Politics

Macau, China, 14 Jul – Qiao Xiaoyang, deputy secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) indicated Tuesday that Macau should follow Hong Kong ‘s so-called "five-step" political reform pace if it wants to change the methods for electing the chief executive or forming the Legislative Assembly. According to The Macau Post […]

Macau, China, 12 Jul -Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On announced Sunday that his government will "freeze" plans to build an exhibition complex for the Macau Light Transit System (LRT) in Taipa. Chui delivered the statement prior to his departure for a working visit to Sichuan province where he inspect the progress of the local […]

Macau, China, 9 Jul – The Macau government expects to spend about 600 million patacas (US$ 75 million) on the launch of a scientific and industrial park for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on a 0.5-square-kilometers site located in Zhuhai’s Hengqin island, government spokesman Alexis Tam Chon Weng announced at Government House Thursday. According to Tam, […]

Macau, China, 7 Jul – The government of Macau Tuesday said that it will launch at the end of the month the 2010 "wealth sharing" and  "medical subsidy" programs, from which local residents will benefit. The Executive Council, the top advisory body of the government, has completed its discussion of the regulations concerning the two […]

Macau, China, 6 Jul – The government of Macau Monday announced that it will initiate preparation works of setting up a new government-run policy institute, which will assist the Chief Executive, Fernando Chui Sai On in policy-making. According to an executive order signed by the chief executive, a preparation office for the new policy institute […]

Macau, China, 25 Jun – Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has fared badly in an opinion poll, with just 26 percent of all respondents satisfied with his political performance since taking office in December last year while Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Cheong U scored a higher approval rating, according to a survey […]

Macau, China, 21 Jun – The Macau government will reclaim 3.5 sq km of land in the next five years to provide new areas for the territory expansion, said Secretary for Transport and Public Works Lau Si Io last week. "Over half of the 350 hectares (3.5 sq km) of land to be reclaimed will […]

Macau, China, 14 Jun – Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will be working out how the government can financially support the Portuguese School of Macau (EPM) during his official visit to Portugal where he will be meeting with the country’s president, Anibal Antonio Cavaco Silva, the head of the CE office Alexis Tam Chon […]

Macau, China, 3 Jun – The government of Macau Wednesday said it will revise the SAR’s press and broadcasting laws in two to three years. These two laws have been in place for 20 years, but the relevant press and radio and TV broadcasting committees still have not been established, and the status of local […]