Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan has said that the government aims to complete its internal legislative procedures for amending the existing local law on the use and protection of the national anthem in April or May.
Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Friday at the Macau Basic Law Commemorative Gallery in Zape on the sidelines of a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the gallery located next to the Macau Forum complex.
Friday’s ceremony was among a string of the local government’s events marking the 25th anniversary of the promulgation of the Macau Basic Law, which was passed by the National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 31, 1993 and promulgated by the nation’s then president Jiang Zemin on the same day. The Macau Basic Law took effect on December 20, 1999 when the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) was established.
Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan speaks to reporters at the Macau Basic Law Commemorative Gallery in Zape on Friday. Photo: GCS
