Officials set out seven criteria to support their decision, but fail to supply any precise reasons.
Politics
Jorge Neto Valente says freedom of speech, which includes the right to think differently, is guaranteed in the Basic Law.
Candidates disqualified by the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission for failing to support the Macao Basic Law and having been “disloyal” to the SAR.
As candidates’ names are promulgated, Lo Chun Seng of Macao Victory claims ‘malicious’ forces are at work to shut his List out of the election.
Candidates have all now set out their stalls for the 12 September elections to the Legislative Assembly.
More candidates join the hustings, campaigning on women’s rights, urban planning, official accountability and housing issues.
City marks the anniversary with flag-raising, commemorative stamps and a light show, while top officials attend ceremony in Beijing.
Both familiar names and new ones join the race for the elections to the Legislative Assembly this autumn.
Sulu Sou Ka Hou and Ron Lam U Tou, both prominent in the public life of Macao, set out their stalls as polling day draws near.