Sam Hou Fai (Sam) 2024-2029

fev25 The United States has officially  classified  Macau and Hong Kong as “foreign adversaries,” placing them alongside nations such as Russia, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela. This designation, made under the section 4 “ America First Investment Policy ” signed by former President Donald Trump on February 21st, marks a significant shift in US foreign relations. The policy underscores the link between economic security and national security, signaling that the US government could impose restrictions on capital investment in these newly designated adversary regions. Macau has attracted several major American operators, including  Las Vegas Sands ,  Wynn Resorts , and  MGM Resorts International . These companies have played a key role in transforming the once traditional Oriental casino town into the world’s largest gaming market.  The influx of foreign investment began after China ended its 40-year gaming monopoly in 2001, with sector liberalization starti...

 fev25 L awmakers  have found Sam Hou Fai’s new government much more distant and less willing to listen to society’s opinions. José Pereira Coutinho told the media earlier this week, on the sidelines of the Legislative Assembly (AL) Spring Lunch, that since the new Chief Executive (CE) was elected, he has become distant from people and reluctant to meet them or hear their opinions. More concerning, the lawmaker said that this “new approach” to governance seems to extend to the five secretaries, who have also been following this trend. For Pereira Coutinho, it is evident that this government has distanced itself from the public and the media, communicating with the population almost exclusively via press statements. “We are noticing a clear difference between the [campaign period], when it was easier to have access to the CE [candidate], and now, as the CE is becoming harder to reach. There is a distancing,” he said. He also mentioned that even though he does not favor this sty...

  Depois de tomar posse como sexto Chefe do Executivo de Macau, Sam Hou Fai anunciou que, nos próximos cinco anos, iria esforçar-se por concretizar as quatro grandes visões: “Macau alicerçado no Estado de Direito, dinâmico, cultural e feliz”. Será que estas quatro visões serão realmente concretizadas em 2025, o primeiro ano do novo Governo da RAEM? Para alcançar estes quatro objectivos, o sexto Governo da RAE tem de envolver-se activamente com organizações patrióticas para fins de comunicação e de intercâmbio, e ir levando funcionários governamentais a Pequim para escutarem as instruções de Xia Baolong, o director do Gabinete de Trabalho de Hong Kong e Macau do Comité Central do Partido Comunista da China e do Gabinete dos Assuntos de Hong Kong e Macau junto do Conselho de Estado. Tudo isto será necessário para preparar o primeiro Relatório das Linhas de Acção Governativa a apresentar pelo sexto Governo da RAEM. Com base nos relatórios de todas as partes, e das alterações dos membr...