The Legislative Assembly passed the government’s third 2020 budget amendment bill.
Politics
The government has finished drafting a new bill regulating the city’s building construction, which proposes that those who fail to carry out the necessary maintenance or repairs of their buildings, in spite of an official order to do so, will face a fine, as opposed to the current situation in which no fine can be imposed.
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak says that the police will start recruiting volunteers next month for the government’s civil protection work, pledging that the authorities will ensure the volunteers’ safety while participating in civil protection.
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said on Monday’s Q&A session that the government expects the Qingmao border checkpoint project to be completed in the second quarter of next year.
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said that while Hong Kong and Macao have adopted different ways to accomplish their respective duties to protect national security, both SARs share the same required standards for safeguarding it.
The director-general of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR), Xu Mang, said during a recent media trip in Shanghai he hopes Macao could serve as a bridge for cross-Strait relations given Macao and Taiwan’s close non-governmental connections.
Macao’s annual wealth-sharing handout next year will once again be paid out in cash, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong has told lawmakers.
The government has announced that it will submit a bill amending its budget for this year for the third time to the legislature, proposing to allocate MOP 8.15 billion (US$1.02 billion) from its extraordinary reserves so as to cover its expenditure to be spent during the remainder of this year.
The Legislative Assembly passed the outline of a government-initiated bill on fire safety in buildings and certain outdoor venues, proposing to give the Fire Services Bureau law enforcement powers to fine violators of fire safety regulations.