The bill also proposes raising public servants’ salaries and continuing the annual cash handout to residents.
al
Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon says important to ensure rational use of public funds.
Animal clinics and related businesses also to be more strictly regulated in future under new bill set to go through Legislative Assembly.
Construction companies’ and contractors’ responsibilities need to be clarified; according to international convention, workers can down tools if safety in doubt.
Committee chairman Chan Chak Mo says two more meetings required to go through nitty gritty of proposed new junket regulations.
CE ensures employment for residents remains important but does not say non-resident workers should be fired or replaced by Macao residents.
Government also plans to spend MOP 1.326 billion on subsidising business and residential water and electricity bills for a period of six months.
Officials hope to adjust rules to expand participants’ eligibility, relax requirements for course completion and cover more target participants.
Proposal would cut through red tape and speed up redevelopment process; two more meetings expected before full review completed.