A total of 29 members of the Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) went to Beijing yesterday for a four-day visit to the national capital and the nearby municipality of Tianjin, with the aim of better understanding the ongoing social and economic development of the mainland, at the invitation of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council.
Four legislators of the 33-member legislature did not go on the trip, having requested leave of absence. The four lawmakers are directly-elected non-establishment lawmakers Ng Kuok Cheong, Au Kam San and Sulu Sou Ka Hou, as well as indirectly-elected lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Andrew Chan Chak Mo.
While the non-establishment trio is understood to have refrained from travelling with the delegation for political considerations, Chan is reportedly on a fact-finding trip for Macau’s restaurant sector in Europe.
Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng (centre, front) and 28 fellow lawmakers who are participating in a four-day trip to Beijing and Tianjin pose for a photo in the pressroom at the airport in Taipa yesterday before departing for the national capital. Photo: MPDG
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