Bill brings Macao into line with neighbouring regions, and also covers treatment for serious hereditary diseases.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U
City to open step by step; close contacts allowed to home quarantine; ‘5+3’ travellers will no longer have to check into red code hotels after five days’ hotel quarantine; government expects up to 80% of population to get Covid-19.
Culture Secretary warns of need to raise standards and international competitiveness; student numbers increase by almost half in four years.
Macao universities score well in international rankings. Students encouraged to volunteer to assist at 15th National Games which Macao will co-host in 2025.
Sporting and cultural activities to be more closely linked in future; plans in hand attract more tourists to Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro and surrounding areas.
Culture Secretary Elsie Ao Ieong U promises that Macao will continue to campaign for the Maritime Silk Road’s UNESCO World Heritage listing.
Operator InfoMacro Information Technology apologises after hundreds of travellers delayed at Barrier Gate, blames insufficient tests and preparatory work.
Travellers from Hong Kong, Taiwan and foreign countries will now need to spend five days in a hotel – as opposed to seven – and undergo three days’ home quarantine with a red health code.
Elsie Ao Ieong U advises caution, points to outbreaks in Zhuhai and Zhongshan; however, government may reduce quarantine for foreign Grand Prix racers.