2 mainlanders hurt by falling glass shards

A man and a woman from the mainland were hit by glass shards suspected to have fallen from a building in Rua do Dr. Pedro José Lobo in Nam Van yesterday afternoon.According to the Fire Services Bureau (CB), the two mainlanders, a 54-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman, sustained cuts to their arms and legs caused by broken glass falling from a building in the area.The two passers-by were conscious when they were taken to the public Conde de S. Januário Hospital Centre for treatment.

August 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho proposes higher embankment for both Inner Harbour & Wanzai

During a visit to Ha Van district on Friday, chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng told reporters that raising the height of the embankment for both the waterfront of Macau’s Inner Harbour area and the waterfront of Wanzai in Zhuhai would be one of the solutions to the long-standing issue of severe flooding in the low-lying area along Macau’s western coastline.Ho said that the solution would require talks between the local government and the Zhuhai government, before a consensus by both

August 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho suggests setting up ‘angel fund’ to support startups

As many local startups are facing a lack of funds, there is a need for an “angel fund” in Macau to provide new companies with capital for their initial investment in order to help them produce and sell their products and services, chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng told reporters yesterday.The term “angel fund” refers to a money pool created by individuals, companies or other entities for investing in business startups.According to Wikipedia, an angel investor is an affluent

August 16, 2019 | BY admin

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‘Down-to-earth’ is the secret to longstanding Macanese cuisine

People always assume that Macau is the Las Vegas of the East and everything including Macau’s local cuisine should be sparkling, glamorous and extravagant but Sónia Palmer, who runs her 103-year-old mother’s long-established authentic Macanese restaurant, says that Macanese cuisine’s main characteristic is its “down-to-earth” flavours and features.Macanese cuisine is unique to Macau, consisting of a blend of Cantonese, Portuguese, Malay and Indian cuisines. It is considered one of

August 16, 2019 | BY admin

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Local police disallow assembly against alleged HK police violence

The Public Security Police (PSP) said yesterday they have decided not to allow an assembly planned for next Monday in Largo do Senado – a “standing in silence” gathering against alleged police violence in Hong Kong, adding that the police have made the decision in line with the local Assembly and Demonstration Law, as the planned assembly “aimed to express support for the ongoing illegal acts by violent protestors” in the neighbouring special administrative region.PSP spokesman Wong

August 16, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho says roadworks arrangements need to be reviewed

Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that the government’s current mechanism for approving roadworks requested by private entities would need to be reviewed with the aim of reducing the impact of roadworks on residents’ daily lives.Ho attended a Q&A session with representatives of young people yesterday evening. The seminar at the headquarters of the Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM) in Zape was attended by 200 participants from about 50 associations.Ho noted that in the

August 16, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho vows to continue meeting residents if he’s elected CE

Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng told reporters yesterday that he would continue to visit residents if he’s elected chief executive, adding that, however, he might not be able to invite the media every time in the future in order to reduce the impact on residents.Ho made the comments after visiting the Lok Yeong Elderly Daycare Centre in Fai Chi Kei, where he visited senior citizens and chatted with them. The senior citizens in the centre sang to welcome Ho.Before Ho visited the centre,

August 16, 2019 | BY admin

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Fireworks-fest raised to 12 competitors

The 30th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest will stage 12 firework displays on September 7, 13, 21, 28 and October 1 and 5, Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes announced at a press conference at Macau Tower yesterday.According to an MGTO statement, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland and the 30th edition of the pyrotechnic extravaganza, for the first time MGTO has contracted a dozen companies to

August 16, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho praises repurposing of buildings in Rua do Cunha

Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng said on the sidelines of his morning visit to Rua do Cunha in Taipa yesterday that he appreciates how residents living in the neighbourhood have repurposed residential buildings for commercial use, adding that residents in the city’s other old neighbourhoods could use the area’s experience as a reference.Ho and around 20 members of his campaign team toured Rua do Cunha, which has become a popular tourist attraction, to understand the business

August 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho says Macau should train more Chinese & Portuguese bilingual talents

Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng said yesterday he agrees that Macau should train more Chinese and Portuguese bilingual talents.Ho made the comment during a meeting with about a dozen Macanese members of the Chief Executive Election Committee, where they spoke to Ho about their expectations of him and also gave him some advice.The meeting was held on the 17th floor of the Associação Industrial de Macau Building in Rua do Dr. Pedro José Lobo.Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng (centre,

August 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Raising birth rate is a social responsibility: Ho

Macau’s birth rate is declining and the city is entering the stage of an ageing society, chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng said yesterday, adding that to increase the birth rate is a kind of social responsibility.Ho attended a Q&A session with representatives from the city’s woman’s association yesterday afternoon. The meeting at the headquarters of the Women’s General Association of Macau (known in Cantonese as Fu Luen) in Rua do Campo was attended by 250 participants.Over a

August 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Sou distances himself from anti-HK police gathering

Non-establishment lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou and his fellow activists from the New Macau Association (NMA) distanced themselves yesterday from a gathering reportedly planned for next Monday against alleged police violence in Hong Kong.In a statement released on the association’s Facebook page, the association says that it is “not the organiser [of Monday’s gathering], and we do not know the organiser.” However, the association added that “it must be stressed that all Macau citizens have

August 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Jobless HK man sells drugs to earn ‘fast money’: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested yesterday a man from Hong Kong for selling drugs in Macau so that he could earn “fast money”, PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Chan, the 56-year-old suspect is surnamed Ho. He told the police that he is unemployed and has had a hard time in Hong Kong as he was addicted to drugs before. Therefore, he decided to sell drugs to earn “fast money,” Chan noted.The police received recently a tip-off that a

August 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt warns residents of mosquito menace

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that Macau’s overall ovitrap index stood at 60.5 percent last month, slightly lower than the average amount of 66.2 percent recorded in the same months of previous years.The statement was quick to add that the index last month was still rather high.In the statement, the bureau said that Macau has recorded 12 imported cases of dengue fever so far this year, urging residents to maintain environmental hygiene and take anti-mosquito measures

August 15, 2019 | BY admin

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