Snapshots of city’s daily life during COVID-19

Those who intend to run a retail business selling fresh food in shop units will only have to register with the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) from next month, a change from the current situation in which businesses are required to obtain a licence first, according to a new administrative regulation which was promulgated in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.Government-drafted administration regulations, aka by-laws, do not require the legislature’s approval.The new administrative regulation,

President Xi Jinping said yesterday afternoon that Macau’s quick response and forceful measures have helped the government bring the COVID-19 epidemic in the city under control in a fairly short period of time.Xi made the comments after hearing a work report via video link from Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng on the government’s work in 2020 and Macau’s current situation.Normally in December every year, the Macau and Hong Kong chief executives would separately fly to Beijing to meet with the