Directly-elected lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou and fellow non-establishment activist Scott Chiang Meng Hin have hired Jorge Menezes as their defence lawyer for their trial for alleged aggravated disobedience which is scheduled to start Tuesday, the New Macau Association (NMA) said in a statement Sunday.
Politics
Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau Director Zheng Xiaosong said in his New Year address his office believed that the local government will “organically” combine the upholding of the central government’s “overall jurisdiction” over the city with the safeguarding of a high degree of autonomy of Macau.
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On Monday called on Macau people for their unremitting efforts to transform their love for the city into a driving force for the development of a more prosperous city.
Macau is one of the places mentioned in an investigation headed by Spanish judge Pilar de Lara that aims to track down money from a Lugo (Galicia, Spain) drug trafficking criminal organization.
The Y-shaped Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao (HZM) bridge, which will take more than 105 billion yuan (US$16 billion) to build, is expected to start carrying traffic in early 2018 and will cut the land travel time between Hong Kong and Zhuhai from 3 hours to just 30 minutes, according to the newspaper China Daily.
The Macau government is putting all its efforts into completing the Macau boundary crossing area of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao (HKZM) Bridge before the end of the year, according to an official statement.
The Macau Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, Wednesday reinforce the need of adhering to the “one country” principle while taking advantage of the benefits offered by the “two systems” model and by the integration of Macau’s development with Mainland China.
The Macau government announced Tuesday the Decorations, Medals and Certificates of Merit awarded for 2017 that will be given to 42 individuals and organizations in recognition of achievement, outstanding contribution and distinguished service.
The election of 12 local deputies to the 13th National People’s Congress took place Sunday, with all the eight sitting local NPC deputies succeeding in their re-election bids while four local newcomers to the nation’s top legislature were among seven candidates who ran in the election for the first time.