Lawmakers Jose Pereira Coutinho and Leong Veng Chai, both key members of the Macau Civil Servants Association (ATFPM), said Wednesday that they have submitted a bill which aims to promote the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and international labour conventions in schools. The two covenants […]
Politics
The Chief Executive of Macau Chui Sai On said Monday that his government continues to “support and strength the historical relations” with Portugal, and said that the Portuguese community contributes to the city’s prosperity. Speaking at the reception of the Portuguese National Day Chui Sai On recalled the success of the recent visit of Portuguese […]
Local youth group Macau Youth Dynamics and grassroots lawmaker Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong Monday urged the government to protect a site in Coloane Village which officials believe dates back 3,000 to 3,800 years, to the late Neolithic (New Stone Age) or early Bronze Age. Lei Kuok Keong, spokesman for the group, said the government should […]
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Lau Si Io confirmed Monday that one of the major shareholders of the new bus company which will take over Reolian’s service at the beginning of next month is TCM – one of the city’s two other bus operators. Lau made the revelation before attending a legislative committee meeting. […]
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Lau Si Io said Sunday that anyone suspected of illegally occupying public land faces criminal charges. He made the remarks to reporters after attending a public event when he was asked by reporters about about a plot of land in Coloane that the government claims has been illegally occupied […]
An assessment about whether Macau has achieved its targets to improve the environment, stipulated by the government in an environmental protection planning report, shows that six indicators out of nine have achieved the short term targets while the rate of rubbish recycling failed to reach the target. The other two indicators could not be assessed […]
A record crowd joined Wednesday night’s vigil in Largo do Senado commemorating the 25th anniversary of the June 4 incident. Grassroots lawmaker Au Kam San, a leading member of the Macau Democratic Development Union which has organised the vigil every year since 1990, told reporters he estimated there were “at least” 3,000 participants, “the largest […]
The government announced Tuesday that the income caps for applicants for home-ownership scheme (HOS) flats will be increased by up to 8.5 percent, taking effect today. According to a notice published in the Official Gazette (BO), for an individual HOS applicant, the required minimum income will be raised from 7,820 patacas a month to […]
The government announced Tuesday that the income caps for applicants for home-ownership scheme (HOS) flats will be increased by up to 8.5 percent, taking effect today. According to a notice published in the Official Gazette (BO), for an individual HOS applicant, the required minimum income will be raised from 7,820 patacas a month to 8,490 […]