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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 […]
Macau government plans to set up info platform on policies

Macau government plans to set up info platform on policies

Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) Director Kou Peng Kuan says in a reply to a written interpellation by directly elected legislator Si Ka Lon that the government plans to set up an information platform from which the public can receive answers to their questions about the government’s policies. Si, a local Fujianese community […]
Pearl Horizon homebuyers launch new protest in the streets of Macau

Pearl Horizon homebuyers launch new protest in the streets of Macau

About 2,000 Pearl Horizon homeowners staged a street protest on Sunday, hoping to meet with the Chief Executive to find a way out for the suspended Areia Preta residential project. An owners association says a short-term assistance program introduced by the developer is no solution. Some 2,000 Pearl Horizon homeowners took to the streets to […]
Business-government collusion is ‘rather serious’ says CCAC

Business-government collusion is ‘rather serious’ says CCAC

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) is concerned about “rather serious” collusion between business people and government officials, according to an annual report released by the graft buster on Wednesday. The report also singles out the shocking case of two Public Security Police (PSP) officers suspected of fabricating evidence. The commission says in the report its […]
Macau at risk of overcapacity said Morgan Stanley

Macau at risk of overcapacity said Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley warns of overcapacity in Macau as thousands of rooms and hundreds of gaming tables come online by 2017, according to a note from the brokerage. “This could result in either cannibalization or rise in competition – thus, margin erosion,” says the note. Morgan Stanley analysts say Macau will see over 6000 new rooms […]
Teaching material deal ‘lawfully granted’ in Macau

Teaching material deal ‘lawfully granted’ in Macau

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On confirmed that the government has granted a 5.9 million pataca service contract to the Macau Association for Promotion of Science and Technology, which is headed by his cousin Jose Chui Sai Peng, for compiling general knowledge teaching materials for local primary schools, “according to the law and established procedures”. […]
Govt announces rise in vehicle insurance premiums

Govt announces rise in vehicle insurance premiums

Macau, china, 12 Apr-The government’s top advisory body announced Manday the revision of a by-law on mandatory third party liability insurance for road vehicles, entailing increases in insurance premiums and minimum coverage. Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng made the announcement in a press conference at Government House. The changes will affect cars, motorcycles, scooters, […]
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