Politics

Public Prosecutor-General Ho Chio Meng said Sunday that the Public Prosecution Office (MP) has suggested to the government there should be tougher penalties for cases involving “huge amounts of drugs” or defendants who pushed others to engage in drug-related crimes. Ho made the remarks to reporters on the sidelines of a public event at Lin […]

The border between Macau and Hengqin Island is likely to be opened up to 24-hours a day by the end of this year, according to Niu Jing, the director of the Hengqin New Area Management Authority. Speaking in Macau he said that the government is currently seeking to put the necessary infrastructure into place to […]

Statistics and Census Bureau (DESC) Director Kong Pek Fong said Wednesday in order to ensure that the 2016 population by-census won’t run into hitches her bureau plans to carry out a trial run in 2015. She also said the contents of the questionnaires for the trial run would be confirmed by the end of year. […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will attend a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly (AL) on November 11 to give a wrap-up of his work during his first five-year term and present a “mini-budget” for the first quarter of next year. He expects to spend about 45 minutes in the legislature’s hemicycle. Chui’s office […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On reaffirmed Monday that since there will be changes in his team of policy secretaries he will not, as usual, appear before the legislature in November to present his policy address for next year but instead give a wrap-up of his work during his first five-year term. Chui did not […]

Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) Director Susana Wong Soi Man said Sunday that the government has introduced new guidelines on the cleaning of water systems in residential buildings. Wong also said her bureau tries to convince residents in public housing estates to follow the guidelines first, then introduce them to commercial and public buildings before […]

Responding to Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai’s remark last week that he would attend a meeting of the Legislative Assembly (AL) next month to summarise his work over the past five years, AL President Ho Iat Seng Thursday urged Chui to consider using a “different method” in which lawmakers could raise questions about the government’s […]

Macau’s chief prosecutor said Wednesday that judicial reform was an “inevitable matter”, pointing out that certain legal gaps are causing “constant unbearable pain” to the judicial system and civil society alike. Public Prosecutor-General Ho Chio Meng made the remarks while addressing yesterday’s ceremony marking the opening of the city’s judicial year. The solemn ceremony was […]

President Xi Jinping will visit Macau in December to attend the swearing-in ceremony of re-elected Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On and other principal officials, the Portuguese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM reported Tuesday. The report did not attribute the news to anyone, merely saying that Radio Macau had “confirmed” the visit. According to […]