Candidates’ appeal rejected by the final court due to activities considered to be “against China and against Macao”.
One country
Official statements set out Beijing’s mood in the light of events in Hong Kong and the run-up to Macao’s Legislative Assembly elections in September.
Macau’s development achievements over the past 20 years have demonstrated the vitality of “One Country, Two Systems,” a senior Chinese diplomat said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will fully implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s “important thinking and instructions” on Macau and Hong Kong affairs.
Li Zhanshu: As the Macau Basic Law was formulated in accordance with the nation’s Constitution, it matches the country’s “fundamental interests” and Macau’s “actual situation”.
A website launched by the government aims to give the public easier access to information on the 20th anniversary of the Macau SAR.
Ambrose So Shu Fai of the International Forum on Clean Energy (Macau) and SJM Holdings, said that the IFCE would “enhance the international community’s confidence in China’s commitment to the Paris Agreement”.
Chief Executive-designate Ho Iat Seng said in an interview that Macau would become an example of the nation’s reunification.
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai stressed that Macau has been able to keep up social and economic progress, ensure political stability, improve people’s livelihoods, speed up infrastructure development and maintain social harmony during his 10 years.