Govt redrafts civil protection bill

The government has presented a new draft of its civil protection framework bill to the legislature which no longer refers to “groundless” information or news or those “with ulterior motives”.The Secretariat for Security released the new version on Friday in response to criticism by journalists about the original wording of one of the bill’s articles which made it a crime to disseminate “false” information or news or those “with ulterior motives” concerning public emergencies

July 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Veteran lawmaker set to be new speaker: sources

Veteran lawmaker Kou Hoi In is expected to become the new president of the Legislative Assembly (AL) on Wednesday, informed sources have told The Macau Post Daily.The sources, who asked not to be named, said that Kou, born in 1953, was the most suitable replacement of Ho Iat Seng, who resigned from the legislature earlier this month so that he can run for chief executive in next month’s election.Kou, who has been a member of the legislature since 1991, is its longest-serving member. He is an

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Govt says won’t implement social credit system

The mainland’s social credit system will not be implemented in Macau, the Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau (DSEPDR) said in a statement on Friday.The bureau operates under the direct supervision of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On.According to the statement, the non-implementation of the system is due to Macau’s status as one of the nation’s two special administrative regions that in line with the “One Country, Two Systems” principle has its own legal system.PLEASE

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Gung Luen forum talks about GBA opportunities for local youths

The Youth Committee of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions hosted yesterday a forum to talk about the opportunities local youngsters have in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) at its headquarters in Patane.The federation is widely known as Gung Luen, its Cantonese name.The committee invited speakers from different industries to share their experiences as working adults. According to a statement by the committee, it hoped that by hosting the forum, local youths would be encouraged to work in the GBA

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Suncity boss says won’t take legal action against media

Local junket operator Suncity Group Chairman Alvin Chau Cheok Wa said on Saturday that no legal action would be taken against any media, a U-turn from his company’s statement last week following an allegedly “false report” about claims that it was running an illegal online gaming business.Chau held a press conference at Mandarin Oriental in Nape on Saturday where he read out a statement, insisting that his company and related companies have not engaged in any business violating mainland

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CE electoral affairs chief says hopefuls rise to 9

Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission President Song Man Lei said on Friday that nine local residents plan to run in the chief executive election next month and have picked up their respective nomination forms.Song also said that four of the nine potential candidates have obtained contact information about the members of the Chief Executive Election Committee from her commission. She pointed out that all the chief executive hopefuls can request the contact information about the members

July 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Cotai subcontractor forges documents & hires illegal workers: police

Fifteen people from a Cotai construction site were arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) on Tuesday and Wednesday for alleged document forgery and the illegal hiring of non-local workers, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said at a special press conference yesterday.Ho said all 15 suspects are males, aged 27 to 52. One of them is from Hong Kong, while the others are from the mainland. Ho noted that the illegal workers were paid 1,000 patacas per day.According to Ho, the case was reported by a “large

July 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Coffee shops to screen local amateurs’ short films

Seventeen short films produced by local amateurs will get a public screening at local coffee shops and then will tour Taiwan and Japan, as part of the “Present Future Film Festival” programme.The festival is a project by the Amateur Continuing Study Centre iCentre, which belongs to the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly called “Gung Luen” in Cantonese), in collaboration with Taiwan Future Film Development Association, Video Party Kyoto, and Future File Day Executive

July 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Aggrieved father calls for probe into Ho’s qualification to run for CE

Visibly aggrieved local resident Chan Kok Sam handed a petition to the Electoral Information Centre at the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo yesterday morning, urging the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive Election to investigate whether former Legislative Assembly (AL) president Ho Iat Seng is qualified to run in next month’s chief executive election.Chan, a retired police officer, told reporters outside the Public Administration Building that he sent a letter

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Govt mulls moving some bus stops underground at ‘A Ma La’: transport chief

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Kelvin Lam Hin San said yesterday that the government plans to move several of the about 40 public bus routes that currently use the open-air bus terminal in Praça de Ferreira do Amaral – colloquially known in Cantonese simply as “A Ma La” – to its underground space, with the aim of reducing the number of public buses using the extremely busy bus terminal, adding that the plan would involve the redevelopment of the underground space.The transport chief

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Coping with one’s income ‘depends on lifestyle’: lawmaker

Indirectly-elected lawmaker Andrew Chan Chak Mou said yesterday that people’s ability to cope with their income depended on their lifestyle.Responding to reporters’ questions after a routine closed-door meeting of the Legislative Assembly’s 2nd Standing Committee, which he chairs, Chan rejected the idea that the exclusion of Macau’s domestic helpers from a future minimum wage law amounted to discrimination.He also said that a salary of 4,000 patacas a month was sufficient to live in

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Filipino worker diagnosed with scrub typhus: Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) said yesterday that a non-resident worker from the Philippines has been diagnosed with scrub fever.The scientific name of scrub typhus is tsutsugamushi disease.According to a statement by the bureau, the patient is a 27-year-old male Philippine national who is employed at a local landscaping company.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Policy research chief says not yet questioned by CCAC about complaint

Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau (DSEPDR) Director Mi Jian said yesterday that he had not yet been notified by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) about being questioned concerning a recent letter of complaint against him.Mi also said that after he got to know about the letter, he reported it to Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On who, Mi said, expressed “great concern” about the case.Mi made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a public event at

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Gaming inspectorate warns operators not to run online, phone gambling

The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) warned local gaming operators yesterday not to run online gambling and also not to place bets via telephone through local casinos.The unusually strongly worded warning was issued, according to a DICJ statement, after a state media report about an online platform run by a local junket operator for gambling outside Macau.While the DICJ statement did not name the operator, Reuters reported on Tuesday that according to a report earlier this week

July 11, 2019 | BY admin

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