The president of Macao’s legislature, and Macao’s longest-serving legislator, becomes the sole Macao member on the committee.
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The man has been denied bail and if found guilty faces up to 10 years in jail under Hong Kong’s national security legislation.
In an interview with the CGTN television network, the billionaire CPPCC member says being international ‘does not mean that we become just part of them’.
Delegates in Beijing for the annual ‘two sessions’ gatherings are told that the central government will work to develop the local economy.
Lee’s trip is part of a broader series of visits to Greater Bay Area cities by Hong Kong’s chief executive as the region pushes for closer integration.
Portuguese translations of official documents can take as long as two years to appear, legislator Che Sai Wang says, affecting the rights of some residents.
Such translations could increase technology transfers between China and the lusophone countries, legislature is told.
Deal is needed to provide a basis for the surrender of fugitives, according to Wong Sio Chak.
Ho Iat Seng’s bid for stronger commercial ties with the neighbouring city comes as authorities urge deeper integration in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.