Charity drive aims to ‘scan away hunger’

Local e-commerce platform Macau Central launched its ‘Scan away Hunger’ online charity drive yesterday to help World Vision end world hunger. The campaign was announced during a press conference at the Macau Square office of co-organiser Macau New Technologies Incubator Centre (Manetic).  Participants can enjoy discounted meals from more than 40 local restaurants, which have sponsored the campaign, by purchasing the meals beforehand via credit card on Macau Central’s online

November 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Councillors slam govt’s Zone B proposal

Several members of the government-appointed Urban Planning Council yesterday slammed the administration for rushing to propose the construction of government buildings in the eastern part of a land reclamation area known as Zone B off Nape, without providing “sufficient” details.Some members also urged the government to withdraw the proposed construction plan, before the publication of an urban development plan for Zone B.Yesterday’s regular meeting of the council, held at the Transport

November 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Man abusing wife for 8 years nabbed: police

A local man was arrested on Sunday for physically and psychologically abusing his wife for eight years, a spokesperson for the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a special briefing yesterday. It was the second arrest since the Law on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence has come into effect on October 5. The first case was last week.The law states that domestic violence be defined as a public crime – which allows the police to investigate without the victim’s consent. A defendant

November 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Hotel guests rise 20 pct in Sept

Macau’s 107 hotels and guesthouses recorded 1.02 million guests in September, up 20.2 percent year-on-year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.Guests from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan accounted for 62.8 percent, 12.2 percent and 4.6 percent respectively, up 20.9 percent, 12.5 percent and 40.6 percent respectively.The number of guests from South Korea leapt 75.5 percent to 29,000.Guests’ average length of stay remained unchanged year-on-year at 1.4

November 1, 2016 | BY admin

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New vehicle registrations fall 32 pct in Jan-Sept

The number of new registrations of motor vehicles dropped 31.7 percent year-on-year to 10,078 in the first nine months of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.The number of new registrations of motorcycles fell 25.3 percent to 5,785, while the number of new registrations of light automobiles decreased 41.9 percent to 3,785 between January and September.In September, the number of new registrations of motor vehicles fell 40.1 percent year-on-year to 979.PLEASE

November 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Man dumps half-naked, near-dead colleague in rubbish after raping her: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday arrested a blue-card holder from the mainland for attempting to kill his colleague on Saturday after raping her in a drinks outlet in Fai Chi Kei where they worked and dumping her in a rubbish collection point.  According to the Judiciary Police, the suspect put the victim, whom he thought was dead, inside a cardboard box and dumped her half naked, in the rubbish collection point near the shop after cutting her neck. The victim was not in a

October 31, 2016 | BY admin

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Vehicle imports fall 55 pct in Jan-Sept

Macau’s motor car and motorbike imports fell 55.6 percent year-on-year to 911 million patacas in the first nine months of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. Mobile phone imports fell 44.9 percent to 3.06 billion patacas. Watch imports dropped 31.9 percent to 3.3 billion patacas. Gold jewellery imports decreased 31.4 percent to 4.2 billion patacas.Food and beverage imports shrank by 5.2 percent to 8.5 billion patacas. Total imports fell 17.8

October 31, 2016 | BY admin

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Taxi draft bill to be completed soon: official

The government’s draft bill on the taxi industry will be completed soon so that it can be submitted to the Executive Council, Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San told reporters on the sidelines of a Road Safety Carnival in Praça do Tap Seac yesterday. Lam said his bureau was finishing the draft, which would be submitted to the Executive Council, the government’s top advisory body, for discussion and then to the Legislative Assembly (AL) for debate and vote. The proposed

October 31, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt should link FSS dues to income: scholar

The government should establish a mechanism that would link the Social Security Fund (FSS) dues to employees’ income, panellist Dicky Lai Wai Leung proposed at yesterday’ 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 the fund’s announcement last week that the monthly dues paid by employers and employees

October 31, 2016 | BY admin

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Lawmakers slam budget, location of new central library

Lawmakers criticised the budget and location of the new central library yesterday after a briefing on the project held by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) at the Legislative Assembly (AL).Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Guilherme Ung Vai Meng said last month that the government had already made up its mind to build the new central library on the site of the Old Courthouse in Praia Grande. The bureau also announced last month that it planned to spend about 900 million patacas on the

October 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Chinese literary classic to inspire Latin City parade: govt

The annual Latin City parade, Macau Light Festival and Macau International Marathon will all be held on December 4 to boost tourism, as the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and the Sports Bureau (ID) jointly announced the events at the Tourism Activities Centre (CAT) in Zape yesterday. Over 60 local, national and foreign performance groups have been invited to join the ‘Parade through Macau, Latin City’, totalling about 1,200 performers, according to IC President Guilherme Ung Vai

October 28, 2016 | BY admin

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CTM satisfies Rosario but not all lawmakers

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday that he was “very satisfied” with the improvements CTM has made so far, while lawmaker-cum-businessman Chan Meng Kam said that most members of the legislature’s Public Administration Affairs Monitoring Committee were not entirely satisfied with the company. The committee met government officials in the legislative chamber yesterday to discuss Macau’s telecom industry. As is customary, the meeting was closed

October 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Laws lag behind need for financial development: group

Domingos Savio Chang, who heads the Macau Financial Employees Association, said yesterday that the city’s outdated laws and rules regulating the financial sector, as well as the insufficient number of qualified professionals, were hindering the development of the sector in Macau.Chang made the comments during a press conference about an upcoming event to provide residents with financial information. The press conference was held yesterday at the Macau Institute of Financial Services near

October 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Good prospects for convention & exhibition sector next year: scholar

University of Macau (UM) Professor Davis Fong Ka Chio said yesterday that the local convention and exhibition industry had good prospects next year, partly because of the central government’s strong support package for Macau’s development.Premier Li Keqiang announced a 19-point support programme during his inspection visit to the city early this month.Fong made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending the annual meeting of the government-appointed Economic Development Council

October 28, 2016 | BY admin

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