The official campaign for 22 seats kicks off in August, but candidates must prove themselves before being allowed to stand.
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The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission has budgeted MOP 50.8 million for the legislature’s direct and indirect elections this year, an 8.5 per cent decrease from the 2017 elections.
Tong Hio Fong, who heads the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission, said that over 320,000 permanent residents will be eligible to vote in the 2021 direct election.
The Legislative Assembly passed a government-initiated bill regulating its civil protection work, according to which those spreading rumours when “unforeseen public incidents” will face a prison term of up to three years.
The Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed unanimously a government-initiated bill which allows the government to take on debt of up to MOP 2.2 billion (US$275.6 million) for its two loan guarantee schemes for local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The Legislative Assembly’s (AL) Follow-up Committee for Public Finance Affairs will continue to monitor the government’s immovable property, especially when the government is running a budget deficit this year.
Macau’s Legislative Assembly has passed the government’s 2020 budget amendment bill, the first budget falling back on its financial reserves.
The Legislative Assembly (AL) on Monday passed a government-initiated bill enabling Macau’s Lotus Flower border checkpoint to be relocated to the new Hengqin border checkpoint building.
The Legislative Assembly (AL) rejected on Monday for the 11th time a trade union bill.