A Chinese character on banknotes issued by the Bank of China, Macau Branch has raised concerns about the notes being printed differently from that outlined in the Basic Law.
Valente: The local government “must now promote and support the development of Macau, with the necessary material resources, as an arbitration and mediation center.”
Ho Iat Seng is Chief Executive-designate of Macau — Ho will be sworn into office on December 20.
Chen Sixi, a vice-director of the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau, said Sunday that the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Macau Basic Law are not functioning parallel to each other but, instead, the Constitution is the “mother law” and the Basic Law is a “sub-law”.
Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said on Monday that a declaration of allegiance, which candidates will have to sign to be able to run in the Legislative Assembly (AL) elections, to confirm their agreement with the Macau Basic Law and their fidelity to the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), was “a precautionary measure for a rainy day”.
National People’s Congress Chairman Zhang Dejiang said in Beijing that the central government will act strictly in compliance with the
