Former Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong had a meeting last week with the secretary-general of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), Li Baodong, according to a statement released by the organisation, hinting that Leong will take up a leadership role at BFA imminently.
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Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, will lead a delegation to Sanya, the southernmost city of Hainan province from tomorrow to Friday to attend the 2020 Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) Regional Cooperation Executive Chiefs Joint Meeting, the Macao Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement on Monday.
Macao asked Beijing to be allowed to drop one of the five reclamations approved in 2009 between Nobre de Carvalho and Amizade bridges, according to Rádio Macau.
Xu Yingzhen, secretary-general of the Forum Macao, will leave her position and return to Beijing
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng talks with Wu Chou Kit chairman of the general meeting of the Macau Institute of Engineers (AEM) and other representatives of the professional body at Government Headquarters on Thursday.
Hong Kong announced that the Comprehensive Avoidance of Double Taxation Arrangement (CDTA) with Macao has entered into force
The new Macao-mainland joint Hengqin checkpoint that opened Tuesday cuts clearance time to about 30 seconds.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng on Monday met with the central government’s health and finance ministers to further strengthen cooperation between the mainland and Macao in the two areas.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng met with the leading officials from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and the National Development and Reform Commission to discuss Macao’s economic diversification strategy.