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.
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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.
The Legislative Assembly (AL) passed on Friday a government-initiated bill regulating the licensing of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) products in Macao – such as their production, import, export, wholesale and retail sale.
The Legislative Assembly passed the outline of next year’s budget bill during Friday’s plenary session, according to which the government will continue to run a budget deficit.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor will arrive in Macao Monday afternoon for a two-day working visit.
Hong Kong police launched a hotline on Thursday inviting residents to report breaches of the national security law in Hong Kong via various channels such as WeChat and email.