Labour sector elects 2 candidates

Educator-cum-unionist Lam Lon Wai and unionist Lei Chan U were elected yesterday to represent the labour sector in the upcoming indirect legislative election on September 17.The Federation of Macau Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen), gathering sub-unions and “friendly groups”, organised an internal election yesterday at its headquarters in Patane, which elected the two candidates.Workers’ Children High School Vice Principal Lam Long Wai, also a vice president of Gung Luen,

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Narrow streets give impression of repetitive roadworks: new IACM vice-chief

Newly-appointed Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Vice President Lo Chi Kin said yesterday that many streets in Macau are narrow – and this was one of the reasons that residents felt that disruptions caused by roadworks were particularly severe.Lo made the remarks while speaking to reporters after his swearing-in ceremony at the IACM headquarters in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.Lo headed the bureau’s Public Roads and Sewerage Department from 2010 until March when he was appointed

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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New IACM vice-chief suitable for new post: Chan

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday that newly-appointed Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Vice President Lo Chi Kin is fully suited to join the bureau’s top brass.Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters after Lo’s swearing-in ceremony at the IACM headquarters in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.The bureau’s Administrative Committee consists of a president, two vice-presidents and five members.Newly-appointed Civic and Municipal Affairs

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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In ‘Moderation’, local scriptwriter gives it a ‘Go’

Two true stories – a game of Go and a protest – set 80 years apart are interwoven in local scriptwriter Miki To Weng Kei’s latest theatre piece “Moderation” that will kick off the BOK Festival, a locally organised event dedicated to alternative theatre.“Go”, or “weiqi” in Chinese that literally means “encircling game”, is an abstract strategy board game where two players each aim to use stones to form territories by surrounding vacant areas of the board. According to

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Yamazato presents Masumi sake pairing menu

Japanese fine-dining restaurant Yamazato is collaborating with the Miyasaka Brewing Company to present a “Masumi Sake Pairing” menu available now until July 23.Masumi sake was founded in 1662 near Lake Suwa in the centre of the Japanese Alps in Nagano prefecture. Masumi sake is brewed in the exotic place known as Shinshu Suwa where it is surrounded by the Yatsugatake “Eight Peaks” Range. With the crystal clear air and pure water in the region, its long winter period provides the purest

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Exhibition to bring Hello Kitty and friends to town

Hello Kitty and her friends will feature in the “Our Sanrio Times” exhibition that will take place from July 28 to September 3 at Studio City.Fans will see 100 of the 400 characters designed by Japanese company Sanrio in the exhibition which is jointly organised by Macexpo and Sanrio Hong Kong.Macexpo managing director Lo Tak Chong said during a press conference yesterday at Studio City that he expects the exhibition to attract 40,000 visits as it will be during the summer holidays when

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui hopes for new round of HOS applications before end of his term

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday he hoped that the government will be able to launch a new round of applications for subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) flats during his term which ends in December 2019.Chui spoke to reporters at the airport before departing for a two-day working visit to Shanghai, for talks with the municipal government with the aim of further strengthening ties of co-operation between the two cities.The government’s public housing programme comprises

June 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Taipa residents want govt service building: survey

A survey carried out by local think tank Choi In Tong Sam Association released yesterday shows that 86.7 percent of the respondents want a government service building in Taipa.The association is the think tank of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen).A press conference about the findings of the survey was held in a Gung Luen service centre in Taipa yesterday. The press conference was co-hosted by Lo Wa Kit, a vice-chairman of the think tank, Leong Meng Ian, who

June 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Police nab 2 pickpockets targeting tourists

Two mainland men have been arrested for stealing cash and valuables from tourists at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the suspects, surnamed Li and Xu, are in their thirties.The spokesperson said a woman told the police that her purse had been stolen as she walked from the terminal to one of the shuttle bus waiting areas outside on March 11, adding that her ID card, credit cards, HK$26,000 and 15,000 yuan in

June 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Health Bureau suspects 4 clinics selling ‘inappropriate’ medicines

The Health Bureau (SSM) has raided seven clinics, four of which are suspected of having “inappropriately” prescribed anticancer medicines worth about 80 million patacas, according to a statement by the bureau yesterday.The statement identified the clinics as Taivexmalo Day Hospital, Vita Medical Centre, The Doctor Clinic, and Hua Ao Medical Centre.The statement said the bureau was still investigating if the Love Heart Medical Centre and Excel Clinic violated any regulations while the Kind

June 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Police nab trio robbing HK$1.5 million in Cotai

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man and two women from the mainland earlier this week on suspicion of robbing a local man of HK$1.5 million in a casino-hotel resort in Cotai on Monday, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a special press conference yesterday.Lei identified the two female suspects as a 26-year-old surnamed Zhou and a 29-year-old surnamed Huang, and the male suspect as a 51-year-old surnamed Xu.Two other male suspects involved in the robbery were still at large at the time of

June 22, 2017 | BY admin

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21 of 25 direct election lists approved: govt

Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) has approved 21 of 25 groups preparing to stand in the direct legislative election in the autumn, CAEAL President Tong Hio Fong said yesterday, adding there will be two groups competing for the three indirectly-elected seats in the professional sector.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17. A total of 14 of the legislature’s 33 seats will be directly elected.According to a statement from the

June 22, 2017 | BY admin

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BNU staff visit centre for mentally disabled

Members of the BNU Employee Association last week visited the Kai Hong Centre run by the Macau Association for the Mentally Handicapped, according to a BNU statement received by The Macau Post Daily yesterday.The statement pointed out that the centre in Areia Preta district provides day-time training and rehabilitation services for mentally handicapped persons over the age of 16.The BNU delegation headed by the bank’s CEO Pedro Cardoso and Executive Director Sam Tou joined Gloria Ma, who

June 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui says doesn’t worry about World Heritage listing

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday he does not think that the UNESCO-listed Macau Historic Centre will be removed from the UNESCO World Heritage Site listing, so he is doesn’t worry about the matter.Chui spoke to reporters at the airport before departing for a working two-day visit to Shanghai.The UNESCO World Heritage Committee last month released draft decisions which expressed concern about the state of preservation of some local heritage sites.The UNESCO World Heritage

June 22, 2017 | BY admin

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