Graft busters to probe Viva Macau loans

Institutional strengths, new quality productive forces, Chinese modernisationA two-day fact-finding trip to Hengqin organised by the Foreign Ministry Commissioner’s Office in Macau for consuls-general or consuls from 23 foreign countries to Hong Kong and Macau concluded with a working luncheon yesterday, during which commissioner Liu Xianfa delivered a speech highlighting three “codes” thanks to which Hengqin has achieved a good economic growth performance: institutional strengths; the

Commentary by Ong Tee Keat*        Democracy has been cherished worldwide for centuries. The practice of this sacrosanct shared human value varies in form and essence from country to country, depending on their respective culture, norms and history which help shape the mode of governance.In this respect, the different levels of modernization and development, the stages of nation building and the history of nationhood across the developing and least-developed world stand out