Social housing applicants must be aged at least 23: govt

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday that the government has drafted a bill on social rental housing – according to which residents can apply for social housing units any time, unlike now where residents can only submit their application when the government launches a new round of applications for social housing units.According to Leong, the bill also proposes that an applicant needs to be at least 23 years old, as opposed to the current minimum age requirement of

October 20, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0

More high school graduates to enrol on mainland: govt

During a post–meeting briefing at the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) yesterday, Kong Chi Meng, head of the Pre–School and Elementary Education Division of the bureau, said that more high school graduates in Macau enrolled in mainland colleges in the 2016/17 academic year.Kong said the rate of enrolment in local and non-local colleges – including universities – by Macau high school graduates increased from 84.4 percent in the 2007/08 academic year to 95.6 percent in the

October 20, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Exhibitors eye B&R opportunities at MIF

Over 1,000 enterprises from about 50 countries and regions are showing their products and services at the 22nd Macau International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF), hoping to network and get into partnerships with those along the “Belt and Road” (B&R), an initiative of the central government to promote global economic development by connecting Asia, Europe and Africa , according to a statement by the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion (IPIM), the annual fair’s organiser.The fair

October 20, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Lush going ‘naked’ this winter

There’s only 64 days to go to Christmas and Lush has prepared its new Christmas range, with every packaged product offering a naked alternative.While both contain the same mix of innovation and ingredients, 80 percent of the range is “Naked”, which is a little better for the planet too.The new Christmas collection includes a “Christmas Sweater”, “Sherbet Dip”, and “Thundersnow” bath bombs, as well as a “Snow Fairy” jelly bomb where you will “watch as clouds of skin

October 20, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Where have all the street name signs gone?

Walking around the streets of the city on a daily basis, the dearth of street name signs has become increasingly noticeable, building numbers too for that matter. Where have they gone?Typically street name signs are placed on all corners of buildings at road junctions so that those walking up a street and arriving at a junction can see the name of street they are on and the name of the streets or street that cross the junction.The street name signs in Macau are particularly beautiful, white

October 20, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Ambrose So opens calligraphy exhibition in Lisbon

Macau Millennium College (MMC) Chancellor Ambrose So Shu Fai, who is also the chief executive officer of gaming operator SJM, opened his solo calligraphy exhibition in Lisbon last week.The exhibition, “A Cultural Janus: Macau’s Complexity on Calligraphic Parade”, was held at the invitation of Centro Científico e Cultural de Macau (CCCM) and Instituto Internacional de Macau (IIM).Besides promoting the traditional art of Chinese calligraphy, the exhibition aims to foster a deeper

October 20, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Party creates Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era

BEIJING – The Chinese Communists mainly represented by Xi Jinping have created Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, leading party officials said yesterday.“The thought is the biggest highlight of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and a historic contribution to the party’s development,” said Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), said when joining a panel discussion

October 19, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0

‘One country, two systems’ best guarantee for HK, Macau prosperity: Xi

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping said yesterday the policy of “one country, two systems” has proved to be the best institutional guarantee for the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macau after their return to the motherland in 1997 and 1999 respectively.The policy is the best solution to the questions of Hong Kong and Macau, Xi said while delivering a report at the opening session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing.The

October 19, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Xi urges stronger stand against ‘grim’ challenges

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping yesterday urged a reinvigorated Communist Party of China (CPC) to take a stronger role in society and economic development to better address the nation’s “grim” challenges as he opened a twice-a-decade national congress of the party.Speaking in the massive Great Hall of the People near Tiananmen Square, Xi laid out his vision of a ruling party that serves as the vanguard for everything from defending national security to providing moral guidance to

October 19, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Top judge slams legal veterans’ old thoughts

Court of Final Appeal (TUI) President Sam Hou Fai yesterday slammed veterans in the city’s legal profession for insisting on sticking to the old ways of thinking which he said continued to hinder the development of local society.Sam made the remarks yesterday when delivering a speech at a ceremony marking the beginning of the Judicial Year 2017/18, at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape.According to the Judicial Organisation Framework Law, the judicial year in Macau starts on September 1

October 19, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Ex-prosecutor’s sentence was fair: successor

Public Prosecutor-General Ip Son Sang said yesterday that the 21-year prison sentence for his predecessor Ho Chio Meng was fair, adding that Ho’s public trial was carried out in accordance with the law which made Ho’s claim that he was “persecuted” untenable.Ip made the remarks yesterday when delivering a speech at a solemn ceremony marking the formal commencement of the Judicial Year 2017/18, at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape.Ho was sentenced in July to 21 years behind bars

October 19, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Definite shortage of therapists in Macau: official

The ratio of therapists to population in Macau is “obviously” low, and even if the city’s number of speech therapists were twofold, it still wouldn’t meet the demand of children with special needs, Wong Soi Tou, director of the government’s Joint Centre for Paediatric Rehabilitation, said during a radio phone-in programme hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM yesterday.Wong gave the picture in numbers. According to Wong, there are a total of 126 registered therapists in Macau,

October 19, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Hato floods damage 80 Customs vehicles: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that some 80 vehicles owned by the Macau Customs Service were damaged by floodwaters during Super Typhoon Hato in August, adding that some facilities in various entities under his portfolio were also damaged during the typhoon.Wong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a solemn ceremony marking the formal commencement of the Judicial Year 2017/18, at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape.Hato that pummelled Macau

October 19, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Govt promotes continuing education for elderly

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau’s (DSEJ) Continuing Education Division Acting Director Wong Tat Choi said yesterday that the bureau would keep on promoting continuing education to senior citizens.Wong made the remarks during a press conference about the bureau’s 2017 Lifelong Learning Week, which this year will be held from October 21 to October 27.Wong pointed out that this year the bureau had organised over 100 activities to promote various continuing education aspects such as

October 19, 2017 | BY admin

Comment: 0