Politics

National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Deputy General Secretary Li Fei, who chairs the NPC Basic Law Committee, said Wednesday that while the Macau Basic Law can be amended, any possible amendments would require in-depth deliberations. Li also said that the mini-constitution’s authority and stability must be maintained at all costs. Li also said that […]

Chief Executive (CE) Fernando Chui Sai On said Wednesday his government would do more to strengthen local residents’ – particularly young people’s –  understanding of the development of the nation and local society, as well as increase their knowledge and recognition of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle. Chui made the remarks in a speech […]

A local group has in three weeks got 5,470 people to sign a petition, urging the government to solve the city’s poor taxi service at once as the situation is getting worse. Macau Taxi Passengers Association (MTPA) President Andrew W. Scott submitted the petition to a representative of the Transport Bureau (DSAT) yesterday. “The taxis […]

Lawmakers said yesterday they hope that members of Chief Executive (CE) Fernando Chui Sai On’s new team of principal officials will address citizens’ pressing demands, ranging from housing to economic issues. They spoke to reporters in the legislature the day after Chui announced his new team consisting of five policy secretaries and three commissioners (one […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Monday he believes that his new team will govern Macau with an “innovative spirit” and “new dynamism”. Chui also said he had difficulty in choosing the members of his new team. Chui officially presented the members of his new team during a press conference at Government Headquarters after […]

Semi-retired businessman Victor Ng Wing Lok has been awarded the Golden Lotus Decoration of Honour, the government announced last night. The Golden Lotus is the second highest decoration awarded by the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR). The highest decoration – Grand Lotus – was not awarded this year. Ng, who is in his mid 80s, […]

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement Sunday that the number of new HIV infections recorded in the first 10 months reached 40, an increase of nearly 66 percent compared with the same period of last year. The bureau also said that homosexual or bisexual contacts were for the first time the main channels […]

Macau’s private and public sectors don’t do enough to ensure that the information stored in their servers is protected from hacking and other security breaches, Gilbert Chan Tong Seng, executive director of Macau New Technologies Incubator Centre (Manetic), said Thursday. Chan issued the warning while revealing the findings of the 5th Macau Information Security Survey, […]

The line-up of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On’s new government will be officially announced on Friday, informed sources told The Macau Post DailyTuesday. The sources, who asked to remain anonymous, said the line-up would “not be a big surprise” since the complete list was leaked earlier this month to the local press.  “This name […]