Culture Hall to showcase local publications

Culture Hall, an novel art-space in a centenarian traditional Chinese building located down an alley called Beco de Felicidade (“Lane of Bliss”), plans to provide the public with a combination of leisure and reading, and also wants to become a platform to exhibit local publications on a global stage by participating in the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) in August, its representatives said yesterday.Culture Hall representatives held a press conference at their book shop about their

April 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Police nab 2 bus pickpockets for at least 19 cases

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two male mainlanders on Monday for jointly committing at least 19 pickpocketing cases on public buses in Macau starting in late January this year, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.The two men stole cash and valuables equivalent to 228,260 patacas from bus passengers in the 19 cases, according to Lei.According to Lei, the two suspects had previously been banned from entering the city by the local authorities for

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Sands says 77 pct of procurements from local suppliers

The total amount of procurements bought by Sands China amounted to 10.9 billion patacas last year, of which 77 percent was from local suppliers, Sands China President Wilfred Wong Ying-wai said yesterday.Wong made the remarks in a speech at the gaming operator’s “Local SME Supplier Open Day” held at Sands Cotai Central, attended by about 220 businesses.Wong said that since the company started a small, medium and micro suppliers support programme four years ago with the Macau Chamber of

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Liaison chief urges lawmakers to uphold ‘One Country, Two Systems’ principle

Central People Government’s Liaison Office in Macau Director Fu Ziying has urged local lawmakers to look at Macau’s development from a historical perspective and observe the great achievements Macau has made after its return to the motherland, advising them to look at Macau’s issues and challenges from a developmental perspective, so as to better promote the successful implementation of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle.The office said in a statement on Tuesday night that Fu

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Local NPC deputy stresses nation’s dual strategy

Local National People’s Congress (NPC) deputy Lao Ngai Leong said yesterday the view that Macau’s return to the motherland made Macau better was not just a slogan but most local residents’ “true feeling”.Lao also said that after Macau’s return to the mainland, local people’s livelihoods, public security and the business environment had become much better.However, he also pointed out that Macau is limited by its land size, so Macau needed regional cooperation to achieve economic

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19 ‘masseuses’, 10 local clients nabbed in guestrooms: police

The police arrested 19 “masseuses” in guestrooms of several inns and hotels in Zape and the Patane district on Tuesday evening, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said in a regular press conference yesterday.A total of 10 local male clients were taken in for questioning during the operation, Lei said.According to Lei, the police recently received complaints about illegal sexual massage services in guestrooms of a number of inns and hotels. A total of 31 police officers were

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Travel Expo to serve as ‘dual platform’ for partnership opportunities

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said during a press conference yesterday that this year’s Travel Expo would highlight Macau’s unique position and functions in the central government’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) development, adding that the fair would also provide a “dual platform” with the aim of creating business opportunities for industry delegates from all over the world.The

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CTM says it’s time to end 2G service

CTM CEO Vandy Poon Fuk Hei said yesterday it was time to end the 2G network service so that resources could be put to use more efficiently for telecom development.Poon made the comments while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the telecom operator’s “CTM x Tencent Tennovation” event that showcased the latest solutions that Tencent can offer through its cloud-based services, at Galaxy Macau’s JW Marriott Hotel.In response to the government’s announcement on Monday that local

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Scholar urges Macau to achieve ‘dual transformation’

Zhang Yuge, a council member of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong & Macau Studies, said yesterday that Macau could achieve economic diversification not just by exploring local industrial transformation but also by joining the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), adding that Macau should achieve “dual transformation” by transforming itself from being a single city to being part of a metropolis, and also by transforming itself from an economy dominated by the gaming

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Govt to spend 43 million patacas on new disaster relief equipment: police chief

Unitary Police Service (SPU) Commissioner-General Ma Io Kun said yesterday that the Public Security Forces will spend 43.3 million patacas on buying new disaster relief equipment this year.Ma made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the government’s civil protection structure – which consists of 29 government entities and private organisations – at the Immigration Department Building in Pac On in Taipa, where the government’s Civil Protection

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Local woman gets measles after Jiangmen trip

A 32-year-old local woman has come down with measles after visiting the city of Jiangmen in Guangdong province, pushing the total number of measles cases reported in Macau to 33 so far this year, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.Jiangmen lies some 60 kilometres north of Macau.According to the statement, the woman, who works at StarWorld Hotel, came down with a fever last Friday night and then sought treatment at a clinic – Kon Chi Medical Centre – in Fai Chi Kei last

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10 ‘masseuses’, 4 clients nabbed in 6 illegal inns: police

The police arrested 10 “masseuses” in six illegal inns in Patane district and nearby neighbourhoods on Monday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said in a regular press conference yesterday.Four male customers were also caught during the operation, Lei said.According to Lei, the police were tipped off by email recently about illegal sexual massage services in several residential flats in Pantane and nearby areas. Two dozen police officers entered the flats on Monday

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Workers’ federation launches petition against illegal jobs

The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) launched a signature campaign against illegal employment yesterday, urging the government to combat illegal labour and other illegal employment situations by strengthening inspections and toughening penalties.The federation held a press conference about the petition at the headquarters of the city’s largest trade union organisation in Patane yesterday. The open-ended campaign to collect residents’ signatures starts today.Two lawmakers and seven

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Police probe suspected arson at Grand Lisboa Palace

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday they are investigating another suspected arson case at SJM’s Grand Lisboa Palace construction project in Rua do Tiro in Cotai that occurred on Sunday night.The PJ statement did not identify the hotel project, which was, however, identified by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) as Grand Lisboa Palace, the construction of which is slated to be finally completed this year, following a string of construction delays.Scaffolding has already been

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