Lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong said yesterday that Central People’s Government Liaison Office Deputy Director Yao Jian had expressed his views on the viability of importing non-local commercial drivers without fully understanding Macau’s job market.
Yao said on Thursday that as long as the employment rights of local residents are protected, the city should be “open-minded” by allowing “more people” to compete in the job market, adding that the city’s sustainable development could only be achieved if there is competition.
Yao made the remarks at the Bank of China Building in Nam Van, where he attended the signing ceremony of a co-operation agreement to train of banking professionals between the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (known as “Gung Luen” in Cantonese) and Macau Banks Association, when asked by reporters about his views on the hiring of non-local commercial drivers.
Lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong poses yesterday at the office of the New Macau Association’s (NMA) in Nam Van. Photo: Debby Seng
