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Man cheats friend out of HK$7.5 million: police
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a mainlander on Sunday for cheating a friend out of HK$6.5 million in cash and casino chips worth HK$1 million, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 54-year-old suspect surnamed Lin told the police that he is a businessman, according to Ho. The male victim is a local casino VIP room manager. Both Lin and the victim have been friends for many years, the spokesman added. The personal information of the victim and Lin’s
December 3, 2019 | BY admin
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Public servant caught for DUI: police
The Public Security Police (PSP) nabbed a public servant last week for driving under the influence (DUI) when PSP police officers stopped him at about 4:48 a.m. in Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen in a random police check, PSP spokesman Lam Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lam, the suspect is a 50 year-old surnamed Ng. The spokesman told The Macau Post Daily that Ng works in a position under the Secretariat for Security. The spokesman did not elaborate further on
December 3, 2019 | BY admin
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Top court gets new judge
Court of Second Instance (TSI) judge José Maria Dias Azedo has been elevated to the Court of Final Appeal (TUI), where he will replace Viriato Lima who has reached the retirement age.The appointment, which was signed by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On and takes effect on December 17, was published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.Macau’s judges are appointed by the chief executive upon recommendation of an independent commission.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.
December 3, 2019 | BY admin
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Nation to mark 20th anniversary of implementing Macau Basic Law
BEIJING – A symposium will be held this morning at the Great Hall of the People to mark the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Basic Law, a spokesperson for the General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) said yesterday.The event is to be held by the General Office of the NPC Standing Committee in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland.Leaders of the Communist Party
December 3, 2019 | BY admin
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BIG CHANGE: Beijing appoints 9 top govt officials, chief prosecutor
The State Council yesterday appointed the nine principal officials and the chief prosecutor of the incoming government of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) which will take office on December 20 – the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland, with only four of the 10 officer-bearers reappointed, among them two policy secretaries.Observers described the appointments as a “big change”.The central government made the appointments of the 10 top officials based on
December 2, 2019 | BY admin
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Ex-Hotel Lisboa chief gets 8 years for running prostitution ring
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has announced that it decided to increase the prison term of former Hotel Lisboa executive director Alan Ho Yau Lun for his involvement in the running of a huge prostitution racket at the 5-star casino-hotel from just 13 months to eight years. The sentence, which was released on the court’s official website yesterday, was dated November 28. In March 2016, Ho, a nephew of nonagenarian casino mogul Stanley Ho Hung Sun, was immediately released when his
December 2, 2019 | BY admin
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Oct package tour visitors drop 35 pct
Macau’s package tour visitor arrivals dropped to 509,000 in October, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement on Friday, apart from a 19.2 percent growth in package tour visitors from Malaysia to 5,500, all other countries and regions recorded year-on-year decreases, with those from the Chinese mainland (380,000), Taiwan (60,000) and South Korea (33,000) dropped by 38.5 percent, 42.5 percent and 37.6 percent respectively.Nearly 88 percent of all
December 2, 2019 | BY admin
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Hotel guests rise 1.7 pct to 11.7 million in Jan-Oct
Some 11.7 million guests checked into Macau’s 121 hotels and guesthouses in the first 10 months of the year, a year-on-year growth of 1.7 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement on Friday, guest rooms’ average occupancy rate edged up by 0.2 percentage points to 90.6 percent. Guests’ average length of stay remained unchanged at 1.5 nights.The number of guests rooms available in October dipped by 0.6 percent year-on-year to 38,000, of
December 2, 2019 | BY admin
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Beauty care, cosmetics imports rise 36 pct in Jan-Oct
Macau’s imports of beauty, cosmetics and skin-care products rose 35.8 percent year-on-year to 5.39 billion patacas in the first 10 months of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.In October, the import value of the three products leapt 60 percent year-on-year to 849 million patacas, according to a DSEC statement on Friday.Food and beverages continued to be Macau’s number-one import segment, reaching 11.37 billion patacas, up 4.7 percent from the same 10-month
December 2, 2019 | BY admin
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Gaming receipts drop 8.5 pct in Oct, 2nd highest dip this year
Macau’s casinos showed further weakness last month as the world’s largest gambling hub is heading toward its first annual revenue decline in three years.Gross gaming revenue amounted to 22.87 billion patacas in November, down 8.5 percent from a year earlier, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced yesterday. That was slightly better than Bloomberg’s median analyst forecast of a 10 percent fall. Last month recorded the second highest revenue drop this year, after
December 2, 2019 | BY admin
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Police nab 7 sex workers, 3 clients
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested seven prostitutes and three clients in Rua Um do Bairro Iao Hon on Friday evening, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said in a press conference at the scene during the operation.Choi identified the sex workers as mainlanders from Guangxi, Hubei and Hunan aged between 34 and 48.During a routine anti-prostitution patrol in Iao Hon on Friday, PJ officers discovered that three prostitutes were soliciting customers in the street, Choi said, adding that the police
December 2, 2019 | BY admin
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33 locals lose 13.7 million patacas in online love scam: police
Three male and thirty female local residents aged between 26 and 65 have been conned by an international internet love scam ring, in which they lost around 13.7 million patacas in total, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.Among the 33 local victims, three did not suffer a financial loss, while the remainder suffered financial losses ranging from 10,000 patacas to 6 million patacas.Choi said that in recent years the number of online love
November 29, 2019 | BY admin
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Explore the Light: neighbourhoods to shine at festival
It’s rare to see fancy light installations in the city’s densely populated Northern District but this year’s Macau Light Festival is adding a sparkle to the area that aims to connect communities there, evoking memories and telling stories through thousands of lights.This is the fifth year the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is organising the Macau Light Festival. Themed “Explore the Light”, this year’s programme taking place from Sunday to December 31 will illuminate the city
November 29, 2019 | BY admin
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Nicolas Tse heads Macau’s 1st food-music fest
Hong Kong’s multi-talented celebrity Nicolas Tse Ting-fung, who has added a culinary career to his long CV in recent years with the brand “Chef Nic”, has joined the MGM team to create delicacies for the “MGM Chef Nic Gastronmusic Fest” taking place at MGM Cotai this weekend.According to an MGM statement, the event will be the first ever gourmet-cum-music festival in collaboration with Tse together with his team members and about 16 renowned chefs to take place in town.The 39-year-old
November 29, 2019 | BY admin
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