HK Macao Affairs Office says election fully implements ‘Patriots Governing Macao’ principle

Statement by the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs OfficeSeptember 15, 2025BeijingYesterday, a spokesperson for the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office issued a statement indicating that the eighth Legislative Assembly election of the Macao Special Administrative Region was successfully held on Sunday. This marks another significant achievement in the full implementation of the principle of “Patriots Governing Macao” and the promotion of high-quality

September 16, 2025 | BY admin

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Liaison Office congratulates Macao on successful conduct of election

Central Government’s Liaison Office in MacaoSeptember 15, 2025BeijingYesterday, a spokesperson for the Central People’s Government’s Liaison Office in the Macao Special Administrative Region issued a statement conveying congratulations on the successful conduct of the eighth Legislative Assembly election. The spokesperson extended warm congratulations to the 14 members elected directly and the 12 members elected indirectly.The spokesperson highlighted that this election was the first to

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Chinese economy sustains stable performance in August

Analysis        BEIJING – China’s economy maintained its steady momentum in August despite external uncertainties, with solid progress continuing to be made in high-quality development, official data showed yesterday.The Chinese mainland has witnessed steady advancement in economic operation, with growth rates of major indicators such as production, retail sales and employment for the January-August period all broadly in line with that of the first seven months of 2025,

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Establishment of nature reserve beyond criticism, aligns with regional interests

China Daily Editorial        A healthy ocean is essential to the world. But the marine biodiversity in many areas is under severe stress. Marine nature reserves have proven to be an effective approach to safeguard the marine environment, resources and biodiversity. That explains why China decided last week to establish Huangyan Island National Nature Reserve in the South China Sea.Despite this being a necessary move, and a legitimate one, as the area covered falls within the

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Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai hails ‘enthusiastic’ participation in legislative elections

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said yesterday that Macau’s whole civil society “enthusiastically” participated in this year’s direct and indirect Legislative Assembly (AL) elections, where candidacy groups were carrying out their respective election campaigns in a “very orderly and healthy” manner.The chief executive said that the 2025 direct and indirect legislative elections enjoyed a “good” electoral atmosphere.Sam made the remarks while speaking to reporters yesterday morning

September 15, 2025 | BY admin

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8th Legislative Assembly election of the Macau SAR successfully held: Sam

Statement by Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS)The eighth Legislative Assembly election of the Macau Special Administrative Region was successfully held yesterday, completing the preliminary counting of votes. Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai extended warm congratulations on behalf of the MSAR Government to the 14 directly elected and 12 indirectly elected members who were preliminarily elected, and expressed heartfelt gratitude to all voters who participated.Sam stated that, thanks to

September 15, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau's Tamagnini Barbosa Market to be ‘optimised’ with cooked food centre

Aiming to “optimise” the stall layout and operational facilities at Tamagnini Barbosa Market, enhance the business environment, and provide residents with a better shopping experience, an optimisation project will be launched at the wet market, where fish, meat, vegetables, and other goods stalls will be concentrated on the ground floor, while the first floor will be converted into a cooked food centre, public broadcaster TDM has reported. Thursday’s report noted that within this

September 15, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau's 10 Fantasia gallery holds market for 2025 Picture Book Festival

Interview by Rui Pastorin        A market was held this past weekend on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷) as part of the 2025 Picture Book Festival organised by 10 Fantasia gallery.Returning again this coming weekend, the market had its opening ceremony on Saturday and features workshops and several booths, including those providing activities such as face painting and art products.Among the entities running booths are the Macao Children’s Literature

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‘Jacone’s Polyphony’ chosen to be shown in Venice: Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC)

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement on Thursday that the exhibition proposal “Jacone’s Polyphony”* was chosen to represent Macau at the Biennale in Venice, northern Italy, in May next year for the “61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia – Collateral Event from Macao, China”.The proposal, chosen among the six proposals received based on various criteria, was submitted by curators Feng Yan and Ng Sio Ieng, and was created by local artists Fok

September 15, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Coutinho’s ‘New Hope’ comes out on top, gaining 3 seats first time in Macau legislature

The New Hope candidacy group headed by veteran lawmaker José Maria Pereira Coutinho came out top in yesterday’s direct Legislative Assembly (AL) election as it garnered the highest number of votes, at 43,361, enabling the group to win three of the 14 seats at stake for the first time.In addition to the New Hope group, the Macau United Citizens Association (ACUM) group, which obtained the second highest number of votes, at 29,459, also won three seats in yesterday’s direct election. The

September 15, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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1 re-elected, 1 newcomer in indirect Macau legislature election for labour sector

In yesterday’s indirect Legislative Assembly (AL) election of the two seats in the labour sector, sitting lawmaker Lam Lon Wai was re-elected, while incumbent legislator Lei Chan U, who did not seek re-election this time, was replaced by newcomer Leong Pou U.Two candidacy groups comprising four candidates were competing for the labour sector’s two seats in yesterday’s indirect election.Only association representatives can vote in Macau’s indirect election. The legislature’s 12

September 15, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Shop owners in Macau review govt’s ‘ZAPE Taste Jam’

Interviews by Armindo Neves        About a fortnight after the government’s 10-day ‘ZAPE Taste Jam’ market concluded, the event, according to a Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) statement on August 15, aimed to attract visitors to the district for entertainment and shopping and benefit its businesses and give tourism and the night-time economy a badly needed boost, considering that several so-called “satellite casinos” there are slated to close for good by the

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2nd GEG Macao Int’l Shorts Film Festival opens

The 2nd Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) Macao International Shorts Film Festival (MISFF) opened yesterday, ending on Sunday.The weeklong festival is jointly organised by GEG and the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).The festival featured yesterday’s opening ceremony, followed by film screenings throughout the week, workshops, industry forums, and a closing awards ceremony this Sunday. According to the official website of MISFF, the festival is organised around five curated screening sections

September 15, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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7 female artists explore life in exhibition at Macau's Pátio do Espinho/Chi Lam Vai

Seven female artists of foreign educational backgrounds are using art to explore themes of self-expression in their daily lives as women and also re-examine different aspects of life in an exhibition titled “A Speakable Position for WOMEN (我們)” at Pátio do Espinho. On until October 31, the exhibition is part of Art Macao’s “Local Curatorial Project” and showcases works by artists Ho Pui San, Io Weng Si, Leong Kitman, Li Jia Bao, Luo Ai Ying, Ng Man Wai and Situ

September 15, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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