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Macau government expects tax hike to lower vehicle growth rate

Macau government expects tax hike to lower vehicle growth rate

Responding to lawmakers’ doubts on the expected impact of new motor vehicle tax rates on lowering the city’s annual growth rate in motor vehicles, Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San said he believed that once the new tax rates are in place the annual growth rate will drop by about 1 percentage point from […]
Macau jurisdiction of coastal water starts on Sunday

Macau jurisdiction of coastal water starts on Sunday

Macau’s coastal waters covering an area of 85 square kilometres and part of the Duck Channel will finally under the city’s jurisdiction from Sunday, the 16th anniversary of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), the State Council in Beijing decided on Wednesday. “The government of the Macau Special Administrative Region expresses its sincere gratitude to […]
Macau Government proposes longer sentences for drug crimes

Macau Government proposes longer sentences for drug crimes

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said the government was proposing to increase the minimum sentence for the selling of drugs, and both the minimum and maximum sentence for drug-taking. Leong said the Executive Council had completed discussing a bill proposing a number of changes to the current anti-drug law, based on suggestions from the […]
Leong urges society to join Macau government in ‘fighting prolonged war’

Leong urges society to join Macau government in ‘fighting prolonged war’

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac urged all sectors of civil society to put in an effort along with the government to face the city’s economic transition in a positive way and with an attitude as if “fighting a prolonged war”. Leong made the remarks during an unannounced meeting with representatives from […]
Macau residents most dissatisfied with transport

Macau residents most dissatisfied with transport

An annual survey jointly conducted by the Macau Economic Association (AEM) and the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) last month shows that residents are most dissatisfied with transport, followed by the cost of living, quality of life and the government. AEM President Joey Lao Chi Ngai said the survey asked 1,017 locals aged 18 and over […]
No mainland law enforcement on Macau side

No mainland law enforcement on Macau side

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said that the local police would continue discussions today with their counterparts in the mainland about details of a new entry-exit system initially only planned for the future Duck Channel checkpoint, adding that the government would ensure that the new system will be in line with the Macau Basic […]
Macau Light Rail Train in Taipa to start operating in 2019

Macau Light Rail Train in Taipa to start operating in 2019

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said he expected the Taipa section of the city’s Light Rapid Transit System (LRT) to finally start operating in 2019, adding that the government should be able to launch a public tender for the construction of the LRT station in Barra next year. Previously, the Taipa […]
Macau government expects legal assistance deals with HK, mainland next year

Macau government expects legal assistance deals with HK, mainland next year

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said the government would do its best to ink separate mutual legal assistance (MLA) agreements with its mainland and Hong Kong counterparts next year. Chan made the remarks after attending a seminar at Hotel Royal on the planned legal co-operation deals. Chan attended the one-day seminar […]
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