The Legislative Assembly (AL) on Thursday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill regulating the operation of the city’s wet markets, which proposes that residents who want to run a stall will have to bid for a licence, a change from the current practice in which available stalls are simply allocated through a lucky draw.
Politics
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng pledged on Monday to set up a mechanism to normalise the government’s Covid-19 prevention and control measures and to speed up the city’s economic recovery at the same time.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said on Monday that the way the government will give residents its annual “wealth-sharing” handout next year would depend on their views and the development of the COVID-19 pandemic, but he reaffirmed that the government would continue sharing the city’s wealth with residents in cash if “everybody” prefers it that way.
Ho said that the government will hold a public consultation first before drafting amendments to the gaming law. Ho pointed out that according to the full version of the 2021 Policy Address, the government plans to submit a bill amending the gaming industry law to the legislature for debate and vote in the fourth quarter of next year, but whether the schedule could be achieved would depend on the outcome of the public consultation to be held next year.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng underlined the Macao government’s continued need to impose an entry ban on foreigners so as to protect the city from Covid-19 risk.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said that Macao would need housing projects for Macao’s sandwich class. Ho said that young people or those who do not live with senior citizens have only a small chance of buying a subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) flat.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng will deliver his 2021 Policy Address in the hemicycle of the Legislative Assembly (AL) from 3 pm today. Afterwards, he will give a press conference at Government Headquarters starting at 5 pm.
Macao Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said today the government would further strengthen “top-down design” regarding innovation in the field of science and technology (sci-tech).
The Judicial Council, which oversees the management and discipline of judges, public prosecutors and judicial support staff, on Monday accused the president of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM), Jorge Neto Valente, of harming the image of the Court of Final Appeal (TUI), its president Sam Hou Fai and all the personnel of the Judiciary.