Chui says no regrets for scrapping perks & ‘sovereign wealth fund’ bills

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday he has no regrets that his government withdrew its controversial perks bill and its 60 billion-pataca “sovereign wealth fund” bill during his 10-year term, adding that through experience his government learnt the importance of listening to residents’ opinions before formulating and pushing ahead with its policies.The chief executive also said that his government decided to withdraw the perks bill – that would have given generous

November 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Full implementation of ‘One Country, Two Systems’ & Basic Law is ‘fundamental prerequisite’

Full implementation of ‘One Country, Two Systems’ & Basic Law is ‘fundamental prerequisite’ for Macau-related int'l legal cooperation: FM senior official Jia GuideThe full and faithful implementation of the policy of “One Country, Two Systems” and the Macau Basic Law is the fundamental prerequisites for Macau-related international legal cooperation, Jia Guide, director-general of the Treaty and Law Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, said at a symposium in

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9 nabbed for cheating insurance, misusing govt health vouchers

Nine suspects were nabbed on Monday for allegedly helping residents cheat a local insurance company by issuing fake sick notes and misusing the government’s health vouchers to buy goods from three Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) shops, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.The police said that they were tipped off by a local insurance company in May last year.Sick notes are colloquially known as M7 forms in local jargon, while the

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Chui stresses socio-economic progress in his 10-year term

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai stressed yesterday that Macau has been able to keep up social and economic progress, ensure political stability, improve people’s livelihoods, speed up infrastructure development and maintain social harmony during his 10 years at the helm of the local government.Chui made the remarks in a speech in the hemicycle of the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon. The speech focused on the government’s work this year and a budget proposal for next year. Chui

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Teen lovers busted for selling drugs: police

A 16-year-old boy was hired by a Hong Kong gang to sell drugs in Macau and travelled to Macau with his girlfriend, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.The male suspect is surnamed Lam, while the female suspect is a 17-year-old surnamed Tse. Both told the police that they are unemployed and addicted to drugs, Lei said. Both are from Hong Kong.According to Lei, the local police received a tip-off earlier this month that someone had been

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Man set alight after arguing with protesters in HK

HONG KONG – Hong Kong police said yesterday that a man was set alight following a heated argument with radical anti-government protesters during a day of widespread clashes across the city, as videos of the brutal attack went viral online.Three videos were posted on messaging channels used by protesters showing a middle-aged man in a green T-shirt arguing with protesters on a footbridge.A masked man dressed in black then throws a liquid over the man and sets him ablaze as crowds scatter.

November 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Cultural sector has become real business: Tam

In a regular meeting of the Cultural Industries Council yesterday, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said that Macau’s cultural industry has developed in a way that it has gradually joined the business sector, a development that he said has been caused by a synergistic effect based on constant cooperation between the government, the business sector, universities and research institutions.Yesterday’s meeting, which took place at the World Trade Centre Macau (WTCM)

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Woman blackmails student over porn video: police

A student has been blackmailed out of 3,431 yuan (3,945 patacas) over a porn video in which his face had been superimposed after he met and talked to a woman online, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the victim is a mainlander in his twenties. He is currently studying in Macau. Neither his name nor where he is studying was revealed by the spokeswoman.According to Lei, the incident happened at about 4 p.m. on Sunday.

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Govt vows to ensure Friendship Bridge safety

The Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) reaffirmed in a statement yesterday that the government has been constantly carrying out “regular and necessary” maintenance and repairs on the Macau-Taipa Friendship Bridge, including the ongoing repairs to the support pedestals of the bridge.The statement also said that the bureau has introduced a structural health monitoring system (SHM) for the Friendship Bridge “in recent years”, which monitors its structural status 24/7, so

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Daisy Ho says gaming revenue might drop this month

SJM Board of Directors Chairman Daisy Ho Chiu Fung said yesterday there might be a year-on-year drop in gaming revenue this month due the fact that there aren’t any public holidays and the external situation is unclear.Ho made the comments while speaking to reporters after presiding over a press conference introducing this year’s SJM Prema Theodore Racing Team that will see its F3 drivers Robert Shwartzman, Marcus Armstrong and Frederik Vesti competing in the Macau Grand Prix which takes

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Population rises by 4,100 in a quarter

Macau’s population – comprising local residents and non-resident workers – rose by 4,100 to 676,100 between the second and third quarters of this year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.Females accounted for 53.2 percent of the total.Based on the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) land area of 32.9 square kilometres, its population density amounted to 20,550 people per square kilometre in the third quarter, one of the highest in the world.PLEASE READ

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2 HK men nabbed for online gambling investment fraud

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two Hong Kong men for allegedly cheating a male mainlander out of 140,000 yuan (161,105 patacas) by claiming that they were running an online gambling website with a high rate of return, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the first suspect surnamed Chow, aged 61, told the police that he works in illegal money exchange activities in local casinos. The second suspect is a 65-year-old man surnamed Wong,

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Crack on viaduct to Friendship Bridge doesn’t affect structural safety: govt

The Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) said in a statement that a crack that appeared on the connecting viaduct in front of the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal leading to the Macau-Taipa Friendship Bridge in the early hours of yesterday does not affect its structural safety.The statement, which was issued in the afternoon, said that the crack would be repaired overnight.According to a statement by the Transport Bureau (DSAT), which was also released yesterday afternoon, the

November 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Mother tried to enter Macau with fake Senegal passport: police

A mother from the mainland flew from Malaysia to Macau in an attempt to enter the city with a fake Senegal passport last week as she wanted to stay with her daughter, a local resident, in Macau for a prolonged period of time as her genuine passport only allows her to stay in Macau for seven days, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said during a regular press conference on Friday.Her daughter and a male mainlander were also arrested in the case last Tuesday. Both were arrested in the

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