Overall tap water use rises by 8 pct as tourism booms: Macao Water

The tourism sector has increased Macau’s overall tap water consumption by 8 percent so far this month compared to the same period last year, with a double-digit rise in commercial water consumption, due to rising demand from Macau’s hotel sector, including the six local integrated resort operators, Macao Water Executive Director Nacky Kuan Sio Peng said yesterday.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a press conference at the Lisboeta Macau integrated resort in Cotai for a 40-episode TV

October 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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2 women nabbed for currency exchange fraud

Two women from the mainland have separately been arrested for their involvement in two currency exchange-related fraud cases, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.In the first case, the 38-year-old suspect surnamed Gong told the police that she’s jobless.According to Ho, on Sunday the victim wished to acquire some Hong Kong dollars for gambling and contacted an illegal currency exchange dealer, who asked Gong to go to the victim’s

October 30, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Police nab mainland couple for theft-by-finding

A couple from the mainland have been arrested for stealing a purse that they found on the street, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a regular press conference yesterday.The female suspect is surnamed Chen and the male suspect is surnamed Zhao. Both are in their forties and they came to Macau as visitors with their children.According to Lai, the police received a report from a local woman on Saturday saying that she had lost her purse containing 2,000 patacas and her

October 30, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Fest Prelude starts on Saturday: IC

The Fest Prelude, which is part of the main event “hush! Beach Concerts x Yo~ga Wellfest 2024”, will be held from this Saturday through November 8, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has said in a recent statement.The “hush! Beach Concerts x Yo~ga Wellfest 2024”, which is jointly organised by IC and integrated resort operator MGM, will take place from November 9 to 10 at Hac Sa Beach in Coloane.With a raft of activities to be presented at the site of the erstwhile abattoir in Barra

October 30, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Macau’s legal culture faces challenges in new era’: Vong

With the aim of building a consolidated and sustainable legal system for Macau that can better respond to the social needs of the future, the Centre for Legal Studies of the Faculty of Law at the University of Macau (UM) launched yesterday its three-day international seminar on Macau’s Civil Code, Commercial Code and the Civil Procedure Code, during which Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) President Vong Hin Fai underlined that as a bridge between the Chinese and Portuguese legal systems,

October 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Customs HQ moves from Barra to Pac On

The Macau Customs Service moved its headquarters from the peninsula’s Barra to the Zone E1 land reclamation area in Taipa’s Pac On district last week.Before its relocation on Monday last week, the Customs Service was headquartered in Barra at the south-western tip of the Macau peninsula.Those submitting documents to the customs or handling other formalities must now go to the new headquarters, located on the corner of Avenida do Cais de Pac On (北安碼頭大馬路) and Travessa Três do

October 30, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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IAM urges hikers to play safe, prepare suitably, respect nature

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has reminded members of the public in a recent statement to make proper preparations prior to setting off for hiking trips or outdoor activities in the autumn, pay close attention to their safety, and to “respect and cherish” the ecological environment while enjoying nature.The statement noted that the autumn weather makes it suitable for hiking and engaging in outdoor activities, pointing out that the bureau manages over 10 trails and nature educational

October 30, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Tour guides must wear official ID badges: lawmakers

Lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Andrew Chan Chak Mo, who chairs the Legislative Assembly’s 2nd Standing Committee, said yesterday that the government-initiated tour guides bill proposes that tour guides must always wear their tourist guide ID badges while at work, otherwise they would face a fine of 10,000 to 20,000 patacas.Addressing a press briefing after yesterday’s closed-door meeting reviewing the government’s bill regulating the licensing and operations of the city’s travel agencies and

October 30, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt launches tender for flyover linking Big Taipa Hill Tunnel with Macau Bridge

The government has launched a public tender for building a flyover linking the future Big Taipa Hill Tunnel’s north side with Macau Bridge.Macau Bridge is the city’s fourth sea crossing connecting the Macau peninsula and Taipa island, which opened early this month.According to an announcement in the Official Gazette (BO) last week, potential bidders are required to submit their quotations by December 11. The Public Works Bureau (DSOP) will unseal the submitted bids the next day.The public

October 30, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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DSAL to hold internship programme for cultural tourism & exhibition industry in Hengqin

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and the Livelihood Affairs Bureau of the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin have joined hands and launched an internship programme entitled “2024 Macau Youth Cultural Tourism and Exhibition Industry Internship Programme”, according to a DSAL statement yesterday.To align with the government’s “1+4” strategy to promote the appropriate diversification of Macau’s economy and to cultivate talents in the cultural, tourism, and exhibition

October 30, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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LRT Seac Pai Van Line to open Friday

Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM) announced yesterday that its Seac Pai Van Line will officially come into operation on Friday, with the new line between Union Hospital and Seac Pai Van to open its doors to commuters at 1:11 p.m. that day.According to the LRT operator, the 1.6-kilometre extension will start to welcome its first passengers at Seac Pai Van Station on Friday afternoon, connecting to Union Hospital Station and passing through Estrada do Istmo (路氹連貫公路),

October 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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US tech blockade on China counterproductive, self-defeating

Commentary        BEIJING – The latest move of the United States to curb high-tech investment in China will ultimately backfire, stunting its own growth while jeopardizing the fragile recovery of the global economy.The US government announced new regulations on Monday that restrict investments in China’s semiconductor, AI and quantum technology sectors, effective from January next year.This move coincided with an announcement on Monday by US semiconductor giant Intel of

October 30, 2024 | BY admin

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Ho vows to attract ‘international’ talents

The government-appointed Talents Development Committee held yesterday its secondary plenary meeting for this year, during which Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng noted that Macau approved over 460 applications under its talents scheme in the first quarter of this year, mainly involving enterprises’ senior managers, professionals, teachers and researchers, thereby “achieving the expected results”, while the committee’s Secretary-General Chao Chong Hang told reporters after the meeting that the

October 29, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Public hospital sets up endoscopy centre

The public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre opened yesterday its new Endoscopy Centre, marking an important milestone in the development of Macau’s healthcare system.The centre, adjacent to the hospital’s emergency department on Estrada do Visconde de S. Januário (若憲馬路), offers endoscopic examinations in gastroenterology, pulmonology, ear, nose and throat, urology and other specialties under the same roof, allowing patients to register, sign up, receive endoscopic diagnosis,

October 29, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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