Chui urges unremitting efforts to boost city’s development

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On yesterday called on Macau people for their unremitting efforts to transform their love for the city into a driving force for the development of a more prosperous city.In his New Year message, Chui said the government would continue to perform its duties in a diligent and courageous way, and would make its best effort to successfully face any challenges that might arise in 2018.In the new year, the government would spare no effort to propel the city’s

January 1, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt finds ‘no abnormalities’ in air quality tests around MAC

Initial test results of the air quality around the Macau Anglican College (MAC) in Taipa show that the air in the area is “up to standard with no abnormalities”, a statement from the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) said yesterday, after receiving complaints about the removal of asbestos roof sheeting from a building nearby.Due to the concern, the private school has suspended classes for two days since yesterday.The bureau said in the statement that it commissioned a specialist entity

December 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Group calls for productivity assessment system for disabled

Hetzer Siu Yu Hong, director of the Macau Special Olympics (MSO), yesterday urged the government to set up a productivity assessment system for employees with disabilities, in order for them to be paid a “reasonable” wage.Siu made the remarks at MGM Macau on the sidelines of a prize-giving MSO ceremony for winners of an annual vocational skills contest, when he was asked by a reporter about the proposed implementation of a statutory minimum wage that possibly would exclude employees with

December 29, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt must carry out promised measures to restore popularity: commentator

The government must carry out its long-promised measures in the final two years of the term of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On if it wants to restore its popularity, Ron Lam U Tou, who heads local think tank Macau Synergy, said earlier this week.Chui’s second and constitutionally final 5-year consecutive term will end on December 20, 2019.Lam, a current affairs commentator, made the remarks on Wednesday in an interview with The Macau Post Daily at his group’s office in the city

December 29, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt proposes job agencies bill

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday that the government has drafted a bill regulating the city’s employment agencies.The bill proposes that employment agencies are barred from providing services to non-residents staying in Macau such as tourists.Addressing a press conference at Government Headquarters, Leong said that the council, the government’s top advisory body, had completed its discussion of the bill, which aims to tackle job agencies’ irregular

December 29, 2017 | BY admin

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Nov re-exports rise 36 pct

Macau’s re-exports rose 36.4 percent year on year to 841 million patacas last month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.Re-exports accounted for 83.7 percent of the total value of exports in November.In the first 11 months of the year, re-exports grew 16.9 percent to 8.75 billion patacas, accounting for 84.3 percent of all exports. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

December 29, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt proposes changes to public servants rules

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday that the government has drafted a bill amending the Macau Public Administration Staff Statute.Addressing a press conference at Government Headquarters, Leong said that the council, the government’s top advisory body, had completed its discussion of the bill, which proposes a number of amendments to the statute, such as rules on annual leave, absence and on-shift arrangements.The Macau Public Administration Staff Statute was

December 29, 2017 | BY admin

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Police crack 2 casino chip theft cases

Two cases of casino chip thefts last week have been solved, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.According to Choi, the police received a report from a casino in Cotai last Wednesday about a man stealing chips from a gambler in the casino’s high limit area.Choi identified the suspect as a 32-year-old man from the mainland surnamed Wei while the victim’s information was not given.According to Choi, the

December 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt should clearly explain road resurfacing projects: commentator

The government should clearly explain why it chooses asphalt or concrete whenever it plans to carry out resurfacing projects on the city’s major roads, Ron Lam U Tou, who heads local think tank Macau Synergy, said yesterday.Lam, a current affairs commentator, made the remarks in an interview with The Macau Post Daily at his group’s office near Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro. He made the remarks in response to the ongoing resurfacing project in Rua do Campo which has been criticised by some

December 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Nov visitors rise 9.4 pct to 2.8 million

The city’s visitor arrivals last month rose 9.4 percent year on year to 2.83 million, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.However, the number was down 1.9 percent from the previous month.The daily average of visitor arrivals stood at 94,435 in November.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

December 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Hato-hit Maritime Museum reopens tomorrow

The Maritime Museum in Barra will reopen tomorrow after being closed due to some of its facilities and exhibits being severely damaged by floodwaters during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Hato, the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement yesterday.The super-typhoon pummelled Macau on August 23, causing massive flooding, killing 10, injuring 244, and resulting in damage officially estimated at over 11 billion patacas.The statement said that the repairs to most of the damaged

December 28, 2017 | BY admin

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New culture chief vows to balance heritage protection, urban development needs

Newly-appointed Cultural Affairs Bureau President (IC) Cecilia Tse Heng Sai said yesterday that her bureau will properly protect the city’s cultural heritage while ensuring the city’s continuous urban development.Tse made the remarks while speaking to reporters after her swearing-in ceremony at the bureau in Praça do Tap Seac. The ceremony was witnessed by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng who oversees the bureau.Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai

December 20, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to launch bus app for visually impaired

A mobile application designed to help the visually impaired catch a bus, will be launched next month, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced yesterday during a press conference at the Rehabilitation Centre for the Blind.According to the bureau, the application features audio bus route information, announcing how many stops away the bus is. Some buses will also have speakers installed by the door, over which the arrival of the bus and its route number will be announced.Dozens of

December 20, 2017 | BY admin

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Ex-customs chief tops honours list

Former Macau Customs Service Director General Choi Lai Hang, who is now coordinator for the Security Forces Coordination Office, tops this year’s honours list, the government announced yesterday.According to the announcement, Choi was awarded the Decoration of Honour – Gold Lotus, Macau’s second highest decoration. The SAR’s highest decoration – Grand Lotus – was not awarded this year, and neither was it last year.Registered auditor Lei Loi Tak, who is the president of the Soka

December 20, 2017 | BY admin

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