11 HIV cases diagnosed in Jan-May: govt

A total of 11 new HIV cases were diagnosed in the first five months of the year, the Committee for the Fight Against AIDS has announced.The committee, which is headed by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng, held its first meeting this year.A statement issued by the Health Bureau after Tuesday’s meeting points out that the 11 new HIV cases comprise 10 males and a female. While six of the infections were attributed to heterosexual contact, five were attributed to

June 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Culture officials vow to protect Ilha Verde Hill

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said yesterday that it has told the company which owns the Ilha Verde Hill plot to carry out its statutory duty to repair the hill and a former convent there.The bureau also said that if the company fails to do so, the bureau would carry out the repairs itself and order the owner to bear the cost.The bureau convened a press conference to brief the media about its measures to ensure the protection of the cultural heritage-listed Ilha Verde Hill which includes a

June 27, 2019 | BY admin

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IAM picks 18 lucky draw winners for Taipa Flea Market stalls

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) yesterday hosted its 2nd lucky draw for stall applicants this year, picking 18 winners for Taipa Flea Market stalls.The draw was held at the IAM Inspection and Health Department Hall at Fortune Tower in Avenida do Ouvidor Arriaga.IAM Administrative Committee member Ung Sau Hong told reporters during the event that the bureau put 23 general goods stalls in this year’s 2nd ballot draw, adding that it had received 64 applications, one of which was

June 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Gang hires 13- & 17-year-old HK boys to sell drugs in Macau: police

Two boys from Hong Kong – a 13-year-old schoolboy and a 17-year-old school dropout – were hired by a gang to sell drugs in Macau, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a special press conference yesterday.The two boys were caught on Monday afternoon outside a hotel in the city centre. They told the police that they had been hired by the gang for a “salary” of HK$1,500 per day each, Lai said.The 17-year-old boy surnamed Pang told the police that he is unemployed,

June 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Schoolgirl hit by car on zebra crossing

A 17-year-old schoolgirl was hit by a car yesterday on a zebra crossing in Nape, the Public Security Police (PSP) said.According to the police, the accident happened at around 5 p.m. in Avenida do Governador Jaime Silvério Marques. The car hit the schoolgirl when she was walking across the zebra crossing outside Kao Yip Middle School.The schoolgirl, who sustained head injuries and abrasions to her knees, was rushed to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre for emergency treatment,

June 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Beijing to issue 2 billion yuan bonds in Macau

The central government will issue government bonds worth 2 billion yuan (2.34 billion patacas) in Macau next Thursday, the Ministry of Finance and the local government announced yesterday.The move will further strengthen financial cooperation between the mainland and the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), and provide investors with safe and sound investment options, the joint announcement said.According to a statement by the Macau Government’s Spokesperson’s Office, the local

June 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Police bust loan-sharking family gang, involving HK$24 million

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have busted a non-gaming-related loan-sharking gang which had arranged usurious loans for residents since 2015, PJ spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Lai, PJ officers took action and arrested five suspected gang members – all are locals – on Monday. The police believe that there are some other suspects still at large.Four of the five suspects, four males and a female, are members of the same family, according to Lai.

June 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Nomination for CE candidates to run from July 8-23

Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission President Song Man Lei said yesterday that the nomination period for chief executive candidates has been set from July 8 to July 23.Song spoke to reporters after a regular meeting of the commission at the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo. The commission distributed a timetable to reporters for the election of the 5th Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) during the press briefing.Chief Executive Electoral

June 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Potential CE candidate petitions CCAC over impartiality

A high-profile protester widely known in Cantonese as “the Man in Red”, Hoi Weng Chong, petitioned the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) yesterday, urging the anti-graft agency to investigate the impartiality of the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive Election.Hoi handed in a letter about his concerns about the fairness of the upcoming chief executive election to a CCAC representative at Dynasty Plaza in Nape yesterday afternoon.Hoi told reporters about his petition and

June 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Group fights bullying in schools

The General Association of Chinese Students of Macau has set up a concern group to fight against bullying in schools.The association hosted a press conference yesterday about launching their anti-bullying concern group at the Youth Exchange Station at Iong Veng Building in Rua de Barca.The convener of the anti-bullying concern group, Ao Hao Seng, noted that according to a report from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and

June 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Anti-graft chief stays mum on Carion probe

Macau’s anti-graft chief stayed mum yesterday on the high-profile case involving the reported seizure by the Public Prosecution Office (MP) of 40 properties linked to former Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) director Jaime Roberto Carion and his family.The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) held a press conference yesterday about various cases investigated by the anti-graft agency.The conference at the CCAC headquarters in Nape was hosted by Commissioner Against Corruption

June 26, 2019 | BY admin

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2 million marchers in Hong Kong?

EVERY MAJOR NEWS outlet in the world is reporting that two million people, well over a quarter of our population, joined a single protest.It’s an astonishing thought that filled an enthusiastic old marcher like me with pride. Unfortunately, it’s almost certainly not true.A march of two million people would fill a street that was 58 kilometres long, starting at Victoria Park in Hong Kong and ending in Tanglangshan Country Park in Guangdong, according to one standard crowd estimation

June 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Privacy office fines beauty salon 110,000 patacas for telemarketing

The Personal Data Protection Office (GPDP) said in a statement yesterday that it has fined a beauty parlour 110,000 patacas for violating the Personal Data Protection Law concerning the company’s telemarketing.The statement said that persistent telemarketing by local beauty salons has been “harassing” residents in recent years. The statement said that the office launched investigations into 15 suspected telemarketing cases in the first five months of the year, almost double the number of

June 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Gambler cheated over ‘dead chips’ worth HK$2.5 million: police

Two mainlanders and a local gambler together paid more than HK$550,000 for non-negotiable chips worth HK$2.5 million in a casino in Taipa on Thursday, after which one of the mainlanders vanished with the chips, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a regular press conference yesterday.In the local gambling jargon, non-negotiable chips are colloquially known as dead chips.According to Lai, the first suspect is a 35-year-old man surnamed Zheng. He told the police that he is

June 25, 2019 | BY admin

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