Angela Leong says SJM pay rise yet to be decided

SJM Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer Angela Leong On Kei said yesterday that whether there would be a pay rise for SJM staff depended on the board’s decision.Leong made the remarks prior to a press conference at Grand Lisboa to introduce the SJM Theodore Racing Team for the Macau Grand Prix from tomorrow until Sunday.“I can’t tell you because we haven’t had our board meeting yet and it’s usually after the fourth quarter that we can tell

November 16, 2016 | BY admin

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Coastal waters bill consultation starts today

The government will launch a public consultation today about a bill regulating Macau’s coastal waters – the Marine Areas Management Framework Law, which will end on December 14.The government expects to submit the bill to the Legislative Assembly (AL) late next year for debate and vote, according to the Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ).In December last year, the central government granted Macau jurisdiction over 85 square kilometres of its coastal waters to help push its economic

November 15, 2016 | BY admin

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Tourism chief says film-fest in ‘difficult period’ after director quits

The situation of the 1st International Film Festival & Awards (IFFAM), which is taking place from December 8 to 13, is in a “difficult period” following the abrupt resignation of the festival’s director Marco Müller, said Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes yesterday.Senna Fernandes, who is also the president of the IFFAM Organising Committee, made the comments while addressing a press conference about the festival at Macau Tower.

November 15, 2016 | BY admin

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Local nabbed for abusing his wife

A 28-year-old local man was arrested on Sunday for abusing his wife for years, a spokesperson for the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a special briefing yesterday.According to the spokesperson, neither the suspect, surnamed Lo, nor his 31-year-old wife have a steady job. They relied on Lo’s pensioner father to give them money.The spokesperson said the victim met Lo and they started dating in the mainland in 2008. After becoming pregnant, the victim married Lo in 2010. The victim applied for

November 15, 2016 | BY admin

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Macau to host badminton tournament

acau announced yesterday that the 2016 Macau Open Badminton tournament, which is officially sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and sponsored by the Sports Bureau, will be held at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion from November 29 to December 4. The tournament is also part of the BWF Grand Prix Gold Series with total prize money of one million patacas.The local federation made the announcement in a press conference at Hotel Royal.The event, which has been a feature of

November 15, 2016 | BY admin

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Jobless man nabbed for burglary on Penha Hill

A jobless local Portuguese resident was caught on Friday for allegedly breaking into a house on Penha Hill and damaging property inside, a spokesperson for the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced during a regular briefing yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the male suspect, surnamed Gonçalves, is a 38-year-old unemployed local resident holding Portuguese nationality, who told police that he was homeless.The spokesperson said the owner of the

November 15, 2016 | BY admin

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Public servants show high level of staff turnover intention: group

A survey has revealed a high level of employee turnover intention among public servants, Macau Civil Servants Federation (MCSF) President Pang Kung Hou said during a press conference at the group’s office in the city centre.Social scientists use turnover intention as a measurement of whether an organisation’s employees plan to leave their positions or whether that organisation plans to remove employees from their positions. Turnover intention can be either voluntary

November 15, 2016 | BY admin

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Mainlander steals HK$520,000 from fellow gambler: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from Sichuan province on Sunday on suspicion of stealing five gambling chips worth a total of HK$500,000, plus HK$20,000 and 1,500 yuan in cash, from another mainlander, early this month. The suspect has known the victim for more than 10 years. The suspect hooked up with the victim again in Macau in a casino-hotel in Cotai late last month.PJ spokeswoman Lei Hong Nei announced the case in a special press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspect as

November 15, 2016 | BY admin

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Boost public housing turnover to tackle shortage: expert

Boosting the turnover rate of public rental housing was an important strategy to tackle the public housing shortage, Kwok Kwok Chuen, honorary senior research fellow at the School of Economics and Finance of the University of Hong Kong, said yesterday.Kwok made the remarks on the sidelines of a seminar about public housing policies at the headquarters of the local branch of Bank of China (BOC) where he was one of the speakers. He had worked as an economist for the Hong Kong

November 15, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt plans transplant waiting list within a year: chief

The government will strive to complete a kidney transplant waiting list within a year, Tai Wa Hou,who headsthe Health Bureau＊s (SSM)transplant working group, said on the sidelines of yesterday’s Macau Forum.The forum, which is held every Sunday in Areia Preta Park, is a weekly public debate programme run by government-owned broadcaster TDM. About a dozen audience members attended yesterday’s forum.The forum was about how to encourage residents to donate organs and establish a

November 14, 2016 | BY admin

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Lawmaker calls for legislature’s reform

Grassroots lawmaker Au Kam San yesterday called for a gradual change in the composition of the Legislative Assembly (AL), in order to achieve the ultimate aim of universal suffrage for the election of all legislators, i.e. popular vote for all legislative seats.Au made the comments while speaking to reporters during a forum about the 40th anniversary of the beginning of legislative elections in Macau as well as the possible development of the legislative elections in the

November 14, 2016 | BY admin

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Schools don’t help pupils’ involvement in politics: scholar

Some schools only scratch the surface of the electoral system when teaching pupils about it, which does not give young people the enthusiasm to become involved in politics, according to University of Macau (UM) Associate Professor of the Faculty of Education (FED) Vong Sou Kuan. Vong made the remarks yesterday on the sidelines of a forum about the Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) and the chief executive election, held by the Macau Civic Power (ECM) at the Portuguese

November 14, 2016 | BY admin

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Group sees obstacles to introducing guide dogs

Introducing guide dogs to the city would be very helpful for completely blind people to get around outdoors, but was unlikely to be locally feasible for several years, Macau Visually Impaired People’s Rights Promotion Association (MPVIRPA) President Albert Cheong Chi Pong said yesterday.Cheong made the remarks on the sidelines of a ceremony at Macau Tower to kick off a series of activities marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.Visually

November 14, 2016 | BY admin

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Group urges govt to update financial sector rules

The Collective Wisdom Policy Centre yesterday urged the government to update the city’s “antiquated” laws and regulations on the financial sector, as, according to the local think, they fail to meet the development concepts listed in the government’s recent Five-Year Development Plan.The think tank, which is affiliated to the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations, commonly known as Kai Fong, held a forum yesterday to discuss the development

November 14, 2016 | BY admin

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