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Macau residents worry most about traffic, housing, social security

Macau residents worry most about traffic, housing, social security

The government’s Policy Research Centre said in a statement last night that according to several hundred opinions it received from the public, traffic, housing and social security are the issues that residents are most concerned about. The think tank says in the statement that it received 564 opinions and suggestions from civic associations and residents […]
Group vows to boost Macau-Yangjiang ties

Group vows to boost Macau-Yangjiang ties

The newly established Ieong Kong Youth Federation of Macau will try its best to boost co-operation between Macau and Yangjiang in aspects such as culture, education and economic development, Harry Lai Meng San, president of the group, said on Thursday. ‘Ieong Kong’ is Cantonese for Yangjiang, a city in south-western Guangdong. Addressing the federation’s inauguration […]
HK-Macau ‘extradition deal’ may be retroactive

HK-Macau ‘extradition deal’ may be retroactive

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday that a pending Hong Kong-Macau agreement on judicial co-operation in penal matters would possibly be retroactive once it is signed by the two sides. Chan made the remarks after a closed-door meeting about the agreement with Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung […]
Macau submits diversified development report to Beijing

Macau submits diversified development report to Beijing

Macau submitted the “Report on the Promotion of Moderate Economic Diversification in the MSAR”, to China’s Central Government on March 1st, local authorities revealed on Wednesday. The report combines suggestions from government departments and members of the community to boost the region’s development of a diversified economy. According to Xinhua, the report “considers Macau’s comparative […]
Macau schools to close during extreme weather

Macau schools to close during extreme weather

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau’s (DSEJ) Youth Education Department head Leong Vai Kei said that to ensure schoolchildren’s safety during extreme weather conditions the government planned to implement new measures during very low and very high temperatures. According to Leong, once the temperature is recorded at 3 degrees Celsius, all kindergartens, primary schools and […]
Macau’s mid-term gaming report ready this year

Macau’s mid-term gaming report ready this year

The Macau government will submit the mid-term gaming report to Beijing this year, said the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong Vai Tak as quoted by Teledifusão de Macau (TDM). The announcement was made during a plenary session with Macau delegates in Beijing after Vice Chairman of the Liaison Office, Chen Sixi, urged the […]
Scholar calls for more women on advisory bodies in Macau

Scholar calls for more women on advisory bodies in Macau

The government should appoint more female residents to its 47 advisory bodies, University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Social Sciences Assistant Dean Agnes Lam Iok Fong said on Tuesday, adding that a considerable proportion of women in Macau still believed that they are less competent than men in certain areas such as politics. The media […]
Macau Customs to sign co-operation deal with mainland counterpart

Macau Customs to sign co-operation deal with mainland counterpart

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the Macau Customs Service will sign an agreement in May with the central government’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) about the jurisdiction over their respective coastal waters. Wong said that Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On’s recent working visit to Beijing included a meeting with GAC […]
Diplomat stresses Macau’s ‘important’ role in nation’s external ties

Diplomat stresses Macau’s ‘important’ role in nation’s external ties

Chen Xu, China’s ambassador to the Netherlands, yesterday praised Macau’s “important” role in the nation’s foreign policy. Around 200 students and scholars attended a public lecture by Chen Xu at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Taipa on Monday. The diplomat, who also heads China’s permanent mission to the Organisation for the […]
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