Archive for December 6, 2007

Rally to be staged on handover anniversary

{ December 6, 2007, Thursday @ 2:30 am } · { Headline Story, Law & Politics, Social Affairs }
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
Issue 189, Page 1
Word count: 367
Published in: Macau Daily Times

By Poyi (Natalie) Leung

A democracy-driven rally, organised by the New Macau Association, is to be staged on the handover anniversary, December 20, urging for the stipulation of universal suffrage in the Macau Basic Law.

Speaking to the Macau Daily Times yesterday, organiser Ng Kuok Cheong said the association demands a democratic political system including the drafting of a timetable and a development route, and to have universal suffrage stipulated in the Basic Law as the ultimate goal of the territory’s constitutional development.  … continue reading this entry.

Former GDI chief Lourenco gives second testimony at court

{ December 6, 2007, Thursday @ 2:15 am } · { Court Cases, Public Works & Infrastructure }
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
Issue 189, Page 2
Word count: 896
Published in: Macau Daily Times

By Poyi (Natalie) Leung

Former chief of the Infrastructure Development Office (GDI), Antonio Lourenco, was summoned by the Court of Final Appeal to testify again on the Border Gate immigration complex and underground carpark projects during Ao Man Long’s kickback trial yesterday.  … continue reading this entry.