Chief Executive Chui Sai On said in his 2017 Policy Address that the government would continue to implement its current public housing policy in which social rental housing will be given priority over subsidised home ownership scheme (HOS) flats. Chui also said that the government would continue its annual “wealth-sharing” handout scheme next year – 9,000 patacas for permanent and 5,400 patacas for […]
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Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Tuesday that the government would push ahead with its controversial plan to build public housing on the plot of the abandoned La Scala luxury housing project in Taipa, as the government was determined to tackle the city’s strong public housing demand. Speaking during a post-policy address press […]
Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, will deliver his 2017 Policy Address in the legislature’s hemicycle on November 15, the Legislative Assembly (AL) announced on Tuesday. According to the announcement, Chui will answer lawmakers’ questions about the policy address on November 16. The government’s five policy secretaries will present their respective 2017 portfolio guidelines to the […]
Macau Legend Development signed a memorandum of understanding with the Portuguese municipality of Setúbal, which could reach 150 million euros in the first phase, Macau’s press reported on Thursday. The first phase, due to start in the first few months of 2017, includes the construction of a hotel, a block with 60 apartments, a marina […]
A total of 17 groups protested on Sunday with the aim of putting pressure on the public Macau Foundation (FM) to withdraw its controversial decision to donate 100 million yuan (123 million patacas) to Jinan University in Guangzhou. The 17 grassroots groups comprised two ad-hoc alliances. A 15-group alliance included Love Macau People Power, New […]
About 2,000 Pearl Horizon homeowners staged a street protest on Sunday, hoping to meet with the Chief Executive to find a way out for the suspended Areia Preta residential project. An owners association says a short-term assistance program introduced by the developer is no solution. Some 2,000 Pearl Horizon homeowners took to the streets to […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On confirmed that the government has granted a 5.9 million pataca service contract to the Macau Association for Promotion of Science and Technology, which is headed by his cousin Jose Chui Sai Peng, for compiling general knowledge teaching materials for local primary schools, “according to the law and established procedures”. […]
China’s 13th five-year plan, which will be reviewed at the upcoming parliamentary session, will bring “good news” for Hong Kong and Macau, a spokesperson for the national political advisory body revealed on Wednesday. Beijing places great emphasis on the role of Hong Kong and Macau in the comprehensive development of the People’s Republic of China, […]
The Chief Executive stated that the media plays a significant role in connecting the government and the public by providing information on policies and social issues. He added that the contributions of the media toward the development of Macau are widely recognized by the community. Mr Chui made the comments during a lunch which he […]