Macao’s long-lasting connection with Europe entered a new chapter this April, as Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai undertook his first official overseas tour. Spanning Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Belgium, the tour was both a reaffirmation of tradition and a forward-looking exercise in strategic positioning for the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR). Mr Sam said the […]
Twelve years after welcoming tourism ministers from across the Asia-Pacific, Macao once again takes centre stage as host of the 13th APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting in June
Macao is gearing up for change: from sweeping public administration reforms to renewed investment in economic diversification and social security, as well as further integration into national development. The 2026 Policy Address outlines how Macao hopes to transform a year of challenges into a major turning point for its future
Despite what Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai called “complex and volatile” conditions, 2025 became a year of advances in governance reform, economic diversification and further regional cooperation
The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government’s Policy Address for 2026 outlines concrete measures aimed at accelerating the city’s long-term economic diversification and its urban development, according to scholars from the University of Macau (UM)
China’s upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan is to confirm the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as one of three national ‘engines of high-quality development’. This signals an acceleration of regional integration, urging Macao to speed up economic diversification through Hengqin and the development of new industries
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai’s 2025 Policy Address outlined a bold and pragmatic vision for Macao’s future, focusing on economic diversification, social welfare reform, regional and international cooperation, and ambitious infrastructural developments.
The Central Government’s top official on Hong Kong and Macao affairs urged the latter Special Administrative Region to deepen integration with Hengqin, promote economic diversification and expand international engagement during his latest tour of the city.
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai and Hong Kong’s leader, John Lee Ka-chiu, reaffirmed their commitment to the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ principle, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and each other in February.
Rangel’s visit to China was the first by a Portuguese government minister in over five years. It also marked Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai’s first meeting with a foreign minister since taking office in December.