Politics

The Telecommunications Regulation Bureau (DSRT) announced on Monday that it has granted four companies licences to provide 4G services. A total of six companies tendered for the licence last year. The four telecoms which won the bid are CTM, China Telecom, SmarTone and Hutchison. The two that did not meet the government’s requirements are China […]

The Macau government will submit a report to the central government about the city’s tourism carrying capacity with the aim of “optimising” the flow of individual travellers from the mainland, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said in Beijing on Friday. Chui also was quoted as saying in a statement released by the Macau Government […]

A prisoner bribed a senior guard with expensive alcoholic beverages, some costing more than 20,000 patacas each, abalone, ginseng, cosmetics, deluxe travel and hotel stays, expensive lunches and dinners and other goods and services, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) said in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the suspect, surnamed Wong, received the […]

The central government is determined to support the development of Hong Kong and Macau, and to promote co-operation between the mainland and the two special administrative regions, according to a government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday. The central government will steadfastly carry out the principles of “one country, two systems,” the […]

Echo Chan Keng Hong is from Wednesday onwards, the new coordinator of the Support Office to the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. Echo Chan, who was previously the director at the Macau Institute for Promotion of Trade and Investment (IPIM), succeeds Rita Botelho Santos, who […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Wednesday he was“cautiously optimistic” about Macau’s economic future. He made the remark during a press conference at the local airport Wednesday morning, before his flight to Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the annual meeting of the third session of the 12thNational People’s Congress (NPC). According […]

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said on Wednesday that he will be able to provide Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On with concrete Chinese New Year (CNY) tourism statistics related to the so-called Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) within a week. Tam made the pledge while speaking with reporters on the […]

The Public Security Police (PSP) recorded 1,333 cases of taxi drivers’ misconduct in the first two months, according to a PSP report released on Tuesday. Of the 1,333 cases, 53 percent were for overcharging and refusal to take passengers. The rest included parking in restricted zones, ignoring traffic laws or obstructing traffic when picking up […]

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario told reporters on Monday there was no plan to examine the quality of every of the city’s thousands of subsidised home ownership scheme (HOS) flat. Rosario said that due to the fact that many owners have already moved into their flats, it was “impossible” to expect […]