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Lawmakers pass toughened taxi bill

Lawmakers pass toughened taxi bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) Thursday passed a government-initiated bill regulating the city’s taxi sector, according to which cabbies caught refusing to pick up passengers or overcharging four times within five years will have their taxi-driving licences cancelled.
Macau lawmakers want government to clarify election bill

Macau lawmakers want government to clarify election bill

In a meeting of the legislature’s 2nd Standing Committee on Thursday, lawmakers questioned some of the proposed amendments to the Legislative Assembly Election Law, according to lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Chan Chak Mo, who chairs the committee. Chan briefed reporters after a closed-door meeting, which no government officials attended, in the legislative chamber. Customarily, the meetings of the […]
Macau lawmakers pass legislative election bill

Macau lawmakers pass legislative election bill

The outline of a government-initiated bill to amend the Legislative Assembly Election Law was passed in its first reading during a plenary session of the legislature on Tuesday, with four lawmakers voting against and 28 lawmakers voting for the bill. A total of 32 lawmakers cast their votes. As is customary, the speaker of the […]
Macau lawmakers raise concerns over private notaries

Macau lawmakers raise concerns over private notaries

Lawmakers raised concerns over the supervision of the city’s private notaries if more lawyers will be able to acquire a private notary licence after a government-initiated bill regulating the profession becomes law, the legislature’s 1st Standing Committee President Kwan Tsui Hang said on Tuesday. The legislature last month passed the outline of the bill, the main […]
Macau lawmakers point out flaws in Five-Year Plan

Macau lawmakers point out flaws in Five-Year Plan

Macau’s first Five-Year plan was received with mixed feelings by lawmakers. Many noted flaws and ‘omissions’, mainly in the gaming and social welfare sectors. Lawmakers were introduced today to the government’s draft for the SAR’s first ever Five-Year plan. Initially proposed last month, the draft has put forward a performance baseline for a series of […]
Macau lawmakers give green light to asset freeze bill

Macau lawmakers give green light to asset freeze bill

The Legislative Assembly gave an initial green light to Macau’s first-ever asset-freezing law, to stop financing of both terrorism and the development of weapons of mass destruction. And authorities say tougher anti-money laundering measures are also being prepared. It was fast and unanimous. In just 15 minutes, the Legislative Assembly passed the city’s first-ever asset-freezing […]
Macau Lawmakers pass bill on longer jail time for drug crimes

Macau Lawmakers pass bill on longer jail time for drug crimes

Lawmakers approved on Wednesday the outline of a government-drafted bill to increase the minimum prison terms for the selling of drugs from the current three years to five years, as well as the minimum and maximum sentences for drug-taking. Government officials including Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan and Judiciary Police (PJ) […]
Macau lawmakers pass rent control bill

Macau lawmakers pass rent control bill

Lawmakers passed on Thursday, the outline of an amendment bill regulating rental agreements which proposes that the chief executive will be given the right to adjust a coefficient to determine maximum rent increases, based on a raft of factors such as consumer price inflation and the “real” situation of the property market. During the plenum […]
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