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Macau government to consult public on new vocational education rules

Macau government to consult public on new vocational education rules

The government plans to launch a public consultation on possible amendments to a by-law on vocational education by the end of the year, Wong Kin Mou, who heads the Research and Educational Resources Department of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), said on Wednesday. Wong made the remarks during a press conference about a […]
Macau government hopes panda cubs will meet public in 6 months

Macau government hopes panda cubs will meet public in 6 months

Macau’s first panda cubs, born in Coloane on Sunday afternoon, will hopefully make their first public appearance with their mother Sam Sam in six months’ time, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Administrative Committee Member Leong Kun Fong told reporters on Monday. Coloane’s Macau Giant Panda Pavilion, which houses the four-member panda family, will be […]
Macau government axes 5 La Scala leaseholds

Macau government axes 5 La Scala leaseholds

The provisional leaseholds of five plots of land where the aborted La Scala residential project is located, covering an area of 78,789 square metres, or around 95 percent of the project site’s total area, have been annulled because the plots had not been developed when the leaseholds expired on December 13, according to Official Gazette […]
Chan pledges to make Macau government more efficient

Chan pledges to make Macau government more efficient

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said that she and her staff would put every effort into making the government more efficient. “In the year ahead, in order to implement the Special Administrative Region government’s policy of strenghtening the economy, improving the wellbeing of residents and consolidating development, the administration and justice […]
Audit report slams Macau government overspending on public surveys

Audit report slams Macau government overspending on public surveys

Several public services have been criticised by the Commission of Audit for overspending when commissioning public surveys and consultancy services. In a report issued today, the Commission notes several instances which lack transparency and disregard legal guidelines in the award of services. According to the report, between 2010 and June 2013, 62 public services requested […]
Macau government to spend 1 billion patacas on office rents next year

Macau government to spend 1 billion patacas on office rents next year

The government expects to spend about one billion patacas next year to pay rent for office spaces, a year-on-year rise of 38.6 percent, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said on Wednesday. Leong and several senior officials of his portfolio including Finance Services Bureau (FSM) Director Iong Kong Leong attended Wednesday’s plenum […]
Macau government mulls consumer vouchers

Macau government mulls consumer vouchers

The government will study the feasibility of issuing consumer vouchers to residents for shopping and dining as a way to boost Macau’s domestic consumption, as suggested by some experts, said Chief Executive Chui Sai On. Chui made the remarks when answering lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Andrew Chan Chak Mo’s question during a Q&A plenary session in the legislature’s […]
Banker calls for Macau government investment fund

Banker calls for Macau government investment fund

The government should establish an investment fund to manage Macau’s financial reserves, said Delta Asia Financial Group Chairman Stanley Au Chong. Au made the appeal on the sidelines of a banquet celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of Banco Delta Asia, a local bank owned by the group, at Grand Hyatt Macau in Cotai […]
Macau asks Beijing to let it manage coastal waters

Macau asks Beijing to let it manage coastal waters

The Macau government has lodged a formal application with the central government on the management of Macau’s “customary” coastal waters, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Monday. Chui spoke to reporters at the airport before heading to Zhoushan city in Zhejiang province for a two-day working visit along with senior officials including Secretary […]
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