Nearly 2,000 abuse ambulance service in 2015

Fire Services Bureau (CB) Assistant Chief Lam Io Fan said yesterday that 1,972 people abused the ambulance service last year.Lam announced the figure during a press conference at the Fire Services Bureau Headquarters in Sai Van.Lam said his bureau had dispatched 41,899 ambulances last year, and the medical staff at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre determined that 1,972 of them were non-emergencies.Fire Services Bureau (CB) Assistant Chief Lam Io Fan speaks during yesterday’s

April 12, 2016 | BY admin

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Cabbies call for better taxi regulation, fair law enforcement

Two local taxi driver groups – the Taxi Drivers Rights Association and Local Drivers Rights Association – plan to hold a slow-drive protest today for a better regulation of taxis and fair enforcement of the law by the police.  Talking to The Macau Post Daily last night, Carlos Cheong, who chairs the Taxi Drivers Rights Association, said that his association would co-organise the protest, adding that he and two other representatives from the two groups had informed the Civic and

April 11, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt to launch election law consultation by end-April

The government will launch a public consultation on an amendment bill to the Legislative Assembly Election Law by the end of the month as planned, Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday.The policy secretary made the remarks on the sidelines of a bazaar jointly hosted by the Macau Basic Law Promotion Association (ADLBM) and several government organs in Praça do Tap Seac. She declined to reveal any details of the bill since it was still being

April 11, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt to begin health survey toda

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that it will begin the 2016 health survey today, which will be carried out until July.The last health survey was held in 2006.The statement said residents will be randomly selected in each of the city’s districts, and starting from today, SSM officials in uniform will visit residents’ homes to conduct the survey.The visit will take place weekday evenings and in the afternoon at weekends.Please read the full article in our print edition.

April 11, 2016 | BY admin

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Academic attainment guidelines continue to divide public: forum

The implementation of the government’s basic academic attainment guidelines continues to divide the public, as some fear that the lack of a clearly defined standard may lower the quality of education, while others praise the government for its attempt to update the city’s education.Over 50 members of the public attended yesterday’s open-air debate programme hosted by government broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park. The forum is held every Sunday morning. The government’s guidelines

April 11, 2016 | BY admin

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10 groups call for preservation of Coloane Hill

A total of 10 grassroots groups joined forces yesterday to hand in a petition to the government, calling for the preservation of Coloane Hill. The ad-hoc alliance comprises ‘Our Land, Our Plan’, New Macau Association (NMA), Macau Youth Dynamics, Macau Community Development Initiative (MCDI), Green Future, Global Village Association, Macau Tri-Decade Action, Macau Art & Creation Association, Macau Free-Cycle, and Macau Backpackers Club.“Our Land, Our Plan” initiated the petition

April 11, 2016 | BY admin

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Lawmaker calls for direct election to future municipal organs

Grassroots lawmaker Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong said yesterday that all members of the city’s future non-political municipal organs should be elected directly by popular vote, adding that only directly-elected members would “automatically” reflect the public’s concerns and opinions.Ng, a founding member of the grassroots New Macau Association (NMA), made the appeal during a meeting held by the association at its office about the possible setting-up of non-political municipal organs as stated

April 11, 2016 | BY admin

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Group vows to step up Basic Law promotion

The Macau Basic Law Promotion Association (ADLBM) will work with community organisations and the government to step up their effort to promote the Macau Basic Law, legislator-cum-auditor Chui Sai Cheong, who heads the association, said yesterday.The association and several government organs jointly hosted a bazaar in Praça do Tap Seac yesterday to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the promulgation of the Macau Basic Law. The activity included dance performances by children and 18 game booths

April 11, 2016 | BY admin

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Repossession of power plant plot makes progress: Rosario

Asked by reporters about the government’s plan to build public housing on the plot of land in Avenida de Venceslau de Morais where power utility CEM’s former power station is located, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday that “progress has been made”.The policy secretary made the remarks on the sidelines of a bazaar jointly hosted by the Macau Basic Law Promotion Association (ADLBM) and several government organs in Praça do Tap Seac.“There

April 11, 2016 | BY admin

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Group calls for free college education for ‘residents in need’

The Workers’ Self-Help Union is collecting residents’ signatures until April 22 to urge the government to provide all “residents in need” with subsidies so that they can enrol in bachelor’s degree programmes locally for free, Lei Kit Meng, a veteran racing driver who heads the union, told The Macau Post Daily yesterday. Lei made the demand beside the union’s signature campaign tent in Praça do Tap Seac. According to Lei, his group received over 2,000 signatures on

April 11, 2016 | BY admin

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Founding Editorial

CONNECTING MACAUOur director working at his desk on April 5, 2016. Photo: Simon WangAfter prolonged and relatively intense labour pains, Macau's first post-handover English-language daily was born without major complications this morning (August 27, 2004).From now on, The Macau Post Daily will vigorously strive to become YOUR newspaper. We are a locally-owned and locally-made publication that fully identifies with Macau's unique way of life. After all, there is no place like Macau.This

April 8, 2016 | BY admin

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Macau isn’t a tax haven: Leong

No application for casino in Coloane Responding to media reports that 25 local businesses are allegedly involved in the Panama Papers case, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday that while he had no information on the matter, he wished to point out that “Macau isn’t a tax haven.” According to the unconfirmed reports, the 25 local companies involve 22 beneficiaries and 233 shareholders whose identifies are slated to be announced by the leakers of

April 8, 2016 | BY admin

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Taxi drivers’ Taiwan tour axed by officials: media

Responding to enquires by the local media about a news report in the Hong Kong edition of the Apple Daily yesterday that the Macau Taxi Business Federation had cancelled its planned trip to Taiwan because both the central and local governments “had given orders that Tsai Ing-wen’s authority must be penalised”, Wong Peng Kei, who heads the federation, told the local media last night that the report was not true.Wong said that considering “the recent changes in the cross-Strait political

April 8, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt proposes higher fines for smuggling endangered species

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday the government was proposing to increase the maximum fine for smuggling endangered species from the current 5,000 patacas to 500,000 patacas.Leong made the announcement during a special press conference at Government Headquarters. Leong said the Executive Council (ExCo) had completed discussing a bill on the local enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), also known

April 8, 2016 | BY admin

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