Lawmakers pass outline bill which does not include right of collective bargaining or workers’ right to strike enshrined in the Macao Basic Law.
Macao Civil Servants Association
Veteran directly-elected lawmaker José Maria Pereira Coutinho fails to be elected, but running mate Che Sai Wang succeeds with only 19 votes.
Turnout of 42% was the lowest since the establishment of the MSAR, while 2,000 votes were invalid.
