The Legislative Assembly (AL) has passed the outline of a government-drafted bill which proposes the launch of a charge scheme on plastic carrier bags for retail businesses.
Politics
Central People Government’s Liaison Office in Macau Director Fu Ziying has urged local lawmakers to look at Macau’s development from a historical perspective and observe the great achievements Macau has made.
The Secretary for Economy and Finance Leong Vai Tac said, in Beijing, that the Macau government is working hard to fulfill the Central Government’s instruction to diversify the economy of Macau, and to encourage all locals to take roles in the development of the Greater Bay Area Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau.
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On called for the “elimination of different kinds of hidden dangers” during this year’s first plenary meeting of the National Security Defence Commission last week.
Macau Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission President Song Man Lei Wednesday said that permanent residents interested in applying to join the Chief Executive Election Committee may request application forms from the electoral service desk on the ground floor at the Public Administration Building from next Monday.
Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday pledged to grant greater market access for investment from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau Director Fu Ziying raised “three points” for Macau’s civil society, namely upholding the authority of the nation’s Constitution and the Macau Basic Law, accelerating Macau’s integration into the overall national development, and carrying out two big tasks – the organisation of the upcoming chief executive election and the transition to the incoming local government.
Kaohsiung Mayor Daniel Han Kuo-yu said, after a two-day trip to Macau, his government hoped that Macau people suffering from serious illnesses would consider his city as an option when seeking medical treatment outside Macau, as medical technologies used in his city were “very excellent”.
Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau Director Fu Ziying said Tuesday that the central government attaches “unprecedentedly” high importance to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) development, adding that the GBA is bringing “unprecedented historic opportunities” to Macau’s future development.