Hundreds of senior members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded a key meeting in Beijing with a promise to protect the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, which has been rocked by months of unrest, and Macau, which is widely seen as one of the world’s most peaceful areas.
Politics
Beijing has suggested Macau as a possible venue for signing the first-phase US-China trade deal after the Chilean government on Wednesday abruptly scrapped this month’s APEC summit because of unrest in the country.
Less than two months before Ho Iat Seng is sworn in as Macau’s Chief Executive, speculation has risen about who will be the next secretaries and senior officials in his government.
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will present his government’s work report for this year and budget bill for next year to lawmakers in the middle of next month.
Macau and South Korea signed an agreement on the transfer of fugitive offenders and an agreement on mutual legal assistance.
Legislative Assembly’s Follow-up Committee for Public Finance Affairs, will keep a close eye on the possible setting-up of a securities market in Macau.
A total of 920 voters can cast their ballots in the legislature’s indirect by-election on November 24.
Luo Yonggang appointed by the State Council as one of four vice-directors of the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau.
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On found it particularly encouraging that Macau has become a “shining example” of the successful implementation of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle.