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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 […]
100 million yuan donation to Jinan University causes mixed reaction

100 million yuan donation to Jinan University causes mixed reaction

A 100 million yuan donation by the public Macau Foundation (FM) to Jinan University in Guangzhou, from which thousands of local students have graduated, has caused a mixed reaction here. While some have supported the donation as a patriotic gesture, others have rejected it due to its perceived conflict of interest. For instance, the grassroots […]
Macau Legislative Assembly rejects extradition proposal

Macau Legislative Assembly rejects extradition proposal

In an unprecedented move, a government proposal that would make it possible to sign extradition treaties with Hong Kong and mainland China has been rejected. The Legislative Assembly blames the draft law’s technical problems. Last month, in an interview with TDM, Sonia Chan said a proposal paving the way for an agreement on the surrender […]
Macau lawmakers point out flaws in Five-Year Plan

Macau lawmakers point out flaws in Five-Year Plan

Macau’s first Five-Year plan was received with mixed feelings by lawmakers. Many noted flaws and ‘omissions’, mainly in the gaming and social welfare sectors. Lawmakers were introduced today to the government’s draft for the SAR’s first ever Five-Year plan. Initially proposed last month, the draft has put forward a performance baseline for a series of […]
Macau’s first five-year plan receives lukewarm reception

Macau’s first five-year plan receives lukewarm reception

The government released a draft on April 26 of its first five-year plan, further heating up the debate surrounding the future of Macau’s economy. Exmoo News, reflected public concern about the plan by covering in great detail the press conference announcing the plan. Chief Executive Chui Sai On admitted that he had confidence in achieving […]
Macau security chief describes US human rights report as “irresponsible gossip”

Macau security chief describes US human rights report as “irresponsible gossip”

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said on Wednesday that the local government strongly objected to a human rights report published by the US government recently, describing it as “irresponsible gossip”.   Wong made the remarks on the sidelines of an awards ceremony for firefighters at the Fire Services Bureau (CB) headquarters in Nam Van. […]
Macau government hopes its first 5-Year Plan will become ‘joint action agenda’

Macau government hopes its first 5-Year Plan will become ‘joint action agenda’

Think tank head Lao Pun Lap said he hoped the government’s first ever Five-Year Development Plan will become a “joint action agenda” for the government and the community at large, adding that the government would adopt “more open, transparent and interactive” ways to collect public opinion on the plan. Lao, who heads the government’s Policy Research […]
European Union says Macau governance needs to be ‘modernised’

European Union says Macau governance needs to be ‘modernised’

The 28-nation European Union (EU) says in its annual Macau report that “the functioning of the government needs to be modernised and made more efficient.” The European Commission also says in its Annual Report 2015 that “the EU encourages the Macau authorities to consider ways to promote greater public involvement in the election of the […]
Macau government prepares to destroy 150 kilos of ivory

Macau government prepares to destroy 150 kilos of ivory

The government is preparing to destroy 150 kilos of confiscated ivory, Economic Services Bureau (DSE) Director Tai Kin Ip said on Wednesday. Tai made the remarks during a plenary session in the Legislative Assembly (AL). Asked by lawmaker-cum-unionist Jose Pereira Coutinho, Tai said his bureau had transferred 748 kg of confiscated ivory to the Finance […]
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