The government has renewed the service contracts with the city’s two public bus operators — Transmac and TCM — for another 14 months.
Raimundo do Rosário
The construction of the nursing college building of the public hospital project in Cotai — Cotai Health Complex — has been completed.
The Taipa section of the Light Rail Transit will enter commercial service next month or in November — the LRT fare system will be announced shortly before the section opens.
Rosário promises that the Light Rail Transit Taipa-Barra section project will not affect the Sai Van Bridge structure.
Passengers violating LRT rules will face a fine of between 5,000 and 10,000 patacas.
CEM allowed to construct and manage the city’s utility tunnels.
Government-initiated bill passed on the implementation of a plastic carrier bag charge scheme for retail businesses in Macau.
Government-initiated bill passed on social rental housing — individual applicant for a social housing unit must be aged at least 23, while the representative of a household applying for a social housing unit must be at least 18 years old.
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation will operate Macau’s Light Rail Transit for at least five years and has already hired over 570 staff.