Exhibition promotes Guia Circuit

An exhibition entitled “The Guia Circuit as the World Heritage of UNESCO” by the Macau Guia Circuit Promotion and Development Association (APOCGM) is on display in the ground floor gallery of the Ritz Building in Largo do Senado.According to the exhibition text, the event celebrates the 3rd anniversary of the association.APOCGM is a group which promotes the legendary Guia Circuit locally and internationally. The group is of the view that the circuit has a special historic meaning because of

October 23, 2019 | BY admin

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Over 30 million visitors in 9 months

Macau recorded 30.2 million visitors in the first nine months of the year, a year-on-year growth of 17 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.Same-day visitors accounted for 52.7 percent of all visitor arrivals between January and September. While the number of same-day visitors rose 30.6 percent, the number of overnight visitors increased a mere 4.9 percent.Visitors’ average length of stay stood at 1.2 days.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

October 23, 2019 | BY admin

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16.5 pct of university students identify as LGBT: study

Some 16.5 percent of Macau’s tertiary education students identify as LGBT, according to a study, the first of its kind locally, cited by the Portuguese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM yesterday.LGBT is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.According to the Rádio Macau report, the study was conducted by Spencer De Li, a professor at the Department of Sociology of the University of Macau (UM).PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT

October 23, 2019 | BY admin

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MSAR anniversary notes show Macau’s success relies on mainland’s support: Leong

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday that the new banknotes issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland show that Macau’s successful achievements in its social and economic progress in the past two decades have been relying on the mainland’s support.Leong made the remarks when delivering a speech at a ceremony about the new banknotes’ issuance and the opening of an exhibition about the national (yuan) and the local

October 23, 2019 | BY admin

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Tourist rapes tourist in hotel after gambling: police

Police arrested a male tourist for allegedly raping a female tourist after both had gambled in casino-resort in Cotai, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Leng, the 51-year-old suspect surnamed Sun told the police that he owns a karaoke bar on the mainland. The victim is a 30-year-old tourist. Her personal information was not revealed. Leng told The Macau Post Daily that the suspect and the victim are both tourists from the

October 22, 2019 | BY admin

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Public Library launches 20th issue of ‘Books and the City’

The Macau Public Library of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has launched the 20th issue of its “Books and the City” magazine, according to an IC statement yesterday.Earlier this month, a new branch of the Macau Public Library, Seac Pai Van Library, officially opened, the statement pointed out.“This issue introduces readers to how the library serves as a space for social interaction in the neighbourhood, connecting with individuals and society as a whole,” the statement said.This

October 22, 2019 | BY admin

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Fire-hit building’s hydrant system’s water pressure was insufficient: firefighters

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement yesterday that the water pressure of the fire hydrant system of Kong Fok Cheong Garden residential estate in Areia Preta, which was hit by a huge blaze on Sunday, has meanwhile been confirmed to have been insufficient for the fire-fighting operation on that day.While overseeing the fire-fighting operation, Fire Services Bureau Commissioner Leong Iok Sam told reporters at the scene on Sunday night that it took firefighters a lot of time to get

October 22, 2019 | BY admin

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UM professor wins Best Book Award from Urban History Association

Professor Wang Di from the University of Macau’s (UM) Department of History recently received the Best Book in Non-North American History Award from the Urban History Association, for his book “The Teahouse Under Socialism: The Decline and Renewal of Public Life in Chengdu, 1950-2000,” according to a UM statement yesterday.“The Best Book in Non-North American History Award is an important award in the field of urban history, which is presented biennially,” the statement said.According

October 22, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau grants UAE nationals visa-free access: gazette

The local government has granted nationals of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) visa-free access to Macau, according to an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The order, which took immediate effect, was signed by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On.According to the order, nationals of the Western Asian country can stay visa-free in Macau for up to 30 days.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

October 22, 2019 | BY admin

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MSAR anniversary & zodiac notes available for collection: govt

The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) announced in a statement yesterday that the banknotes for the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland, and the four previously issued zodiac banknotes (Years of Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig) are ready for collection by registered local residents from yesterday until December 19.Each registered resident is required to take his or her valid ID card to the selected bank branches on the selected date to collect the banknotes, the statement

October 22, 2019 | BY admin

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Lawmakers to keep an eye on securities market project

The president of the Legislative Assembly’s Follow-up Committee for Public Finance Affairs, Mak Soi Kun, said yesterday that the committee will keep a close eye on the possible setting-up of a securities market in Macau.Speaking to reporters after a closed-door meeting of the committee, Mak said the committee’s first task in the current session was to pay close attention to the proposed securities market as it would have a strong impact on the local economy. “We have to see what the

October 22, 2019 | BY admin

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Firefighters battle blaze in residential building for 4 hours

A big fire which erupted in a flat in the Kong Fok Cheong Garden residential estate in Areia Preta district and spread to two flats was finally extinguished last night, four hours after it had broken out in the afternoon, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said.Five residents felt unwell after inhaling smoke during the blaze and were rushed to hospital for examination and treatment. Firefighters evacuated about 150 residents during the blaze, which broke out shortly after 4 p.m.The bureau said it

October 21, 2019 | BY admin

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Suspected human bones found in A-Ma Temple

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said in a statement on Friday that suspected human bones were found at A-Ma Temple in Barra on the previous day.According to the statement, one of the temple’s cleaners found the bones, a skull with the lower jaw missing, a headstone and an urn in a yellow plastic bag when staff were cleaning the temple’s Ancestral Hall on Thursday afternoon.After informing the person in charge of the temple, who was in Hong Kong, a temple staff member called the

October 21, 2019 | BY admin

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85 deals inked at 24th MIF & 2019 PLPEX

A total of 85 deals were signed and over 400 matching sessions were held at the 24th Macau International Trade and Investment Fair (24th MIF) and the 2019 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (2019 PLPEX), the organiser of the two simultaneously held trade fairs announced yesterday.According to a statement by the Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), the three-day event attracted more than 70,000 visitors, while the number of trade visitors increased 10

October 21, 2019 | BY admin

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