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Macau legislative committee against full casino smoking ban

Macau legislative committee against full casino smoking ban

Most of the members of the Legislative Assembly committee in charge of discussing a revised tobacco control bill are against a full smoking ban inside casinos. The government has so far refused to back down on a proposed ban, which would also cover airports and the SAR’s prison. Macau casinos have introduced smoking lounges last […]
WHO chief backs disease centre plan in Macau

WHO chief backs disease centre plan in Macau

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun said in Geneva on Tuesday that she “quite understands and supports” the local government’s plan to build an infectious disease centre, according to a statement by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng’s office on Wednesday. The WHO chief met a Macau delegation […]
Mainland, SAR to fight smuggling in Macau’s waters

Mainland, SAR to fight smuggling in Macau’s waters

Customs from both Macau and mainland China have signed two deals on Wednesday. The agreements aim to strengthen cooperation in combating smuggling in Macau’s maritime jurisdiction, as well as simplify procedures for tax-free exports. Last December, the city was granted jurisdiction over 80 square kilometres of surrounding sea waters. Though it was applauded as a […]
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 […]
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