Govt grants youth centre design deal for ex-Hotel Estoril

The government announced yesterday that it has decided to grant a local architecture firm a contract for the design of its new youth recreational and activities centre in Praça do Tap Seac, which includes the demolition of the dilapidated Hotel Estoril and its adjacent Estoril Swimming Pool. According to the draft design announced yesterday, the famous mosaic on the hotel’s façade will, however, be kept intact.The government hosted a press conference yesterday about its decision, in which

August 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Extra resurfacing of Guia Circuit to start tomorrow

The resurfacing of the Guia Circuit prior to November’s Macau Grand Prix, will take place tomorrow, with extra resurfacing to be carried out compared to last time, Diamantino Augusto Torrado, coordinator of the Macau Grand Prix Committee (MGPC) Infrastructure Subcommittee, said during a press conference yesterday at the Grand Prix Building in Avenida da Amizade.The press conference was held along with several other government bodies including the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and Sports Bureau (ID)

August 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Scooter rider injured in crash with casino bus

A female scooter rider was seriously injured in a crash with a casino shuttle bus on the Macau-Taipa Friendship Bridge yesterday morning, the police said.The accident occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. yesterday in the direction from Taipa towards the peninsula. According to the police, the victim is a 27-year-old local woman. She was found lying on the ground near the rear of the casino shuttle bus after the accident.Paramedics rushed to the scene and took the woman to the public Conde de Sao

August 21, 2018 | BY admin

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CE grants construction time exemption to ensure new checkpoint project’s schedule

The government has allowed the construction of the new Macau-Zhuhai border checkpoint project at Ilha Verde to be carried out from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, by issuing an exemption to the statutory restrictions on the period allowed for construction work to be carried out, according to an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The executive order was signed by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On earlier this month.The order said the exemption was granted to ensure

August 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt proposes LRT operation bill

The Executive Council has announced that the government has drafted a bill regulating the future operation of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, which proposes that anyone violating the rules listed in this future new LRT law will face a fine of up to 10,000 patacas.Leong Heng Teng, spokesman for the government’s top advisory body, made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters on Friday.The government has repeatedly reaffirmed that the LRT Taipa section is

August 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Police nab pickpocketing gang from Philippines

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested two men and three women, members of a pickpocketing gang from the Philippines, in a resort hotel in Cotai, seizing a quantity of valuables and HK$124,000 in cash, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said on Friday during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape.Choi said that a 50-year-old man surnamed Guinto, who is among the five suspects and the allege mastermind of the gang, has a criminal record for robbery and theft in his home country. The

August 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Beijing promulgates mainland residence permit rule for Macau people

BEIJING – A new regulation on the application and granting of residence permits for Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan residents living on the Chinese mainland was promulgated yesterday.The regulation, published on the website of the State Council, will take effect on September 1.It was promulgated to provide more convenience in terms of study, work, business operation, and life for residents from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan living on the mainland, and ensure their rights and interests, the

August 20, 2018 | BY admin

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2 public swimming pools closed over ‘lifeguard shortage’

The Sports Bureau (ID) said that two of its public swimming pools – the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Swimming Pool on the peninsula and Cheoc Van Swimming Pool in Coloane – would be temporarily closed as its service provider couldn’t provide enough lifeguards, the bureau said in a statement on Friday.According to the statement, the two outdoor swimming pools were closed on Saturday until further notice. The bureau asked for “understanding” from the public for the inconvenience caused.According to

August 20, 2018 | BY admin

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3 Colombians arrested for stealing HK$1million from car

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested three Colombians for stealing HK$1million in cash from a car in Nape on Thursday, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape on Saturday.According to Choi, the trio are a 46-year-old man surnamed Zudirda, a 48-year-old man Solorza, and a 40-year-old woman Rarada.The victim is a local businessman in his sixties whose business is facing financial problems, Choi said, adding that the victim had borrowed

August 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Forum opposes hazardous materials depots near Seac Pai Van

Members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum strongly opposed the government’s plan to build warehouses for hazardous materials in Coloane’s Concordia Industrial Park that is near the Seac Pai Van public housing estate.The audience members demanded that the government only build warehouses for hazardous materials in the city’s new land reclamation zones.The weekly debate programme is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in its studio at the Macau Forum in Zape every

August 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Beijing to allow Macau Chinese residents to apply for mainland residence permits

The State Council General Office has drafted a new regulation that will allow Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan residents to apply for mainland residence permits, according to a document issued at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office in Beijing yesterday.According to the statement, with the residence permit, people from Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan will enjoy more rights, basic public services, and other conveniences relating to their study, work, business operation, and

August 17, 2018 | BY admin

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Mainlander & HK man busted for drug trafficking

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a male mainlander and a man from Hong Kong yesterday for selling drugs in Macau, a PJ spokesperson said during a special press conference in Zape yesterday.The spokesperson identified the two suspects as a 29-year-old man from the mainland surnamed Chen, who said he works as a stall vendor, and a 42-year-old man from Hong Kong surnamed Choi, who said he is unemployed.According to the spokesperson, the Judiciary Police received a tip-off a week ago that a Hong

August 17, 2018 | BY admin

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Health Bureau ‘very concerned’ about cholera bacteria at Hac Sa Beach

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that it is “very concerned” about the findings in water samples taken from the sea at Coloane’s Hac Sa Beach that have been found to contain the Vibrio cholerae bacterium which causes cholera.The bureau pointed out that so far it has not recorded any cases of cholera resulting from the Hac Sa Beach case. The bureau will continue to closely monitor whether any cholera cases resulting from case will occur, the statement said.The Marine

August 17, 2018 | BY admin

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Police contact 32 victims in cryptocurrency mining case

Up to yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) had contacted 32 victims in a suspected cryptocurrency investment scam, with total losses amounting to at least HK$12.4 million, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular news briefing in Zape yesterday.According to Choi, the 32 victims are all local residents, and the police have already taken statements from all of them. Choi didn’t elaborate on the amounts each victim had lost, but noted that only one victim declined to file a criminal

August 17, 2018 | BY admin

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