A senior official from the Secretariat for Secretary (GSS) said during yesterday’s Macau Forum that Macau needs to create a new criminal offence category to punish those who start or spread rumours during an officially-declared state of emergency – such as when a typhoon is hitting the city.
According to the official, the new category – that is being proposed by the government – could effectively prevent residents from starting or spreading rumours during a catastrophe, which he said would help the government carrying out its civil protection tasks.
The weekly debate programme is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM every Sunday. Normally the forum is held in the open air in Areia Preta Park. But the broadcaster has arranged for the programme to be held indoors in its studio at Macau Forum in Zape in July and August due to the hot weather and “unstable” weather conditions during the summer.
Secretariat for Secretary (GSS) Advisor Chang Cheong speaks during TDM’s Macau Forum in its Macau Forum studio in Zape yesterday. Courtesy: TDM
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