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Education bureau vows to promote ‘One Belt, One Road’ in schools of Macau

Education bureau vows to promote ‘One Belt, One Road’ in schools of Macau

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) will step up its efforts to promote the central government’s “One Belt and One Road” initiative in local schools, said DSEJ Youth Department Chief Un Hoi Cheng. Apart from enhancing young locals’ understanding of the initiative, the bureau will also encourage schools and youth associations to organise more […]
Macau’s population reaches 646,800 people in 2015

Macau’s population reaches 646,800 people in 2015

The population of Macau increased by 10,600 people in 2015, 1.7 percent more than in 2014, totalling 646,800 people at the end of the year, reported the Statistics and Census Bureau. The Bureau also reported that 51 percent of the population was female and that the population aged over 65 years (9.0 percent of the […]
Beijing to strictly follow Macau Basic Law

Beijing to strictly follow Macau Basic Law

National People’s Congress Chairman Zhang Dejiang said in Beijing that the central government will act strictly in compliance with the nation’s Constitution and the Basic Laws of Hong Kong and Macau, according to Xinhua. Zhang made the remarks when joining group deliberations with NPC deputies from Hong Kong and Macau. Hong Kong and Macau will […]
Macau to play bigger role in China’s economic development

Macau to play bigger role in China’s economic development

Macau and Hong Kong to play bigger roles in China’s economic development, says China’s premier Li. Li Keqiang said Saturday, during the opening of the national legislature’s session in Beijing, that Hong Kong and Macau will play bigger roles in China’s economic development according to the two city’s distinctive strengths. Among the tasks for the […]
Macau government considers inviting overseas experts to promote infectious disease centre

Macau government considers inviting overseas experts to promote infectious disease centre

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said on Thursday that the government may consider inviting overseas experts to help residents understand how safe the Health Bureau’s (SSM) future infectious disease centre will be. The government last year proposed building an infectious disease centre near the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital […]
Macau’s GDP contracts 20.3 percent in 2015

Macau’s GDP contracts 20.3 percent in 2015

Due to the continued decline in exports of services, Macau’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrank by 20.3 per cent in real terms last year, with a 22.8 per cent contraction in the first half, and a smaller slump of 17.7 per cent in the second half, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) showed on Thursday. […]
China says five-year plan will benefit Macau and Hong Kong

China says five-year plan will benefit Macau and Hong Kong

China’s 13th five-year plan, which will be reviewed at the upcoming parliamentary session, will bring “good news” for Hong Kong and Macau, a spokesperson for the national political advisory body revealed on Wednesday. Beijing places great emphasis on the role of Hong Kong and Macau in the comprehensive development of the People’s Republic of China, […]
Macau government axes 5 La Scala leaseholds

Macau government axes 5 La Scala leaseholds

The provisional leaseholds of five plots of land where the aborted La Scala residential project is located, covering an area of 78,789 square metres, or around 95 percent of the project site’s total area, have been annulled because the plots had not been developed when the leaseholds expired on December 13, according to Official Gazette […]
Three arrested in Macau’s third greatest drug bust since 1999

Three arrested in Macau’s third greatest drug bust since 1999

The Judiciary Police (PJ) raided a drug trafficking syndicate and arrested three foreign suspects in what they are describing as the third largest drug trafficking case since 1999. A total of six kilograms of cocaine was appropriated with an estimate street value of MOP18 million. The police first arrested a Nigerian man as he was […]
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