Xi says Beijing fully supports Ho Iat Seng

President Xi Jinping said yesterday that the central government will “fully support” the work of Ho Iat Seng, the fifth-term chief executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the new MSAR government.Xi made the remarks during his meeting with Ho just after the latter had been sworn in by the president.“The central government has high levels of trust in you, while Macau residents have high expectations of you,” Xi said.The president said he hopes that the MSAR

December 21, 2019 | BY admin

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LRT carries over 200,000 passengers since start: Rosário

The Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system has carried over 200,000 passengers since the launch of its service on December 10, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said yesterday after a reception at Macau Tower in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).The reception was hosted by the new government.However, the LRT was suspended from 1 p.m. on Wednesday to yesterday “as one of the special security measures

December 21, 2019 | BY admin

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Cinematheque•Passion to undergo maintenance until Q3 next year

Inspection and maintenance work has been scheduled at Cinematheque•Passion and should be completed by the third quarter of next year, the art hourse cinema said in a statement on its website last night.The cinema, which only has one screen, belongs to the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) that commissioned CUT Limited to run it when it officially opened three years ago. The company is affiliated to Associação Audio-Visual CUT that local filmmaker Albert Chu Iao Ian founded in 1999.The statement

December 21, 2019 | BY admin

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‘One Country, Two Systems’ key for Macau’s lasting prosperity, stability: experts

BEIJING – The “One Country, Two Systems” policy is the key for Macau to maintaining its lasting prosperity and stability, said international experts when commending President Xi Jinping’s speech at a gathering in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland yesterday.Hailing Macao’s past two decades “unprecedented success,” Robert Kuhn, a leading China expert and chairman of the Kuhn Foundation, said, “Macau shows that China takes the ‘One Country,

December 21, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau’s 20 years: Residents give thoughts on the good and the bad

Each person living in the city has his or her own story to tell, and as Macau marks its 20th anniversary of its return to the motherland, MPD Weekender spoke to some of the local residents who lived in the city when it was still under the Portuguese rule and also under the local government based on the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, witnessing the changes over the decades.ReflectionsCindy Lam Im Kuan, manager of a luxury watch shop in the central district, told MPD Weekender early

December 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Xi praises Macau’s historic achievements since return to motherland

President Xi Jinping yesterday commended the historic achievements made by Macau in economic and social development.Macau’s economy registered the fastest growth and livelihoods witnessed the biggest improvement in its history over the past two decades, Xi said in a speech delivered at a welcome banquet marking the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland. The banquet held at the East Asian Games Dome was attended by about 600 guests.“The past 20 years are also a period that

December 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Xi says Macau is ‘a small table putting on a big show’

President Xi Jinping said yesterday that Macau has made “proud achievements” since its return to the motherland 20 years ago, and he referred to what he had said last time when visiting Macau five years ago that as long as a place has the “right path, good policy, flexible posture and consolidated public sentiment”, a “big show can be played on a small table”.Xi added that in the case of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) it can clearly be seen that “a small table is

December 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Xi praises work of principal officials, heads of legislative, judicial organs

President Xi Jinping commended yesterday the diligent work of principal officials and heads of Macau’s legislative and judicial organs to steadily push the practice of “One Country, Two Systems” forward.During the closed-door meeting, Xi said the administrative, legislative and judicial organs strictly abided by the Constitution and the Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) and performed duties well under the leadership of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On over

December 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Central bank raises daily Macau remittances cap to same-name mainland accounts

BEIJING – The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has further facilitated individual cross-border yuan remittances in Macau.The bank will raise the daily cross-border remittances limit on yuan transfers by individuals from Macau to mainland accounts under the same name to 80,000 yuan from 50,000 yuan, according to a PBOC statement on Wednesday.The move, approved by the State Council, is conducive to meeting the renminbi clearing demand of Macau residents and facilitating trade and economic as

December 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Mainland-Macau trade rises 5.5 pct in Jan-Nov

BEIJING – Trade between the Chinese mainland and Macau expanded 5.5 percent to reach 19.4 billion yuan in the first 11 months of this year, official data showed yesterday.Macau’s accumulated actual investment on the mainland totaled US$17.14 billion by November, while the Chinese mainland’s total non-financial direct investment in Macau stood at US$2.68 billion, Gao Feng, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said yesterday.The mainland has lifted all tariffs on goods of Macau

December 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Beijing fully supports HK’s future work plan: Xi

The central government fully supports the future work plan of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, President Xi Jinping said yesterday.Xi made the remarks while meeting with Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and several other officials.The central government fully supports the HKSAR’s future work plan put forward by the chief executive during her duty visit to Beijing earlier this week, Xi said, expressing the hope that all government departments

December 20, 2019 | BY admin

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3 mainlanders nabbed for burglary: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three men for allegedly burgling a flat in the northern district on Tuesday, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the victim is a local taxi driver. His personal information was not released. Choi did not reveal how the trio managed to enter the victim’s flat.The three suspects comprise a 31-year-old surnamed Zhang who told police that he works as an electrician, a 33-year-old surnamed Lu who told

December 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Xi praises Macau’s first CE Edmund Ho

President Xi Jinping met yesterday with Edmund Ho Hau Wah, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).Xi praised Ho for having laid a sound foundation for the construction and development of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) during his work as the first and second-term chief executive, as well as his continued efforts in contributing to the cause of Macau’s “One Country, Two Systems” and the nation’s

December 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Xi asks Macau’s disciplined forces to safeguard ‘One Country, Two Systems’

President Xi Jinping yesterday called on Macau’s disciplined forces to resolutely prevent and crack down on actions endangering the security of national sovereignty and challenging the authority of the central government and the Basic Law.When meeting with representatives of Macau’s disciplined forces, Xi praised their efforts in swiftly and thoroughly tackling security problems that existed before Macau’s return to the motherland in 1999.Macau is now among the safest cities in the world.

December 20, 2019 | BY admin

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