The overall budget for November’s by-election of an indirectly-elected seat in the Legislative Assembly has been set at 3.28 million patacas.
Legislative Assembly
Raimundo do Rosário invited lawmakers to take their first ride on the Light Rail Transit system on Monday.
Former Legislative Assembly president Ho Iat Seng has been accepted by the commission as a nominee for running in next month’s chief executive election.
Vong Hin Fai disclosed that the government would amend immigration laws to stop tourists from becoming jobseekers.
Kou Hoi In was elected president of the Legislative Assembly by his peers on Wednesday, with 90. 6 per cent of the votes cast, succeeding chief executive hopeful Ho Iat Seng who resigned from the legislature early this month.
The schedule for the by-election of a vacant business-sector seat in the Legislative Assembly is scheduled to be held on November 24.
The government has presented a new draft of its civil protection framework bill to the legislature which no longer refers to “groundless” information or news or those “with ulterior motives”.
Sources said that Kou was the most suitable replacement of Ho Iat Seng, who resigned from the legislature earlier this month so that he can run for chief executive in next month’s election.
The Legislative Assembly passed unanimously a government-initiated bill which adds 21 substances to Macau’s anti-drug law.
