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Macau leader ‘notes concerns’ Off shore: In Macau, anything
of Hong Kong on entry bans goes but democracy
The chief executive of Macau, Edmund Ho, has said Macau has seen its share of unsavory action over the past
that his administration would not do anything that few years, since it became China’s offshore gambling hub.
is detrimental to the normal interactions between There’s plenty of prostitution, money-laundering and loan-
Hong Kong and Macau. This comes after the chief sharking, much of it run by the Chinese mob.
executive, Donald Tsang, had expressed concern to
Robyn Meredith | Forbes Global | 03/18/2009
him about recent cases in which legislators, activists
and a news photographer were denied entry to Macau.
Mr Ho said he had noted the concerns of the Hong
Macau ban as puzzling
Kong administration, but he stressed that they had as it was irrational
certain legal procedures in border management.
The barring of visitors from Hong Kong by Macau continues
Source: RTHK Radio 3
to raise much concern. During the recent high-profile visit by
BBC Worldwide Monitoring | 03/05/2009
pan-democratic legislators and activists, lee Cheuk-yan and
leung Kwok-hung were still refused entry, despite an earlier
Macau denies entry to Hong Kong
exchange of views by the chief executives of the two special
academic and politicians
administrative regions.
South China Morning Post | 03/23/2009
a row was sparked between Hong Kong and Macau
late last week when Hong Kong University’s Dean of
law Johannes Chan Man-mun, who had been invited
We should see Macau’s decision over
to lecture at a university in Macau, was forbidden from article 23 as a warning
entering the former portuguese enclave. a number of
other Hong Kong residents have been refused entry
The article 23 legislation has been passed in Macau and is
to Macau in recent weeks, including politicians and
now law. although i am not a Macau resident this is an issue
journalists, stoking concern in Hong Kong
that concerns me. i believe it is important that we should
never forget that moment on July 1, 2003, when 500,000
Global Insight | 03/05/2009 Hong Kong residents struck a blow for our city’s freedom.
Alison Liu Ho-yan, Tseung Kwan O
Dispute highlights South China Morning Post | 03/25/2009
Macau-Hong Kong divide
City prepares for Hong Kong
it’s best known as a glitzy gambling haven, but
the Chinese territory of Macau is now drawing the
visa demand
unwanted focus of rights groups after it passed a
Non-hukou residents in Shenzhen now need to return to their
tough new security law and began blocking visitors
hometowns to complete formalities before they can travel to
from Hong Kong.
Hong Kong and Macao.
Agence France Presse | 03/12/2009
Han Ximin | Shenzhen Daily | 03/25/2009
Macau government Democrats must not interfere
should mend its ways in Macau affairs
Yesterday dozens of Hong Kong democrats went to i fail to see why the ‘democrats’ cannot understand why
Macau to attend an exchange. Five of them, including some of their number have not been allowed entry to Macau.
legislators lee Cheuk-yanand leung Kwok-hung, These people made known that the reason for their planned
were denied entry. The democrats took the action to visit to Macau was specifically to stage protests against
defend their rights because they had no other option. certain security laws. These laws were enacted by the
The Macau government had arbitrarily barred Hong legislature in Macau and are applicable only within Macau.
Kong people from the enclave, and the Hong Kong This is, therefore, a matter for the people of the Macau Sar
government had been too weak to protect Hong Kong and does not affect Hong Kong or its residents.
citizens’ rights.
(Letter) Robin Radcliffe, Causeway Bay
Mingpao | 03/17/2009
South China Morning Post | 03/30/2009
research by pC-Virtual / informationbroker@pcvirtual.info / Edited by Macau Business
april 2009
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