The government has finished drafting a new bill regulating the city’s building construction, which proposes that those who fail to carry out the necessary maintenance or repairs of their buildings, in spite of an official order to do so, will face a fine, as opposed to the current situation in which no fine can be imposed.
Secretary for Administration and Justice
Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheng Weng Chon has reaffirmed that Macao’s political system does not include the Western concept of separation of powers. Instead, its executive authorities, the legislature and the judiciary complement each other and exercise checks and balances of each other, but with the emphasis on a cooperative relationship between the three organs.
The government will launch the fourth phase of its continuing education subsidy scheme tomorrow, which entitles local residents aged at least 15 to get a 6,000-pataca subsidy to enrol in courses run by the city’s various continuing education institutions until the end of August 2023.
Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon said on Thursday the government would consider charging fees for civil service admission examinations.
Employees, the self-employed, professionals and companies will receive financial support from next month, as one of the government’s measures to tackle the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local residents can register to obtain a 3,000-pataca consumption e-card from next Wednesday to April 8, before they can start to pick up the card between April 14 and April 30, while they will need to use their cards between May 1 and July 31.
Trial run of the LRT Taipa section extended until January 31, continuing another one-month period for free rides.
The State Council on Sunday appointed the nine principal officials and the chief prosecutor of the incoming government of the Macau SAR which will take office on December 20.
There will be a total of 10 changes in higher official posts in the Ho Iat Seng government.