Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the local government strongly objected to a human rights report published by the US government recently, describing it as “irresponsible gossip”.
Wong made the remarks on the sidelines of an awards ceremony for firefighters at the Fire Services Bureau (CB) headquarters in Nam Van.
The US State Department recently published its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015. Concerning Macau, it says that there were “prominent” human rights problems reported during the year, including limits on citizens’ ability to change their government, as well as constraints on press and academic freedom, and the failure to fully enforce laws regarding workers’ rights.
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak (centre) speaks to reporters on the sidelines of an award ceremony at the Fire Services Bureau (CB) headquarters in Nam Van yesterday, as the city’s top fireman Leong Iok Sam looks on. Photo: Iong Tat Choi
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