Govt grants new banking licence

Direct legislative election group Progress Promotion Union (UPP) said yesterday that its political platform puts special emphasis on policies to improve residents’ daily lives while the group is also calling for the implementation of an accountability system for government officials.The election group’s nine candidates announced their political platform during a press conference yesterday at Pak Wai Activities Centre.The centre is run by the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations

Three non-establishment lawmakers – Ng Kuok Cheong, Sulu Sou Ka Hou and Jose Maria Pereira Coutinho – are asking Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng why the employment contracts of two legal advisors were recently not renewed.The trio announced their request in a joint statement released to the media, claiming that they were “shocked” by the nonrenewal of the two contracts. The statement described the two legal advisors’ imminent departure as a “great loss” to the