Politics

Vice Premier Wang Yang expressed his gratitude on Saturday to Edmund Ho Hau Wah, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), for his work on laying the foundation of Macau’s development while serving as the city’s chief executive (CE) between 1999 and 2009. Wang also congratulated Chief Executive Fernando […]

Local pupils from 28 secondary schools will take part in a competition that will test their knowledge on international diplomacy late this month. The competition includes the nation’s diplomatic affairs and its relationship with the rest of the world. The contest aims to encourage local pupils to learn more about their own country and to […]

Taiwan top representative in Macau Lu Chang-shui said Wednesday that the local and Taiwan governments should improve the exchange of information about suspected problem foods. Lu also suggested that both government should work together to set up a mechanism which would make it  compulsory for either side to inform each other of any possibly tainted […]

Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) Professor Ieong Wan Chong said Wednesday there was still “much room” for the government to improve its governance, particularly in moving towards science-based public administration. Ieong, a local expert on the “One Country, Two Systems” principle who is also a former local deputy to the National People Congress (NPC), made the […]

The Macau government’s top health official revealed Monday that bread made with “gutter oil” imported from Taiwan was delivered to the city’s public hospital and tourism college every day. The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) and the Health Bureau (SSM) announced at a joint press conference that Hang Fong Food Factory Ltd, one of […]

The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) announced Monday that it has recognised the final result of the chief executive (CE) election held on August 31, with sole candidate Fernando Chui Sai On being re-elected. The announcement, which was published in the Official Gazette (BO), said that since nobody had contested the result, the court acknowledged […]

Macau, China, 14 Sept – Three senior officials  of the Administration of Macau, two of whom Portuguese, risk dismissal or compulsory retirement  for allegedly having committed acts of abuse of power in the course of their employment at the  Finance Service Bureau, according to a report by the Macau bureau of Portuguese news agency Lusa. […]

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) disclosed Sunday  that 21 local retail and wholesale bakeries have been affected by Taiwan’s “gutter oil” scandal, with Kam Kei Pastry identified by the bureau as the latest victim. Fong Kei Pastry, a well-known shop located in Rua da Cunha in Taipa, and Padaria da Guia have also […]

The APEC Tourism meeting in September is a golden opportunity to promote Macao’s image in the world and one of the most important events to mark its 15th anniversary as a Special Administrative Region (SAR). That is the judgement of Alexis Tam Chon Weng, the Chief of the Office of the Chief Executive, spokesman of […]