Macau’s top lawyer backs HK’s anti-extradition bill protesters

Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) President Jorge Neto Valente told government-owned broadcaster TDM yesterday that if he had been in Hong Kong last Sunday, he would have supported the protesters against the [Hong Kong government’s proposed extradition] law.”Neto Valente also said in the interview – broadcast on TDM’s Portuguese-language main newscast last night – the best way for the Hong Kong government to solve the row was to postpone the discussion of the bill in the Legislative

June 14, 2019 | BY admin

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IAM headquarters to be repainted after graffiti: Tavares

Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) President José Fonseca Tavares confirmed yesterday that his bureau plans to repaint all the external walls of the IAM headquarters in the city centre, to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland.Tavares made the remarks while speaking to reporters at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape on the sidelines of a lunch for senior citizens organised by the bureau. Some 360 senior citizens invited by 35 community associations attended the lunch

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Govt holds mock vote for CE Election Committee

The Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission started yesterday two days of mock voting for the members of the Chief Executive Election Committee, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS).The statement pointed out that the mock ballot is open to members of the public.Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission President Song Man Lei and her four fellow members of the commission yesterday inspected a mock polling station set up at the Macau Forum complex in

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US designer KAWS’ work now open for public viewing at Morpheus

US-based limited-edition toy and clothing designer KAWS, whose clothing collection with UNIQLO caused a “free-for-all” in the whole of China including Macau recently, has a six-metre tall figure at Morpheus on a floor usually restricted to hotel guests, is now open for public viewing.There are two KAWS figures, which are individually called COMPANION, and together, the sculpture is called “Good Intentions”. The sculpture is located on the 23rd floor at Morpheus which is usually for its

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Paul Gauguin’s masterpiece on display at Grand Lisboa

SJM is showcasing world-famous post-impressionist French artist Paul Gauguin’s masterpiece “Coin du Jardin” at Grand Lisboa. It is the first time that the painting, created in 1885, is on display in Asia.An opening ceremony of “Secret Land – Special Exhibition of Coin du Jardin by Paul Gauguin” was held at Grand Lisboa yesterday. The “Coin du Jardin” (“Garden Corner”) painting, located in the hotel’s lobby, is part of seven exhibitions that SJM has planned for the

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Govt invites bids for Qingmao border checkpoint footbridge

The Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) has launched a public tender for the design and construction of a footbridge connecting the future Qingmao border checkpoint and the new Ilha Verde Building public housing estate, according to an announcement by the office that was published in the Official Gazette yesterday.The Ilha Verde Building subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) estate, situated opposite the Qingmao checkpoint project which is under construction, was completed late last year

June 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Money changer steals HK$320,000 chips from client: police

A mainlander engaged in illegal money-exchange activities was arrested on Monday for stealing casinos chips from a client when he was gambling, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular conference yesterday.According to Lei, the 45-year-old suspect surnamed Zhang is from the mainland. He told the police that he sells promo chips in local casinos. Zhang allegedly had five accomplices, all of them mainlanders. The accomplices were still at large at the time of the press

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Firms cooperate with intellectually disabled to provide purified vegetables

Macau On Sum Fan Chairman Ken Ha Chon Ieng, a purified vegetable retailer, told a press conference yesterday that his company has been providing vegetable purifiers and training programmes for people with intellectual disabilities, with the aim of offering them job opportunities as well as providing safe and clean vegetables for the public.The Association of Parents of People with Intellectual Disabilities of Macau, Macau On Sum Fan Company (“On Sum” means “be at ease”, while “Fan”

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5 shops busted for illegally selling medicines: Customs

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that its officers, in conjunction with inspectors of the Health Bureau (SSM), have seized 986 illegally imported pharmaceutical products from five shops.During a joint operation to inspect various shops in the city on Tuesday, the customs officers and health inspectors discovered that five shops were selling pharmaceutical products which did not have import permits, according to the statement, which noted that a total of 986 such items –

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BRI to create jobs for 21,000 Filipinos: Chan

The central government’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will create employment for up to 21,000 people in the Philippines, Secretary for Administration and Justice Sónia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday.Chan also pointed out that the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was successfully held in Beijing in April, where Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte had “fruitful meetings” with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang.Chan noted that on the sidelines of the forum, 19

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Woman nabbed for health product investment fraud: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local woman on Monday for cheating at least 10 residents out of thousands of patacas by claiming to run an investment scheme with a high rate of return, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the 10 victims were cheated out of a total of 510,000 patacas, adding that the police believe there were another 20 victims.The suspect persuaded the victims to put money into the scheme for the sale of health

June 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Hengqin to continue supporting Macau’s diversification: finance chief

Hengqin will continue to support Macau’s economic diversification, Chi Tenghui, director of the Hengqin Finance Association, told reporters on the sidelines of a conference yesterday at the Sheraton hotel in Cotai.“The number of Macau citizens who are living on [Zhuhai’s] Hengqin [island] has been increasing and the area will continue to support Macau’s economic diversification,” Chi said.Chi made the remarks at the “International Innovative Investment and Cooperation Conference”

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Rogue cop leaks information 13 times to loan-sharking gang for bribes

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a PJ officer yesterday for allegedly leaking internal information to a casino loan-sharking syndicate, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the 36-year-old suspect is surnamed Poon. He joined the Judiciary Police in 2008.According to evidence gathered by the Judiciary Police, Poon leaked the confidential information 13 times to the kingpin of the gang between October last year and January this

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Macau’s extradition bill still being drafted: law office

Macau’s extradition bill is still being drafted, the Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ) said in a written reply to an interpellation by lawmaker Leong Son Iok, Radio Macau reported yesterday.According to the Portuguese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM, the bureau said in its reply that the government is still studying the matter, pointing out that the local government has exchanged views with the mainland and Hong Kong authorities on the matter.In his interpellation, Leong

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