2010 Macau transfer of sovereignty anniversary protest

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The 2010 Macau transfer of sovereignty anniversary protest (2010年澳門回歸示威遊行) occurred on December 20, 2010 on the 11th anniversary of the

pandas given to them by Beijing
.

Protest

The protest initially started with the Macau pro-democracy camp and members of the labor union. The march went from Iao Hon Park to the government offices shouting slogans and waving banners.

In December 2010

US$10,000,000).[4]

More criticism followed that the pandas should be called po po (普普) and syun syun (選選), meaning "universal suffrage" (普選).[2] Others called for affordable housing and universal suffrage for the 2019 Macau chief executive election.[5] Chief executive Fernando Chui was accused of ignoring high inflation and rocketing home prices.[5]

Reactions

Fernando Chiu responded saying livelihood is his prime concern and he does listen to the demands and views of the public. Meanwhile, previous Macau chief Edmund Ho won the Grand lotus award.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The Standard HK. "The Standard.com Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine." Macau demo hits graft, flat prices. Retrieved on 2010-12-21.
  2. ^ a b c d e Worldjournal.com. "Worldjournal.com Archived 2013-02-09 at archive.today." 澳門回歸11周年 1300人遊行爭普選. Retrieved on 2010-12-21.
  3. ^ 881903.com. "881903.com." 澳門回歸示威遊行逾千二人參加秩序大致良好傍晚散去. Retrieved on 2010-12-21.
  4. ^ Macaunews.com.mo. "Macaunews.com.mo." Macau's panda pavillion to cost 90 million patacas. Retrieved on 2010-12-21.
  5. ^ a b Macaunews.com.mo. "Macaunews.com.mo." Macau protesters call for reforms. Retrieved on 2010-12-21.