Lawmakers reject trade union bill for 10th time

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor warned today that the government may cut ties with the city's Law Society – the way it did with the Professional Teachers’ Union (PTU) – if it puts politics above professionalism.Her comments followed similar warnings by the People's Daily, ahead of an election this month for five seats on the Law Society's council.Speaking ahead of the weekly Executive Council meeting, Lam said there are many civic, professional and student groups in

Macao Water Executive Director Nacky Kuan Sio Peng said yesterday she expected construction of the Seac Pai Van water treatment plant in Coloane to get off the ground within this year, adding that the facility was slated to be operational in 2019.Kuan made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the utility’s Customer Liaison Group (CLG) at Mandarin Oriental Macau in Nape.The company said early last year that it aimed to start construction of the plant by the