetings to review the bill […]
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