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===2009 raid===
In February 2009 labour officers raided the satellite transmission station in [[Coloane]].<ref name="scmp1" />
 
===2010 raid===
At the end of the year in November 2009, one of the news show criticised the government for allowing an old hotel building to be redeveloped into a [[slot machine]] arcade.<ref name="scmp1" /> In February 2010 eight journalists were summoned for questioning.<ref name="scmp1" />
 
On 18 March 2010 seven labour officers and six police officers raided the station.<ref name="scmp1" /> The government was searching for illegal workers from [[mainland China]] and raided the station. According to an editor, Jackie Xie Qian, the raid took place at the 6:30 pm right before news broadcast. The journalists were questioned. He thought their critical coverage had offended the government and other powerful figures from the casino.<ref name="scmp1" /> There were no illegal immigrants found.<ref name="scmp1" /><ref>Yahoo.com.hk. "[http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100318/3/h2zy.html Yahoo.com.hk]." ''澳亞衛視疑聘黑工受查.'' Retrieved on 2010-03-28.</ref>
 
Political columnists Anthony Wong dong said the raids targeted the station specifically. No other station has been searched in the past 10 years.<ref name="scmp1" /> The journalists from the station have reported many incidents of social injustice, including those related to labour issues.<ref name="scmp1" /> The government said the raid has nothing to do with the coverage.<ref name="scmp1" />
 
==External link==
* [http://www.mastv.cc Official site]
 
==References==
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[[Category: 2010 in Macau]]
[[Category:Chinese television networks]]
[[Category:Media of Macau]]
 
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