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Liaison chief calls for ‘opening up new horizons of development, keeping creating new glories’
The Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau held yesterday its annual Spring Festival reception at the Forum Macao Complex in Nam Van, during which its director Zheng Xincong reaffirmed President Xi Jinping’s expectations of “grasping new opportunities, opening up new horizons of development and keeping creating new glories”, while Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai emphasised his philosophy of administration of “Endeavour, Solidarity, Persistence, Innovation”, stating that he
January 17, 2025
Economist Lawrence Lau suggests 12-year mandatory education in mainland aiming to boost investment
Hong Kong’s renowned economist Lawrence Lau Juen-yee, whose main research fields includes the Chinese economy, said in Macau yesterday he suggests that the mainland create additional aggregate demand with the aim of stimulating its economic growth, such as by increasing public investment, including extending its current nine-year compulsory education to 12 years, a policy requiring the construction of “many” new school buildings which would help boost the construction sector.Lau also said
January 17, 2025
IAS chief urges flu jabs for kids
Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) President Wilson Hon Wai said yesterday that the vaccination rate in residential care homes for the elderly and residential care homes for the disabled has reached 90 percent, while the vaccination rate of young children in creches stands at only 60 percent, urging parents of young children to have them vaccinated as soon as possible.Hon made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s coordination meeting at the Areia Preta Health Centre held by the bureau for
January 17, 2025
Fire breaks out in container in Coloane
A fire broke out yesterday due to a power bank overheating in a storage container at a recycling centre near a bus stop in Ka Ho village (九澳村) in Coloane, but no one was injured, according to a Fire Services Bureau (CB) statement yesterday.The bureau said the fire broke out at around 1 p.m. yesterday.Upon receiving the fire alarm, firefighters rushed to the scene and put out the blaze in 10 minutes, the statement said, adding that when firefighters arrived, the container was still on
January 17, 2025
Liaison chief calls for ‘opening up new horizons of development, keeping creating new glories’
The Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau held yesterday its annual Spring Festival reception at the Forum Macao Complex in Nam Van, during which its director Zheng Xincong reaffirmed President Xi Jinping’s expectations of “grasping new opportunities, opening up new horizons of development and keeping creating new glories”, while Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai emphasised his philosophy of administration of “Endeavour, Solidarity, Persistence, Innovation”, stating that he
January 17, 2025
Economist Lawrence Lau suggests 12-year mandatory education in mainland aiming to boost investment
Hong Kong’s renowned economist Lawrence Lau Juen-yee, whose main research fields includes the Chinese economy, said in Macau yesterday he suggests that the mainland create additional aggregate demand with the aim of stimulating its economic growth, such as by increasing public investment, including extending its current nine-year compulsory education to 12 years, a policy requiring the construction of “many” new school buildings which would help boost the construction sector.Lau also said
January 17, 2025
IAS chief urges flu jabs for kids
Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) President Wilson Hon Wai said yesterday that the vaccination rate in residential care homes for the elderly and residential care homes for the disabled has reached 90 percent, while the vaccination rate of young children in creches stands at only 60 percent, urging parents of young children to have them vaccinated as soon as possible.Hon made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s coordination meeting at the Areia Preta Health Centre held by the bureau for
January 17, 2025
Fire breaks out in container in Coloane
A fire broke out yesterday due to a power bank overheating in a storage container at a recycling centre near a bus stop in Ka Ho village (九澳村) in Coloane, but no one was injured, according to a Fire Services Bureau (CB) statement yesterday.The bureau said the fire broke out at around 1 p.m. yesterday.Upon receiving the fire alarm, firefighters rushed to the scene and put out the blaze in 10 minutes, the statement said, adding that when firefighters arrived, the container was still on
January 17, 2025
Jam Hsiao to perform at The Venetian Arena in March
Integrated resort operator The Venetian Macao said in a statement earlier this week that Mandopop star Jam Hsiao Ching-teng will be performing at its recently upgraded The Venetian Arena for his “Wild / Mild World Tour-Macao”.Slated to take place on March 29 at 8 p.m., the statement said that the tour echoes the theme of the Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor’s album of the same name and “celebrates his awe and passion for the wonders of the living world”. The show is set to
January 17, 2025
2025 EASL Final Four to take place at Studio City
Basketball’s East Asia Super League (EASL) Final Four 2025 is slated to take place at the Studio City Event Centre in Cotai, with the semi-finals to take place on March 7, while the championship game is set for March 9, according to a statement provided by integrated resort operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment on behalf of the league.This marks the first time that the league will host the “final four” event in Macau.The semifinals will see the top four teams vie for a chance to
January 17, 2025
‘SJM A-LIN Music Show’ to take place in February
Taiwanese singer-songwriter A-Lin will be in Macau for the “SJM A-LIN Music Show”, which is slated to take place at The Grand Pavilion of Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai on February 2.According to a recent statement from the integrated resort operator, A-Lin, a Golden Melody Awards* (GMA) winner, will “enchant audiences with her powerful vocals and emotive ballads to celebrate Lunar New Year”.Moreover, on the night of the show, the integrated resort operator will also offer the
January 17, 2025
MGM Theatre to host ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ Symphony Concert
The “Black Myth: Wukong” Symphony Concert is set to take place at the MGM Theatre in Cotai on February 1 and 2, with the event to feature a selection of music from the award-winning 2024 action role-playing game by Shenzhen-based Game Science.The game “embodies a deep traditional cultural heritage and showcases the richness of the Chinese tradition”, according to a statement by integrated resort operator MGM.The show, produced by Poly Performing Arts in conjunction with “Black
January 17, 2025
Man hides cleaver during row with friends over ‘drinking rules’
Public Security Police (PSP) officers arrested in San Kio district on Monday night a non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland after he “accidentally” dropped a cleaver he had hidden under his clothing during a quarrel with two friends over the “rules for drinking games”.According to regular police press conference yesterday, the suspect, surnamed Xie, was dining at a restaurant on Rua de Coelho do Amaral al (連勝街) at about 8 p.m. when he got into an argument with two friends
January 17, 2025
Editorial: Xia urges Macau & HK to fully grasp advantages of ‘One Country, Two Systems’
Xia Baolong, Beijing’s point man for Hong Kong and Macau affairs, has urged the two special administrative regions to fully grasp the advantages that the “One Country, Two Systems” principle is offering them and to focus on their governance on both high-level security and high-quality development. Xia, who paid a fact-finding visit to Macau last September, heads both the Hong Kong and Macau Work Office (HKMWO) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Hong
January 13, 2025
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Editorial: Xia urges Macau & HK to fully grasp advantages of ‘One Country, Two Systems’
Xia Baolong, Beijing’s point man for Hong Kong and Macau affairs, has urged the two special administrative regions to fully grasp the advantages that the “One Country, Two Systems” principle is offering them and to focus on their governance on both high-level security and high-quality development. Xia, who paid a fact-finding visit to Macau last September, heads both the Hong Kong and Macau Work Office (HKMWO) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Hong
January 13, 2025
Philip Colbert’s lobsters take over Macau in city-wide exhibition
Interview by Rui Pastorin UK contemporary pop artist Philip Colbert’s iconic Lobster cartoon persona is back in Macau, this time in a city-wide multi-venue exhibition presented by integrated resort operator Sands China titled “Coastal Fantasia: The Lobster King’s Vacation in Macao”.Colbert’s has held over 50 solo exhibitions in different parts of the world, with many in Asia. His Lobster persona is the central character of his works. He had previously
January 16, 2025
Young artist presents works in solo exhibition debut
At the 10 Fantasia gallery on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷), the works of young local artist Ng Nga Iam are being displayed for “Mark in My Painting”, her first solo exhibition in Macau.The exhibition sees Ng, who was born in 2001 and graduated with a degree in Art Education from the Macao Polytechnic University’s (MPU) Visual Arts Course of the Faculty of Arts and Design, present 12 works of different mediums at the gallery’s room A02.The works comprise early sketches
January 13, 2025
Liaison chief calls for ‘opening up new horizons of development, keeping creating new glories’
The Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau held yesterday its annual Spring Festival reception at the Forum Macao Complex in Nam Van, during which its director Zheng Xincong reaffirmed President Xi Jinping’s expectations of “grasping new opportunities, opening up new horizons of development and keeping creating new glories”, while Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai emphasised his philosophy of administration of “Endeavour, Solidarity, Persistence, Innovation”, stating that he
January 17, 2025
Jam Hsiao to perform at The Venetian Arena in March
Integrated resort operator The Venetian Macao said in a statement earlier this week that Mandopop star Jam Hsiao Ching-teng will be performing at its recently upgraded The Venetian Arena for his “Wild / Mild World Tour-Macao”.Slated to take place on March 29 at 8 p.m., the statement said that the tour echoes the theme of the Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor’s album of the same name and “celebrates his awe and passion for the wonders of the living world”. The show is set to
January 17, 2025
2025 EASL Final Four to take place at Studio City
Basketball’s East Asia Super League (EASL) Final Four 2025 is slated to take place at the Studio City Event Centre in Cotai, with the semi-finals to take place on March 7, while the championship game is set for March 9, according to a statement provided by integrated resort operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment on behalf of the league.This marks the first time that the league will host the “final four” event in Macau.The semifinals will see the top four teams vie for a chance to
January 17, 2025
‘SJM A-LIN Music Show’ to take place in February
Taiwanese singer-songwriter A-Lin will be in Macau for the “SJM A-LIN Music Show”, which is slated to take place at The Grand Pavilion of Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai on February 2.According to a recent statement from the integrated resort operator, A-Lin, a Golden Melody Awards* (GMA) winner, will “enchant audiences with her powerful vocals and emotive ballads to celebrate Lunar New Year”.Moreover, on the night of the show, the integrated resort operator will also offer the
January 17, 2025
MGM Theatre to host ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ Symphony Concert
The “Black Myth: Wukong” Symphony Concert is set to take place at the MGM Theatre in Cotai on February 1 and 2, with the event to feature a selection of music from the award-winning 2024 action role-playing game by Shenzhen-based Game Science.The game “embodies a deep traditional cultural heritage and showcases the richness of the Chinese tradition”, according to a statement by integrated resort operator MGM.The show, produced by Poly Performing Arts in conjunction with “Black
January 17, 2025
Man hides cleaver during row with friends over ‘drinking rules’
Public Security Police (PSP) officers arrested in San Kio district on Monday night a non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland after he “accidentally” dropped a cleaver he had hidden under his clothing during a quarrel with two friends over the “rules for drinking games”.According to regular police press conference yesterday, the suspect, surnamed Xie, was dining at a restaurant on Rua de Coelho do Amaral al (連勝街) at about 8 p.m. when he got into an argument with two friends
January 17, 2025
Economist Lawrence Lau suggests 12-year mandatory education in mainland aiming to boost investment
Hong Kong’s renowned economist Lawrence Lau Juen-yee, whose main research fields includes the Chinese economy, said in Macau yesterday he suggests that the mainland create additional aggregate demand with the aim of stimulating its economic growth, such as by increasing public investment, including extending its current nine-year compulsory education to 12 years, a policy requiring the construction of “many” new school buildings which would help boost the construction sector.Lau also said
January 17, 2025
Customs busts shop selling clothing violating copyrights worth 3.89 million patacas
Macau Customs Service (SA) officers on Wednesday busted a shop suspected of selling fake products infringing on various brands’ intellectual property rights (IP), involving 138 bogus items worth 3.89 million patacas in total, according to the prices set by the retailers, an SA spokesperson said during a press conference yesterday.A local female shop owner aged 63, and her sister, a 67-year-old sales assistant, were arrested on Wednesday, according to the spokesperson, adding that the shop has
January 17, 2025