Macau, mainland to ink reciprocal driving licence recognition deal

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday the arrest of a 38-year-old male “foreign” national on Sunday on suspicion of inventing a crime in which he claimed he had been imprisoned against his will by loan sharks in Macau over a – purported – gambling loan of HK$150,000.The case concerns the “foreign” suspect lying to his father about being imprisoned by loan sharks. However, the suspect just wanted to obtain HK$150,000 from his father so that he could gamble, according to a PJ

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement yesterday that as of yesterday, four of the six fishing boats who were ablaze on Monday were in “stable condition”, while the other two were still emitting white smoke.The statement said that the bureau was continuing to shoot water at the two smouldering boats. The bureau said it has vessels and officials on stand-by for 24 hours in case of an emergency.The statement also said that it had set up oil spill containment booms around the