Each round of facemask sales to last 30 days: govt

Addressing yesterday’s press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the Health Bureau’s (SSM) Control of Communicable Diseases and Surveillance of Diseases Department Coordinator Leong Iek Hou announced that the 20th round of the government’s facemask purchase scheme – which will start tomorrow – will last 30 days, during which each local resident and non-resident worker will be entitled to buy 30 facemasks at the fixed price of 24 patacas at designated

July 30, 2020 | BY admin

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Hotel guests fall 73 pct in H1 due to COVID-19

Macau’s hotel guests dropped by 73.5 percent year-on-year to 1.83 million in the first half of this year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.While the DSEC statement did not explain the steep decline, trade sources attributed it to the local impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.In the first six months of the year, the average occupancy rate of guestrooms stood at 27.2 percent, a drop of 63.9 percentage points year-on-year.At the end of June, 109 hotels and

July 30, 2020 | BY admin

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Residents’ consumer satisfaction rises during COVID-19

Local residents’ satisfaction with clothes and footwear shopping scored 71.3 points, an increase of 7.9 percent from last year, while for restaurant satisfaction, it scored 69.4 points, an increase of 3.6 percent from last year, according to survey findings released yesterday, showing that these two categories of “value for money” index rose the most.Results of the “2020 Macau Consumer Satisfaction Index” survey were released by the Institute of Sustainable Development of Macau

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Drone flights banned during chopper tours: regulator

The Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) said in a statement yesterday that drone flights over some areas in Macau will be banned during the government-sponsored helicopter rides to ensure that the sightseeing tours will take place in a safe environment.The helicopter rides, which are part of the government’s “Macao Ready Go” tourism revival measures, will be conducted at a relatively low height alongside Taipa and Coloane, the statement pointed out.Due to the need to set up clearance

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Govt strives for Individual Visit Scheme relaunch: Lei

The local government is striving for the resumption of the mainland’s Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) to Macau, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong told reporters yesterday, adding that as long as Macau continues its COVID-19 prevention and control measures, the resumption was “in sight and in reach”.Lei made the remarks after the opening ceremony of the “2nd Professional Aptitude Competition of Macau Tourism and Leisure Companies 2020” at Galaxy Macau’s JW Marriott in

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Survey finds just 15 pct of pupils have career plans

Only 15 percent of secondary school pupils have a clear, long-term plan for their future, according to a survey conducted by the General Association of Chinese Students of Macau (AECM) and Macau Youth Research Association.Findings of the survey entitled “Investigation on the influence of self-acceptance on Macau Secondary Students’ Career Decisions” were released yesterday in a press conference held at the AECM office, with the aim of evaluating local pupils’ self-perception, and how it

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Fugitive financier Jho Low in Macau, say Malaysian police

KUALA LUMPUR – A fugitive financier being hunted by Malaysian authorities over his role in the country’s 1MDB scandal is hiding in Macau, Malaysian police said yesterday.Low Taek Jho, commonly known as Jho Low, is accused of being the mastermind behind the theft of billions of US dollars looted from sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).The money was used to buy everything from a yacht to art in a fraud case that allegedly also involved former Malaysian prime minister

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Police nab tourist for graffiti on 7 sites in cultural heritage buffer zone in Taipa

A tourist from the mainland was arrested on Saturday for scrawling graffiti on seven sites in Taipa’s cultural heritage buffer zone, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheuk Kou Chi said during a regular press conference yesterday.The male suspect surnamed Chen is in his sixties. Chen, who holds an Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macau (colloquially known as a Two-Way Permit), told the police that he is jobless.According to Cheuk, a security guard told Public

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Local man claims he flashed to relieve work stress

A local man in his 40s told the police yesterday that he flashed through the display window of a boutique, near the private Kiang Wu Hospital, where a saleswoman was working, because he was under stress at work and wanted to have some fun.The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement that a woman reported to the police recently that a man banged on the display window of a boutique where she works, and when he got her attention, he dropped his trousers, exposed his genitals, did obscene

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Local artist shows Macau 360 panoramic photos

An event organised by the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf (MFW) entitled “In Full View – Macau 360 Panoramic Photography Exhibition” by local artist Lou Kam Ieng is being held at Galeria Lisboa at the MFW.According to a brochure provided by MFW, Lou likes travelling and photography. Lou has represented Macau in photography exhibitions held in the mainland for a number of years. Some of his photographs have been turned into decorative art, such as his “Macao Night” wall tapestry hanging in

July 30, 2020 | BY admin

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Hotel guests fall 73 pct in H1 due to COVID-19

Macau's hotel guests dropped by 73.5 percent year-on-year to 1.83 million in the first half of this year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement today. While the DSEC statement did not explain the steep decline, trade sources attributed it to the local impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first six months of the year, the average occupancy rate of guestrooms stood at 27.2 percent, a drop of 63.9 percentage points year-on-year. At the end of June, 109

July 29, 2020 | BY admin

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HK Legco election could be delayed for a year: sources

Sources told public broadcaster RTHK today that the local government is studying the possibility of postponing the Legislative Council election for a year, with little hope that the COVID-19 outbreak will be brought under control by September.The latest development came ahead of the end of the nomination period on Friday.The Legco election is slated for September 6.There are reports that the chief executive could invoke emergency powers introduced during British rule to “make any

July 29, 2020 | BY admin

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Arrivals from Macau can now visit all of Guangdong without quarantine

The local government’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday that from today all those who have entered Guangdong from Macau can now travel within the whole province.The statement said that the Zhuhai government has notified its Macau counterpart of the new measure, which starts at 6 a.m. today, to “facilitate the gradual restoration of the normal movement of people between Guangdong and Macau”.The Guangdong government imposed 14-day

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54,000 seniors to get cash injection on Aug 21

The Social Security Fund (FSS) said yesterday that about 54,000 senior citizens will have the money from the government’s annual cash injection into their Central Provident Fund accounts transferred into their bank accounts on August 21.The 54,000 senior citizens are those who are eligible to receive this year’s cash injection and had registered for a new measure which was rolled out last year allowing them to automatically receive the annual payments in their bank accounts, starting from

July 29, 2020 | BY admin

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