The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) is modifying an official list classifying which kinds of construction projects are subject to environmental impact assessments, Raymond Tam Vai Man, who heads the bureau, said on Sunday. The city’s eco-chief spoke to reporters on the sidelines of a public event celebrating World Environment Day in Praça da Amizade, popularly […]
Politics
The government’s project to use a land plot in Taipa to build public housing was opposed by several members of the Urban Planning Committee. The committee, which has a consultative role, gathered on Thursday to discuss proposals related to fifteen land plots and buildings. One topic debated was the use of a land plot in […]
The government said in a statement on Sunday that it had asked its Guangdong counterpart to provide it with details about a future nuclear plant in Taishan, in order to dispel public concerns about a potential nuclear incident. The statement was published by the Office of the Government’s Spokesperson. Earlier this year, Hong Kong’s news […]
Macau Customs Service Director-General Alex Vong Iao Lek discussed various issues including the central government’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) initiative with General Administration of Customs Minister Yu Guangzhou on Thursday during the two authorities’ annual meeting. The meeting took place at the local customs’ headquarters. President Xi Jinping’s initiative consists of two international trade […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]