Politics

Secretary for Administration and Justice Florinda Chan Lai Man said Sunday that the local government and the Hong Kong Department of Justice were working on striking a deal on the transfer of fugitives wanted by either jurisdiction. The policy secretary said that the talks were going smoothly. Chan said she was optimistic that both governments […]

Lawmaker-cum-educator Chan Hong said Sunday a better way to promote the Macau Basic Law was to make it “more lively” for schoolchildren to digest and understand the city’s mini-constitution. Chan, who heads the influential Macau Chinese Educators Association, made the suggestion on the sidelines of an outdoor forum in Iao Hon held by local think […]

Three associations representing Macau’s physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists urged the government Sunday at a press conference to consult the sector before beginning to import up to 40 non-locals to work in the three professions in the second half of the year. Representatives of the Macau Physical Therapists Association (MPTA), Macau Occupational Therapists Association […]

In an evaluation of the performance of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On and his five policy secretaries, Secretary for Administration and Justice Florinda Chan Lai Man scored 44.06 out of 100 points in terms of overall satisfaction, the lowest score, while the score for Chui rose by 2.11 to 59.79 points compared to June […]

Lawmaker Melinda Chan Mei Yi said Thursday she hoped the government would toughen the penalties for drug-related crimes. Speaking to reporters in her capacity was chairwoman of the local Sin Meng Charity Association after holding a press conference about an event the group will hold next month, Chan said as the average age of people […]

About 100,000 residents are eligible to receive a rebate of 60 percent on their income tax they paid for 2012 from next month, totalling 390 million patacas, Financial Services Bureau (DSF) Deputy Director Stephen Iong Kong Leong said Wednesday. Iong made the announcement at a special press conference held at the bureau. According to Iong, […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On announced in Monday’s Official Gazette (BO) that the election of the 400 members of the Chief Executive Election Commission will be held on June 29. According to the Chief Executive Election Law, the election of the members of the commission should be held at least 60 days before the […]

The Executive Council (ExCo) said Monday it has finished discussing a government-drated bill on increasing the public servants – the city’s top earners – by 5.71 percent, as well as a by-law in which the government will top up the wages of all those residents earning less than 5,000 patacas a month to that amount, […]

Hong Kong is in talks with Macau to establish a bilateral extradition agreement as ties grow between the two cities, according to the Sunday edition of South China Morning Post. The Department of Justice offered the reassurance after Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau Luen-hung and businessman Steven Lo Kit-sing were sentenced to five years and […]