Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau Director Zheng Xiaosong Monday urged Macau residents to respect and acknowledge the leadership held by the Communist Party of China (CPC) over the nation.
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Blatant insults or disrespect to a national symbol (the national flag, national emblem and national anthem) are punishable by a fine or up to three years’ imprisonment.
At least 40 government projects have been outsourced to the company since 2003. Last year it was awarded seven projects worth an estimated MOP23 million.
The Constitution was the fundamental law of China as it has the highest legal status nationwide, including in Macau and Hong Kong.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said Tuesday that he held talks with central government officials in Beijing earlier this month at their request.
President Xi Jinping said in Beijing that the central government will “support Hong Kong and Macau in integrating into the nation’s development strategies, strengthen the national identity and patriotism of compatriots [in the two special administrative regions] and maintain the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macau.”
“They [Macau officials] ended up visiting ministry and commission officials merely for the sake of doing so. The local government did not obtain concrete achievements from the visits [to the ministry and commissions].”
Chief Executive received a report detailing an illegal land reclamation project in Hac Sa Village in Coloane.
Chen Sixi, a vice-director of the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau, was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing.