The preservation of the Portuguese language in Macao, and what de Sousa termed the rights “agreed between the countries in 1999”, will be on the agenda.
Politics
National People’s Congress standing committee vice chairman, Li Hongzhong, tells dignitaries that the territory’s mini-constitution had given it an “all-round legal guarantee” for growth.
The chief executive made the remarks during a meeting on Tuesday with Portuguese ambassador, Paulo Jorge Nascimento.
Vasco Rocha Vieira is in the territory until Saturday to collect an honorary doctorate, visit Hengqin and meet with Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng.
The economic advantages of Macao’s Portuguese connections, and promotion of the Greater Bay Area, are expected to form the bulk of the agenda.
The local government dismisses as ‘baseless’ a US State Department survey on human rights in Macao, which comes just as Beijing releases its own report on rights abuses in the US.
News outlets in Hong Kong have made unconfirmed reports that Ding Xuexiang, recently described as President Xi’s “most trusted aide”, will take over from Han Zheng.
An administrative restructuring will see the bureau that handles the city report to top leaders instead of the State Council, says an official report on institutional reform.
Zheng Xincong of the central government made the remark at a meeting yesterday to discuss the outcome of the recently concluded Two Sessions in Beijing.