Chief Executive Chui Sai On has signed a notice regarding new travel regulations for MSAR government officials, according to a notice published in the Official Gazette this week.
The regulations, which come into effect in February, concern two types of public service missions in external trips: study visits and seminars.
From February 1, civil servants who travel for either of the above purposes must submit a report within 60 days of their return to Macau.
The report must include the results attained during their trips, the civil servants’ departments, the mode of travel, travel locations, and departure and return times.
It must also be uploaded to the public service departments’ websites and be available for public viewing.
The new regulations apply to all trips where more than one person is travelling.
Only trips that are considered confidential may have the publishing requirements waived, subject to approval by supervising departments. The Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) must also be informed of any exceptions made.
All government departments and entities must submit an annual report of their external trips to the SAFP every August. The SAFP is also obliged to complete a statistics report every October.
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