Politics

The Macau General Union of the Neighbourhood Associations urged local youth to explore the potential benefits of the senior market in the region, while the Social Welfare Bureau encouraged employment for the elderly within non-profit organizations. During TDM’s weekly forum held on Sunday’s morning, Lau Veng Si, the vice-president on the board of directors at […]

Legislator Andrew Chan Chak Mo said on Thursday that according to the director of Macau Prison, prisoners will only get three hours smoking time per week should the government-drafted tobacco law amendment bill pass. The legislature’s Second Standing Committee Thursday met officials from Macau Prison in the Legislative Assembly (AL) to discuss the possible impact […]

Local group Choi In Tong Sam Association sought to increase their efforts to pressure the Transport Bureau authorities in repealing the existing monthly pass system at public parking lots after a meeting was held Thursday in which relevant officials showed no willingness to compromise on their hardline stance. The association’s vice president Lam U Tou […]

Chief Executive said on Wednesday that he remained “cautiously optimistic” about the future of Macau’s gaming industry. A Q&A plenary session was held in the legislative hemicycle on Wednesday, where the Chief Executive answered questions from 32 lawmakers about various issues affecting the city, ranging from labour laws and regulations, the city’s waste management, to […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Wednesday that information about the government’s land swaps would be uploaded onto an official website Chui made the pledge during a Q&A plenary session in the Legislative Assembly (AL). “I have had a discussion with Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário. We can release […]

The government will decide on whether to keep the scooter-only lane on Sai Van Bridge or to cancel it by early next year, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said on Tuesday. The policy secretary made the remark during a Q&A plenary session in the Legislative Assembly (AL). In 2012, the government […]

The government is planning to draft further regulations on food safety by 2017, according to the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) president Alex Vong. “We have administrative regulations [ensuring food safety.] And by 2017, we will introduce more regulations on this matter,” he told lawmakers on Tuesday. Mr Vong also revealed that IACM is […]

A land swap case involving the site of the former Iec Long Firecracker Factory in Taipa has been submitted to the Commission against Corruption (CCAC), Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, said on Monday. Rosário talked to reporters on the sidelines of a Q&A plenary session in the Legislative Assembly (AL). “I […]

The local population climbed to 642,900 at the end of June, rising from 640,700 in March, according to the latest demographic figures from the Statistics and Census Service released on Monday. Females accounted for 50.6 percent of the region’s population, which equates to 325,400 in total. The number of newborn infants slipped 2.9 percent in […]