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On November 10, the Macao Marine and Water Bureau issued an announcement stating that, in coordination with traffic control measures for the APEC meeting in Shenzhen, passenger ferry services between Shenzhen Fuyong and Macao will be suspended in both directions from November 16 to 21.

On November 6, the Macau Court of First Instance sentenced 69-year-old former pro-democracy legislator and long-time organizer of June 4th memorial activities, Au Kam-san, to 12 years and 6 months in prison on charges of subversion of state power, colluding with foreign organizations to endanger national security, and violating confidentiality. This is the first national security criminal case since Macau's sovereignty handover. Au was arrested in July 2025 and tried behind closed doors in September this year. His family questioned the restrictions on his choice of legal counsel, and Human Rights Watch criticized the case for violating due process.

Au Kam-san, a 69-year-old former pro-democracy legislator in Macau, has been sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison in the city's first national security case, facing long-term incarceration.

Because Au Kam-san holds Portuguese citizenship, the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs made representations to the Chinese side on the day of the sentencing, sparking widespread attention and support from the international community.

On September 11, a female mainland student was filmed with a hidden camera in the women's restroom at a university in Macao's Islands District. On September 12, police arrested a mainland male university student in his 20s in the campus dorms. Police found 28 voyeuristic videos and 10 photos involving multiple female students on his device. The suspect confessed to committing the crime due to high academic stress and has been referred to the Public Prosecutions Office for investigation.

Macau on September 16 held the first closed-door hearing in a national security case, the prosecution of former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam San on charges of subversion of state power. London lawyer Pollack, who represents his interests overseas, said the closed-door hearing was no different from a sham trial, and has submitted materials to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.

On July 14, 2026, the Macao Public Security Police Force officially released national security promotional content, listing everyday behaviors such as the misuse of paper cups among the preventive measures against threats to national security, sparking discussion and mockery among the public and netizens.

On June 24, the US Department of State announced that due to China's arbitrary visa requirements and restrictions on emergency consular services for US diplomatic personnel traveling to Macau, the US side will not send a high-level representative to attend the APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting held in Macau.

Macau's Court of Final Appeal delivered its final verdict in the Alvin Chau case, sentencing him to 18 years in prison and confiscating all illegal proceeds for the Macau SAR government.

Alvin Chau (also known as "Sikit Wah"), founder of Macau gaming junket giant Suncity Group, was arrested in Macau and later sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Deng Zhifang, the younger son of Deng Xiaoping, lost nearly 200 million RMB at the Casino Lisboa in Macau. The debt was subsequently covered using overseas public funds from Shougang by Zhou Beifang, which triggered Zhou's eventual arrest and sentencing.