National anthem

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan reassured the public yesterday that the government-drafted national anthem bill – which is currently under review by a standing committee of the legislature – will not affect Macau’s press freedom after the bill becomes law.

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng has announced that the government has finished drafting local legislation for the country’s National Anthem Law to be applied in Macau.

China’s top legislature heard draft decisions to apply the newly- adopted National Anthem Law in the Hong Kong and Macau SARs. This means people who disrespect the national anthem or flag in public may face jail terms of up to three years.