Premier Li Keqiang promised today that Beijing will “faithfully implement the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ principle” while setting up a legal system to safeguard national security in Hong Kong.
Politics
Lao Wan Seong has been appointed as Deputy General Commander of the Unitary Police Service’s (SPU). Chau Kin Oi has also been promoted from today to Subdirector of the Macao Customs Service (SA).
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng will attend the opening of the third session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing on Friday.
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong has told reporters that the new director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Adriano Marques Ho, will be sworn in on June 10.
A financial support guideline for the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area has been issued, China’s central bank said.
Lau Wai Meng, one of the two vice-directors of the Economic Services Bureau (DSE), will be the new president of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), the Portuguese-language radio channel of public broadcaster TDM reported on Thursday.
An agreement to relax cross-border quarantine measures between Hong Kong, Guangdong province and Macau could be reached within weeks.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has urged his top officials to ensure that the tasks presented in his 2020 Policy Address last month will be completed this year.
The local government aims for a Light Rail Transit (LRT) section connecting Macau’s Cotai and Zhuhai’s Hengqin Island to get off the ground this year.