Tag: lawmaker
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Lawmaker suggests improving NAT services
Lawmaker Lei Chan U expressed hope that the Macau government will improve nucleic acid testing (NAT) services to ensure that Covid-19 pandemic prevention needs are met. ... -
Lawmakers doubt effectiveness of new measures, approve budget amendment
The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday approved a new amendment to the 2022 government budget that aims to reinforce the public accounts with money from the financial ... -
Lawmakers criticize delay and detail of budget amendment
Several lawmakers also criticized the lack of time provided to analyze the bill and the limited detail on information provided by the Secretary for Economy and ... -
Lawmakers want gov’t to do more for local workers
Lawmakers Wong Kit Cheng and Ella Lei want the government to enact additional and more effective measures to promote the employment and reemployment of local workers ... -
Lawmaker calls for clearer guidelines for industry during consolidation period
Lawmaker Leong Hong Sai has expressed support for the upcoming limited opening of industrial and commercial activities during the consolidation period. “Although the partial lockdown may ... -
Ron Lam interrogates gov’t on financial subsidies
As the budget amendment was introduced in the parliament, lawmaker Ron Lam issued a written enquiry for more information on the proposed financial subsidies. The executive ... -
Lawmakers and community leaders fear confinement extension
Leaders of local social and community associations and groups, as well as lawmakers, have expressed concerns over the possibility of an extension of the period of ... -
Lawmakers express support for gov’t assistance, yet calls on greater measures for SMEs
Several lawmakers have expressed support for the recent government announcement of a MOP10 billion subsidy plan targeting SMEs and residents in need amid the current economic ... -
Lawmaker calls for buffer on cutting technical non-local workers
Lawmaker Ron Lam has recently asked the government to offer a grace period in cutting the future non-local worker quotas from enterprises. Justifying his request, the ... -
Lawmaker questions gov’t on high number of migrant workers
Lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho is again insisting that the government clarify the high number of non-resident workers in the city, citing that half of the working ... -
Lawmakers raise doubts over public capital enterprises regime
Lawmakers from the First Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) have expressed several concerns and raised many doubts over a new bill which aims to ... -
Lawmaker calls for debt extension for closed SMEs
A lawmaker has called for an extension to loan repayment periods and decreases for each repayment installment for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which have shutdown. Lawmaker ... -
Lawmaker calls for details on outbreak plans for the vulnerable
While the government has assured the public that it is prepared for a possible mass outbreak of Covid-19, a lawmaker has requested that the government provide ... -
Lawmakers want updated gaming bill amid consideration of junkets bill
A parliamentary committee yesterday called on the government to provide them with the updated version of the gaming law amendment bill so they can cross-reference it with ... -
Lawmaker asks about plans for crematorium
As exporting human bodies for cremation is legally infeasible, lawmaker Ron Lam is calling on the government to reveal its roadmap for building a crematorium. His ... -
Lawmaker calls for securing local employment
Lawmaker Ron Lam asked the government about its measures to safeguard employment of the local workforce, such as cutting the number of non-resident workers in larger ... -
FAOM lawmakers hope for better rights for female workers
Four lawmakers with the Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) expressed their hopes to see further improved rights for female workers. The four are directly elected ... -
Lawmaker finds gov’t EVs promotion policies contradictory
Lawmaker Che Sai Wang has noted contradictions in the government’s measures that aim to promote the use of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Macau. In a spoken ... -
Two lawmakers propose sinology clubs to boost ‘patriotic talent’ training
Lawmakers Kou Kam Fai and Pang Chuan want the government to promote the creation of sinology clubs to facilitate training for educators and the general population, ... -
Pedestrian flyovers now lawmakers’ favorite
Once hated, pedestrian flyovers seem to have established themselves as the new favorite transportation facilitation method for several lawmakers at the Legislative Assembly. At the plenary ... -
Illegal accommodation bill finally approved
The lawmakers of the Legislative Assembly (AL) have greenlit the bill that aims to enforce greater restrictions in addressing illegal hostels in Macau. At the AL ... -
Concerns over quarantine facilities in AL
Several lawmakers have expressed concerns yesterday regarding the Covid-19 situation in the neighboring regions and its potential impact on Macau. While expressing support for the recent ... -
Lawmaker calls for more transparent Macau sports team operations
A lleged nepotism in the selection of athletes to represent Macau in international competitions must be eradicated, lawmaker Ron Lam requested in his latest written inquiry. ... -
Lawmaker: no updates from gov’t on LRT cable replacement
Lawmaker Ron Lam said that the government has thus far not provided him with any updates on the cable replacement work of the Light Rail Transit ...
