Snapshots of daily life as city fights COVID-19

Pupils wearing facemasks have to go through a temperature scan when entering their school on Avenida de Horta e Costa.Teenagers in their school uniform, all of them wearing facemasks, gather near a bus stop close to Lou Lim Ieoc Garden.Pedestrians buy “egg waffle” street snacks near Nam Van.  Photos taken yesterday by Iong Tat Choi, Camy Tam and Monica Leong 

May 12, 2020 | BY admin

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Public hospital restarts evening visits

Hospital visitations are once again allowed at the public Conde de S. January Hospital Centre but for the time being only in the evening and under certain restrictions, the Health Bureau (SSM) has announced. According to an SSM statement on Sunday, members of the public can now visit patients at the hospital from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. However, afternoon visits (from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.) are still banned. Besides, a string of restrictions apply. For instance, only two people can visit a room at the

May 12, 2020 | BY admin

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P4 to P6 pupils to return to school on May 25: govt

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Wong Ka Ki, who heads the Education Department of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), announced that Primary 4 to Primary 6 classes in local schools will resume on May 25, while Primary 1 to Primary 3 pupils will return to school on June 1.Wong said that his bureau does not rule out the possibility that kindergarten and special needs education pupils will not go back to school

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Macau’s population rises to 696,100 at end of March

Macau’s population rose to 696,100 at the end of the first quarter, an increase of 16,500 people from the end of last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday. A DSEC statement attributed the population growth to the increased number of non-resident workers living in Macau as some of those initially living elsewhere – mostly in Zhuhai – moved to the city before stringent COVID-19 entry restrictions took effect on February 20. Macau has been affected by the

May 12, 2020 | BY admin

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Trio forge documents for overstayers

Duo suspected of sham marriageA mainlander holding a family visit permit suspected of having entered into a sham marriage and producing forged arrival cards was arrested with his “wife”, a middleman and two overstayers last week, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 33-year-old mainland suspect surnamed Zhang is suspected to have been the leader of the trio. He told the police that he is jobless. His 43-year-old “wife”

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Guangdong, HK, Macau studying mutual relaxation of mandatory quarantine: Lam

HONG KONG – Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said in an interview with Hong Kong’s Ta Kung Pao newspaper published yesterday that Hong Kong is discussing with Guangdong and Macau the mutual easing of mandatory quarantine restrictions, hoping it will soon be put into practice.The Hong Kong government announced last month the extension of mandatory quarantine for all inbound travelers from the mainland to June 7 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Lam said in the interview she

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MGM China says CEO Grant Bowie to retire end-May

US gaming operator MGM China Holdings Limited announced today that Chief Executive Officer Grant R. Bowie has "notified" the company of his decision to retire with effect from May 31. The company, which owns two of Macau's 41 casinos, made the announcement in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange where it is listed. According to the statement, Bowie "has decided not to extend his contract and elected to step down earlier to match with his personal retirement

May 11, 2020 | BY admin

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Ho urges top officials to complete 2020 policy tasks

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has urged his top officials to ensure that the tasks presented in his 2020 Policy Address last month will be completed this year.According to a statement by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) on Saturday afternoon, Ho convened a close-door meeting that morning with bureau directors and other senior officials about the “following-up on and carrying-out” of the measures listed in his 2020 Policy Address.According to the statement, the meeting, which was held

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20,000 non-resident workers covered by quarantine exemption

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Lei Tak Fai, who heads the Public Relations Division of the Public Security Police (PSP), said that some 20,000 non-resident workers are covered by the newly-announced exemption from the current 14-day quarantine imposed on non-resident workers from the mainland.The exemption was announced by the Macau government on Saturday.Since February 20, non-resident workers who have been in the

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Police probe 3 weekend deaths, 2 in Seac Pai Van

The police said in separate messages over the weekend that they are investigating three deaths. Two of the deaths occurred in Seac Pai Van.  66-year-old man ‘jumps’ from hotel roofThe Judiciary Police (PJ) received a report from the Public Security Police (PSP) and Fire Services Bureau (CB) at 3:30 p.m. yesterday that a man had jumped from the rooftop of a hotel in Estrada do Arco. The man was rushed by firefighters to the public Conde de S. Januário Hospital Centre where doctors

May 11, 2020 | BY admin

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My mother, am I your daughter?!

I never can remember your birthday.I seldom phone you.I often abruptly interrupt your phone conversation with‘if nothing important, I gonna hang up, busy.’My mother, am I your daughter?I seldom care about how you eat and sleep.And when you come up to my room, food or tea in your hands urging your child on computer to take them,I’d just shout out loud, ‘leave me alone!’My mother, am I your daughter?Only when I called Lelen* mother on the faraway island,did I have you on my mind.My

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Man dies checking friend’s air-conditioner

A man surnamed Binarao was found lying on the floor unconscious with a burnt wrist in a flat in Rua da Prainha where he was helping a friend check the air-conditioner, according to a statement from Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday.The statement said that they were notified at 9:35 a.m. yesterday by the public Conde de S. Januário Hospital Centre about the death of a man suspected of having suffered an electric shock who had been admitted for emergency treatment, and asked the police to

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Cigarette end possible cause of fire near Nam Van McDonalds: CB

A cigarette end possibly caused a smoky fire close to the McDonalds in Nam Van yesterday evening, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said. According to firefighters, the blaze erupted after 6 p.m. in a rubbish box filled with cardboard in a corridor on a first-floor platform next to the eatery. The fire with flames that residents described as “two-storey’s high” was quickly extinguished by the firefighters. Some residents also reported having heard “something like an explosion.” The

May 11, 2020 | BY admin

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Local artist creates ‘City Image’

A printmaking exhibition entitled “AP62 - City Image” by local artist Tam Kun Fong is being held at 10 Fantasia gallery in São Lázaro district. The event is organised by the Macau International Printmaking Art Research Centre and sponsored by the public Macau Foundation (FM) and co-organised by the Creative Industries Promotion Association of St. Lazarus Church District and 10 Fantasia, according to 10 Fantasia’s Facebook page. According to the FB page, Tam graduated from the

May 11, 2020 | BY admin

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