Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On announced on Saturday that Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) President Alex Vong Iao Lek has been appointed director-general of the Macau Customs Service by the State Council in Beijing. The post had been vacant since Macau Customs Service director-general Lai Man Wa died last October in what an […]
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Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Thursday that Macau’s prospects for this year are that the city will still enjoy “good development opportunities” but he also admitted that it faces an overlapping of “old and new problems” and “severe challenges” as more “risks and hidden troubles” could lie ahead. Chui made the remarks […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On pledged in his New Year address to raise the level of his government’s capacity, acknowledging that he was aware of “existing inefficiencies” in governance. Chui also said that Macau’s economy was currently in a “profound adjustment phase”. He promised to promote the local economy’s “adequate diversification” and sustainable development […]
President Xi Jinping said last week the central government continued to attach great importance to Macau’s prosperity and stability, urging the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) to grasp opportunities of development and promote “appropriate diversification” of its economy. According to Xinhua, the president made the remarks while meeting with Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has authorised Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac to sign an agreement with Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome Co. Ltd. to extent the firm’s greyhound racing concession for one year, until the end of 2016, according to the Official Gazette (BO). The current concession is due to […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On promised in his 2016 Policy Address to boost the economy, improve residents’ livelihoods and consolidate the city’s development. 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 non-permanent residents, both amounts unchanged from this […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On promised to tackle Macau’s four notoriously overdue public projects – the light rail transit (LRT) system, the new prison in Coloane, the new ferry terminal in Taipa, and a fourth Macau-Taipa link – next year. Chui said he was happy to be able to announce that Secretary for Transports […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said in a statement that Macau Customs Service director-general Lai Man Wa, who died last Friday, was a good friend with whom he had worked for over 16 years. Lai was found with a plastic bag over her head, and cuts on her wrists and neck, in a public […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Monday he personally thought that the latest sale of subsidised home ownership scheme (HOS) flats will not be the last during his term, adding that he would tell Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario about Sunday protesters’ request to meet the policy secretary. Chui’s […]