Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with members of the National People’s Congress on Thursday, in preparation for a policy address later this year
Politics
SAR officials say that the case of an individual held last week on suspicion of national security violations will be handled ‘strictly according to the law’
Public broadcaster TDM said that ‘according to information’ it obtained, the arrested individual is former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam San
Two entire candidate lists, comprising a dozen names, have been banned from contesting directly elected seats after a national security review
The former deputy governor of Shaanxi is taking over from Zhou Ji as the executive deputy director of the nation’s top body for managing Macao and Hong Kong affairs
The revised budget cuts the government’s revenue by around 4 percent to 116 billion patacas, with gaming revenue falling by 5 percent to 79.8 billion patacas
The Public Administration and Civil Services Bureau, IPIM and the Monetary Authority of Macao are some of the government departments impacted
Officials say 84 individuals from eight different lists are vying for 14 directly-elected seats, while 14 candidates from six lists are competing for 12 indirectly-elected seats
The pro-democracy lawmaker is seeking reelection, with his party, New Hope, fielding 11 candidates in the battle for directly elected seats