Health Bureau records 3rd imported Legionella case

A 66-year-old local man is undergoing treatment for Legionnaires’ disease after returning from the mainland, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the patient is in a stable condition.The man paid a work visit to Beijing on July 27-30, and he also travelled to Guangzhou on August 4-5. He stayed in hotels in both cities, the statement said.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

August 14, 2018 | BY admin

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Legislature passes outline of national anthem bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill amending the existing local law on the use and protection of the national flag, national emblem and national anthem.The amendment bill “localises” the country’s National Anthem Law to be applied in Macau, following its inclusion in Annex 3 of the Macau Basic Law as one of the national laws to be applied in the special administrative region.Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan

August 14, 2018 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass CE election committee amendment bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-drafted bill to amend the Chief Executive Election Law, which proposes that two members of the Chief Executive Election Committee will come from the city’s future municipal organisation.The government is proposing the chief executive election law amendment bill, after the legislature late last month passed a government-initiated bill on the establishment of a non-political municipal organisation. The law on the new

August 14, 2018 | BY admin

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Seac Pai Van residents rally against hazardous materials warehouses

Hundreds of residents living in Coloane’s Seac Pai Van public housing estate yesterday took part in a rally opposing the government’s plan to build warehouses for hazardous materials near their homes.The outdoor rally took place at the massive public housing estate yesterday afternoon.Representatives of Seac Pai Van residents told reporters yesterday the government had failed to consult the residents about its plan to build warehouses for hazardous materials in Coloane’s Concordia

August 13, 2018 | BY admin

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Macau set to outstrip Qatar as world’s richest place: IMF

HONG KONG – Qatar is on track to lose its status as the richest place in the world to Macau.The global casino hub’s economy is forecast to reach the equivalent of about US$143,116 per capita by 2020, according to projections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). That would put Macau ahead of the current No. 1 Qatar, which is predicted to reach US$139,151 in the same time frame.Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) has more than tripled from about US$34,500 per capita in 2001, the IMF

August 13, 2018 | BY admin

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Residential property price index continues to rise

Macau’s overall residential property price index for the April-June survey period increased 1.7 percent over the previous March-May period, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement last week, the indices for the peninsula (271.8), and Taipa and Coloane (258.2) rose 1.9 percent and 0.5 percent respectively, raising the total index to 269.4.The index for existing residential units (290.2) grew 1.8 percent from the previous period, while the one for

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Observatory says No. 8 signal possible tonight

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement last night that it will possibly hoist the No. 8 typhoon signal between tonight and tomorrow morning.According to the statement, the bureau expects the No. 3 signal to remain hoisted. The bureau forecast heavy showers and thunderstorms in the next few days, while the wind will strengthen at the end of today.According to the SMG website, the still unnamed tropical cyclone was located about 210 km south-west of Macau at 11 p.m.,

August 13, 2018 | BY admin

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Woman ‘falls’ to death: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said at the weekend that they are investigating the suspected suicide of a local woman believed to have fallen to her death from a residential building in Taipa.A PJ statement on Saturday identified the deceased as a 69-year-old surnamed Ieong. The statement said that the woman had “fallen” to her death.According to the statement, a passer-by saw a woman – Ieong – lying on the ground in the early hours of Saturday and called the police.PLEASE READ THE FULL

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New residential mortgage loans rise 51 pct in June

Local lenders’ new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both increased in June, the Macau Monetary Authority said in a statement yesterday. According to Macau’s quasi-central bank, new RMLs approved by local banks increased 51.2 percent month on month to 7.4 billion patacas. Among the new RMLs, those issued to residents accounted for 63.5 percent of the total, while the non-resident segment increased to 36.5 percent due to approval of

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Govt Headquarters expands

The Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) said in a statement yesterday that it is inviting bids for the renovation of a building in Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, to be used as additional office space for Government Headquarters.The statement did not mention the reason why the government has decided to set up an office there for its headquarters, merely saying that the bureau is inviting the bids “in line with the Government Headquarters’ needs to set up an

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Govt sets up bureau for policy research & regional dev’t

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng has announced that the government will set up a bureau-level entity tasked with carrying out policy research and coordinating the various tasks by different official entities concerning Macau’s cooperation with the mainland.The new bureau will be formed and be effective from next month in a merger between the existing Policy Research Office (GEP) and a working team under the Chief Executive Office (GCE) tasked with handling local matters related to

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No timetable for Land Law changes: Chui

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On reaffirmed yesterday that there is no timetable for his government to propose amendments to the Land Law that took effect just several years ago.Chui’s remarks came three days after Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan told reporters that there was no timetable for the government to propose a Land Law amendment bill.Chui made the remarks when answering non-establishment lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou’s question during a three-hour

August 10, 2018 | BY admin

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5th imported dengue case confirmed: govt

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement last night that it has recorded the fifth imported case of dengue fever this year.According to the statement, the patient is a 48-year-old local man who lives in Kam Hoi San Building in Avenida 1º de Maio and works in a hotel’s engineering department in Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen.The patient visited Phuket with his wife between July 27 and August 1. On his return he came down with a fever, muscle and joint pains so he went to the public Conde de S.

August 10, 2018 | BY admin

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Observatory mulls higher typhoon signal

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) hoisted the No.1 stand-by signal at 5 p.m. yesterday and said in a statement that there was a “fifty-fifty” chance that the No. 3 tropical cyclone signal would be hoisted today.According to the SMG website, the tropical cyclone was located about 460 km south-south-west of Macau at 11 p.m., moving toward Hainan province.According to the statement, the weather station predicts that the wind in Macau will become slightly stronger, the showers

August 10, 2018 | BY admin

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