Committee urges govt to ban flueless gas water heaters

Members of the government-appointed Central Districts Social Services Consultative Committee urged the government yesterday to set up a registration system for domestic gas water heater installers and prohibit the use of flueless gas water heaters in bathrooms.  According to the installation requirements for domestic gas water heaters issued by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department in Hong Kong, such water heaters do not have a flue to convey combustion gas to external

September 8, 2016 | BY admin

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Casinos want 73 more smoking lounges

Local gaming operators have applied for 73 more smoking lounges in 21 casinos, the Health Bureau (SSM) says in a written reply to an interpellation about the matter by lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng.The bureau’s response was made public yesterday. According to the bureau, the current number of casino smoking lounges stands at 86.  PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Filipina shop assistant held at knife point

A Filipina shop assistant was held at knife point while at work at a Circle K convenience store near the Barrier Gate early yesterday morning, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) said in a statement yesterday.According to the PSP statement, the police were alerted about the incident at about 4:50 a.m. yesterday.The statement said that a man wearing a blue raincoat and speaking Cantonese threatened the Filipina with a knife while she was sorting out goods in the shop near Sun Star Plaza,

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New vehicle-testing centre slated to open in Q4

A new vehicle-testing centre in Cotai is slated to be operational in the fourth quarter, Transport Bureau (DSAT) Vice Director Luis Correia Gageiro said yesterday.Gageiro made the announcement on the sidelines of a forum about new-energy vehicles at the Macau Science Centre in Nape.Automotive engineers from Hong Kong and the mainland gave presentations at the forum, which was organised by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers of Macau.Transport Bureau (DSAT) Vice Director Luis

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Transmac mulls new type of e-bus

Transmac Deputy General Manager Kuan Weng Kai said yesterday his company aimed to introduce a new type of electric bus to Macau next year for a trial run.Transmac is one of the city’s three public bus operators.Kuan made the comments on the sidelines of a forum of new-energy vehicles at the Macau Science Centre in Nape about extended-range e-vehicles among other types of vehicles.Transmac Deputy General Manager Kuan Weng Kai speaks to reporters at the Macau Science Centre in Nape

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Security Forces to axe term ‘militarised’

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the proposed amendments to the personnel regulations of the Macau Public Security Forces will no longer refer to their staff members as “militarised” personnel. Wong made the remarks on the sidelines of the swearing-in of Cheng Fong Meng as the new director of the Correctional Services Bureau. Wong pointed out that since Macau’s return to Chinese administration in 1999, the city’s military affairs are handled by the

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TaxiGo aims to improve ‘black taxi’ drivers’ image: boss

Uber’s departure might be a loss for residents. However, could TaxiGo be viewed as a new choice of public transport in Macau?Uber’s local operation is set to end tomorrow. The government has repeatedly described Uber’s local business as illegal and the police have persistently cracked down on its drivers. TaxiGo, a locally-based taxi-hailing mobile app, was launched on the iOS and Android platforms last Thursday. This photo taken yesterday shows the interface of TaxiGo, a free

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CTM slashes broadband fees, gives unlimited data usage

Telecom operator CTM is giving all its broadband and fibre broadband customers unlimited data usage and slashing its tariffs from October 1, the company announced yesterday.CTM’s CEO Vandy Poon Fuk Hei said in a press conference at the telecom’s head office in Taipa that despite the fact that all CTM customers will have unlimited data use under the new broadband tariffs, the connection speed won’t slow down.“It definitely won’t,” Poon said, in response to a reporter’s question as

September 7, 2016 | BY admin

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Councillors want car parks to accept debit cards

Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council members Lo Wa Kit and Leong Meng Ian urged the government yesterday to accept payment with debit cards in all the public car parks in the two islands. The pair made the remarks during a meeting of the council at a community service centre run by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) in Taipa.There are three public car parks in Taipa, three in the Seac Pai Van public housing estate in Coloane, and one next to the Lotus Flower

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Bin man falls into dustcart: report

A local man slipped and fell into the dustcart when he was collecting refuse early yesterday morning, government-owned broadcaster TDM reported yesterday.TDM’s Chinese-language radio station said the incident was reported by the Macau Waste System Company (CSR).According to the company, the 53-year-old man had scratches on his left leg and swelling around his collarbone after falling into the dustcart when he was sorting out rubbish at the back of the vehicle in Pac On in Taipa.PLEASE READ

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Sino-Lusophone forum on Oct 11-12: official

The 5th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries will take place in Macau on October 11-12, the local government announced yesterday. According to the statement, delegations from seven of the world’s eight Portuguese-speaking countries – Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and East Timor – will participate in the forum. As in previous years, the Atlantic microstate of Sao

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Burglars target flats in buildings with broken main door locks: police

A mainland man has been detained for breaking into two flats where the residential buildings’ main doors were open, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a press briefing yesterday.A PJ spokesperson said the suspect and an accomplice broke into the two flats last month near Luis de Camoes Garden and stole items worth 6,500 patacas.The spokesperson said the suspect and his accomplice targeted flats in low-rises where the main doors had broken locks so that anyone could get in easily.Judiciary

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Fund to subsidise ‘smart city’ research

The government’s Science and Technology Development Fund will encourage research institutions to apply for subsidies for research projects on Macau’s development into a smart city, Frederico Ma Chi Nga, who heads the fund, said yesterday.Ma made the comments while speaking to reporters at Government Headquarters after attending an annual meeting of the government-appointed Science and Technology Council yesterday.The council, headed by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, was founded in

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Govt vows to reduce impact of roadworks

The government will strive to reduce the impact on residents’ commutes from the numerous roadworks in Taipa, Mok Soi Tou, who heads the Co-ordination Division of the Traffic Management Department of the Transport Bureau (DSAT), said yesterday.Mok made the promise while speaking to reporters after attending a closed-door meeting of the Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council, which was held at a community service centre run by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) in

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