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Macau government promises zero tolerance towards domestic violence

Macau government promises zero tolerance towards domestic violence

Lawmakers have voted in favor of passing a bill which will criminalize acts of domestic violence. On its part, the government says that, from now on, zero tolerance will be the benchmark. Speaking ahead of the final vote, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture argued for nothing less than a tough stance on offenders. […]
Over 50 delegates attended “One Belt, One Road” workshop held in Macau

Over 50 delegates attended “One Belt, One Road” workshop held in Macau

Macau and the Portuguese-speaking countries can benefit from the “Belt and Road Initiative” concluded the one day “One Belt, One Road” workshop, co-organised by the City University of Macau, the Maritime Silk Road Association (Macau) and the Institute of European Studies of Macau (IEEM) held on Friday in Macau. The conference was the first of its kind to be […]
Macau government hopes animal protection law takes effect on 1st September

Macau government hopes animal protection law takes effect on 1st September

The government hopes its animal protection bill will finally become law soon and come into force on September 1, legislator-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang, who chairs the legislature’s 1st Standing Committee, said on Thursday. The committee met to discuss the newly revised version of the bill with senior officials including Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia […]
Macau Chief Executive can close failing tertiary institutions

Macau Chief Executive can close failing tertiary institutions

A government-drafted bill proposes to give the chief executive the power to close any local privately-owned higher education institution if their teaching standards have  “obviously declined”, Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) Director Sou Chio Fai said on Thursday. Sou talked to reporters after attending a closed-door meeting of the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) 2nd Standing Committee’s […]
Macau’s Human Resources Office and Labour Affairs Bureau to merge

Macau’s Human Resources Office and Labour Affairs Bureau to merge

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) will set up a Non-resident Workers Employment Department on May 28 to take over the functions of the Human Resources Office (GRH), which will be axed the same day. The Executive Council (ExCo) has finished discussing the draft of a by-law regarding the bureau’s new organisational structure, the advisory body’s spokesman Leong […]
Macau lawmaker calls for measures to tackle income gap

Macau lawmaker calls for measures to tackle income gap

Grassroots lawmaker Ho Ion Sang has urged the government to come up with measures to reduce the impact of the increasing inequality of residents’ income. Ho, one of 14 vice-chairmen of the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations, makes the appeal in a written interpellation submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL) on Monday. Ho, who […]
Macau lawmaker asks about fate of consumer rights bill

Macau lawmaker asks about fate of consumer rights bill

Lawmaker-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang has asked the government to give the public an explanation as to why its bill on protecting consumer rights has not been submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL) as scheduled. The veteran lawmaker also says she worries that lawmakers may not be able to finish debating and reviewing the bill within […]
Over 1,000 protest in Macau over Jinan University donation

Over 1,000 protest in Macau over Jinan University donation

A total of 17 groups protested on Sunday with the aim of putting pressure on the public Macau Foundation (FM) to withdraw its controversial decision to donate 100 million yuan (123 million patacas) to Jinan University in Guangzhou. The 17 grassroots groups comprised two ad-hoc alliances. A 15-group alliance included Love Macau People Power, New […]
Chinese provinces, Hong Kong and Macau officials visits Portugal

Chinese provinces, Hong Kong and Macau officials visits Portugal

A delegation with representatives of the governments of the Great Pearl River Delta will travel to Portugal in June to explore business opportunities, said Gloria Batalha Ung, director of the Macau Institute for Trade and Investment Promotion (IPIM), according to Portuguese-language newspaper Tribuna de Macau. The executive member of the Board of IPIM said the […]
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