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The president of the Legislative Assembly’s Committee on House Rules, Vong Hin Fai, said yesterday his committee has decided to withdraw a controversial draft resolution that would have barred lawmakers from displaying placards during plenary sessions – if it had been passed by the legislature.The draft resolution’s proposed amendment to Article 47 of the Legislative Assembly Procedure Rules was abruptly retracted by the committee.Vong, a government-appointed lawmaker, made the remarks

Government Information Bureau (GCS) Director Victor Chan Chi Ping, who is also the government’s chief spokesman, said yesterday that his bureau would continue to “encourage officials at all levels to make use of different platforms to explain government policies and measures in a simple and understandable way.”Chan made the pledge in a speech at an annual spring media gathering, hosted by his bureau at Macau Crowne Plaza Hotel. About 80 guests, including heads and representatives of local