The Executive Council announced yesterday that the government has drafted a by-law on the composition and operation of the government’s Cybersecurity Commission and Cybersecurity Incidents Alert and Response Centre, which will both start operating on December 22, two days after the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland.
According to the Cybersecurity Law, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly (AL) in June and takes effect on December 22, a commission overseeing cybersecurity issues, which will be headed by the chief executive, and a centre to respond to cybersecurity incidents, the operation of which will be coordinated by the Judiciary Police (PJ), are to be set up. The centre is officially known as Cybersecurity Incidents Alert and Response Centre.
Leong Heng Teng, spokesman for the government’s top advisory body, made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters yesterday.
