The function of “My Cards” of the “Macao One Account 2.0” has been upgraded and classified into “Generic” and “Professional” categories, Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) Deputy Director Ng Wai Han said yesterday.
Ng also said that 28 e-cards will be available to add to the “generic” category, while the “professional” category will provide capacity for 12 digital professional cards covering 24 specialisations, such as pharmacists, teachers, lawyers and architects. Both cards can be linked by the users to their respective Macao One Account.
The update of the function, Ng said, was intended to include, in particular, professional cards issued by government entities or designated institutions in “My Cards”, in order to achieve the objective of “promoting specialisation and making life easier”.
Ng made the remarks during a press conference about the new function of the professional cards that became available yesterday, in the Macao One Account, at the Public Administration Building on Rua do Campo.
The press conference, which lasted just over 30 minutes, was also addressed by SAFP E-Government Affairs Department Chief Chan Chi Kin, Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) President Jorge Neto Valente, AAM Board Member Regina Ng (吳碧君), Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) Licensing and Inspection Department Chief Cheang Im Hong and Land and Urban Construction Bureau Technical Support Division Chief Chan Leong Fat.
Ng Wai Han noted that the number of Macao One Account holders has grown from 67,000 to more than 400,000 in two years, while the number of services and functions offered via Macao One Account has risen from 42 to more than 150. She added that more than 125,000 Macao One Account users have added their e-cards to their account, with about 385,000 cards added to “My Cards” to the Macao One Account.
Ng Wai Han pointed out that the Macao One Account will gradually add other sectors’ professional e-cards, such as digital cards of insurance and real-estate agents’ e-cards, to the function, adding that the relevant departments are working on the data and technology development. She underlined that her bureau hoped to launch the specialist e-cards in due course, and then gradually expand the application scope.
Meanwhile, Chan noted that the Macao One Account users only need to click on “One-click Add” or “Manual Add’’ in “My Cards” to link their professional e-cards or generic e-cards, adding that the operation procedure was “simple and quick”. Chan said that after adding their e-cards to their account, the “My Cards” home page will display all the linked e-cards, and users can adjust the card list order by pressing the card cover logo according to their frequency of use.
Meanwhile, Neto Valente noted at the press conference that there are 445 lawyers and 106 trainee lawyers in Macau who are able to add their professional digital cards to their “My Cards” function in the Macau One Account. He said that e-cards are more convenient for lawyers than traditional physical cards as information on e-cards can be updated in real-time, “clearly” showing the obligations and rights of cardholders.
Cheang also said she expected 834 pharmacists, 16 traditional Chinese pharmacists and 347 pharmacy technical assistants (PTAs) to be able to show the information of their linked professional e-cards via the Macao One Account.
Meanwhile, since 2015, 2,651 registered professional certificates have been issued by professional committees, Chan said, underlining that the e-card has the same legal standing as the physical card.
Land and Urban Construction Bureau Technical Support Division Chief Chan Leong Fat (from left to right), Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) Board Member Regina Ng (吳碧君), AAM President Jorge Neto Valente, Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) Deputy Director Ng Wai Han and SAFP E-Government Affairs Department Chief Chan Chi Kin pose during yesterday’s press conference at the Public Administration Building on Rua do Campo. – Photo: Yuki Lei
