Macau-HK ferry sailings reduced to every 30 minutes

Ferry sailings between Hong Kong and Macau will be reduced to just once every 30 minutes from today until Saturday, the Turbojet ferry operator said yesterday.Owned by Shun Tak-China Travel Ship Management Limited, the operator said on its website that the arrangement was based on “instruction by Macau authorities” because of security checks during the period.President Xi Jinping is scheduled to be in Macau between Wednesday and Friday.People walk past Turbojet ticket counters in Sheung Wan

December 16, 2019 | BY admin

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20 years of Macau’s growth as told by the Chen family

BEIJING – Since its return to the motherland in December 1999, Macau has charted a long journey of growth that has drawn the gaze of observers from around the world.The two decades have seen Macau evolve from a small town with a sluggish economy and a lack of social security to a world-renowned metropolis with political stability, social harmony, economic prosperity and cultural diversity.Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) and GDP per capita grew by almost eight times and five times from

December 16, 2019 | BY admin

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Debt-ridden staff steals 108 Moutai worth 1.3 million patacas from boss: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man last week for stealing 108 bottles of luxury Kweichow Moutai liquor worth 1.3 million patacas between July and August which a female co-owner of a travel agency had stored on the company premises where he worked and sold them for just 230,000 patacas, less than one-fifth of their retail price, PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference last week.The bottles of Moutai were sepaately packed in boxes. The suspect removed the

December 16, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui praises public servants for their contributions

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that he “fully recognises public servants’ achievements and contributions” during the past 10 years, and he urged all public servants to “fully support” the future administration headed by fifth-term Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, according to a statement by the Chief Executive Office (GCE).Chui made the remarks during a closed-door meeting attended by senior public servants at directorate and vice-directorate level and principal

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Schoolgirl, teacher die in suspected suicide in inn

The Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday announced a suspected suicide case in which a 16-year-old schoolgirl and a 35-year-old man, both locals, were found lying dead in a guestroom of an guesthouse in San Kio district yesterday morning, with two woks of charcoal that had burnt out next to them.The bodies were discovered after the schoolgirl’s parents went to a police station with their daughter’s suicide note yesterday morning, to report their daughter missing.While the police revealed that

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Barca postal kiosk service set to close: CTT

The Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) said in a statement yesterday that owing to business adjustment, the service provided by its postal kiosk in Rua da Barca will close for good at the end of this year.According to the statement, the CTT urged members of the public to use instead two nearby post offices.1) The post office in Red Market at 92 Avenida do Ouvidor ArriagaThis undated  photo from the Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) official website shows the traditional postal

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Longten holds modelling contests in Macau

One of the leading model agencies in mainland China, Longteng, held two modelling competitions in Macau at JW Marriot last weekend in search of new stars.Shenzhen’s Wang Qiuye won the 2019 Longteng Model Competition Next Face for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, and Tianjin’s Huang Shaqian won the 2019 Longteng Model China Commercial Competition.Nearly 60 candidates from different parts of China competed in the modelling contest, who are targeted for film and television advertising.Winners

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Firm signs 3 actors/singers to promote performing arts entertainment

Local YC Entertainment & Culture Company Limited has signed a contract with mainland-based Taiwanese actor-singer Lee Wei, young mainland actor Du Jinhan and local Evaldo Leong to promote performing arts industry in the Greater Bay Area (GBA).Established as Macau marks its 20th anniversary of its return to the motherland, YC Entertainment is a cultural media company that integrates artist managers, music production and distribution, film and television investment and production,

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Lush goes for alternative packaging in gift-giving season

‘Tis the season for gifting, but it shouldn’t cost the earth.Lush has recently launched its Christmas collection featuring bath bombs, bubble bars, shower gels, soaps, shampoos, scrubs and lotions in festive shapes and scents, adding a sparkle to the daily self-care pampering routine, which make a great gift for the loved ones.For gift-wrapping, instead of using conventional paper or plastic that would add to the waste that is suffocating the Earth, the brand has introduced some reusable

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Images, icons deconstructed for ‘Es.tab.lish.ment’

Es.tab.lish.ment is the title of Portuguese artist Pedro Pascoinho’s first Asian exhibition, organised by d’As Entranhas Macau – Cultural Association, at the Orient Foundation’s Casa Garden until January 6.While the title appears to be somewhat political, the paintings are of Western European images and cultural icons that have been deconstructed and reimaged.MPD Weekender spoke to Pascoinho before the exhibition opened earlier this month about his concepts and where he gets his

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Xi to unveil plans to make Macau financial hub: Reuters

President Xi Jinping plans to announce policies aimed at diversifying Macau’s economy beyond gaming, Reuters reported yesterday, in a nod of support as violent anti-government unrest continues to trouble Hong Kong.The policies include establishing a yuan-denominated bourse, accelerating a yuan settlement center which is currently being developed and allocating land for Macau on Hengqin, Reuters said, citing unidentified government officials and company executives.“Macau will be allocated

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau’s achievements illustrate vitality of ‘One Country, Two Systems’: envoy

GENEVA – Macau’s development achievements over the past 20 years have demonstrated the vitality of “One Country, Two Systems,” a senior Chinese diplomat said in Geneva on Wednesday.Addressing a photo exhibition to mark the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland at the United Nations Geneva headquarters, China’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva Chen Xu said that the exhibition will give visitors a fresh look at Macau’s dramatic changes and

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt to pay smart terminal system provider 150 patacas per month for each taxi

The company which has been granted a contract for the installation, operation and maintenance of all Macau taxis’ officially required “smart terminal system” – consisting of various devices such as a meter, a Global Positioning System (GPS), an audio recorder and a video recorder – will charge the government 150 patacas for each taxi per month, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced this week.The smart terminal system is to be installed in every taxi, based on the new law regulating

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau’s young startups embrace GBA opportunities

At 8 a.m., when most Macau residents just wake up, Lei Zhen has already left his home at Estrada de Cacilhas for his company in the neighboring city of Zhuhai.One hour later, he arrives at his office at the Zhuhai National Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, where he has set up Zhuhai Nanometals Technology to develop nano flexible transparent conductive material.A graduate of the School of Material Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University, Lei chose to set his startup in Zhuhai, a city

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

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