The Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) held a plenary session on Thursday, during which it unanimously passed the bill for the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Macao SAR.
According to the legislative body, the bill, in the form of law, clearly stipulates the committee's functions, composition and operational framework, providing it with a more solid legal foundation.
The bill fully implements the organizational provisions of the Law on Safeguarding National Security, further strengthens the top-level framework of the system of safeguarding national security, and carries significant importance for the substantive operation of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Macao SAR and its secretariat, the SAR government stated.
It vowed to fully support the committee in performing its duties in accordance with the law and to continue improving the legal framework and enforcement mechanisms for safeguarding national security.
The bill will enter into force on the day following its promulgation in the Official Gazette of the Macao SAR.
Macao SAR Legislative Assembly passes bill for safeguarding national security committee
Enterprises from the United States are welcome to seize the development opportunities in China and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with the country, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said in Beijing on Sunday.
He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with a delegation of the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC).
Noting that China-U.S. ties are the world's most important bilateral relations, He said it is hoped that the USCBC will continue to play its role as a bridge to promote friendly exchanges and the steady and healthy development of economic and trade relations between China and the United States.
It is also hoped that U.S. enterprises can fully seize the development opportunities in China, make good use of the potential of the Chinese market, and inject more stability and positive energy into China-U.S. economic and trade relations, He added.
Rajesh Subramaniam, board chair of the USCBC, Sean Stein, president of the USCBC, and other members from the delegation noted that the U.S. business sector is optimistic about China's economic development prospects. They expressed the willingness to further explore the Chinese market, play an active role, and continuously deepen the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.
U.S. enterprises are welcome to seize development opportunities in China: vice premier
