MSAR anniversary & zodiac notes collection ends on Dec 19

The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) announced in a statement yesterday that the banknotes for the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland, and the four zodiac banknotes (Years of the Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig) issued this year will end next Thursday.The city’s quasi-central bank said it would like to remind those registrants who have not yet collected their subscribed notes to pick them up from their selected bank branches during the remaining period.The statement pointed

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Baidu chief to give talk at UM on autonomous driving: UM

Zhang Yaqin, president of Beijing-based internet giant Baidu, will be giving a lecture on “Advances in Autonomous Driving” on Monday at the University of Macau (UM) campus on Hengqin Island, according to a UM statement yesterdayAt the event, Zhang will talk about the opportunities and challenges brought about by autonomous driving from “technological, industrial and policy perspectives”, the statement said.The lecture, which is a part of the University Lecture Series, will be conducted

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Jobless man pilfers 2 handbags: police

The police nabbed a local man on Monday for misappropriating two handbags at the Barrier Gate Plaza earlier this week, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the suspect, a 46-year-old man surnamed Mok, told the police that he is unemployed. The two victims, a male and a female, are local residents, Cheong said. The victims reported the lost property to the police on Sunday and Monday respectively.The male

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Non-resident worker takes upskirt photos, videos: police

A non-resident worker was arrested on Sunday for taking upskirt photos and videos of a female in the Ilha Verde district, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong said the 41 year-old suspect surnamed Zeng told the police that he works as a dishwasher for a restaurant in Ilha Verde. The personal information of the female victim was not released by the spokesman, who did not reveal where the suspect comes from.At about 12:35

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Tam to head Macau office in Lisbon: report

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng, whose term will end next Thursday, will head the Macau Economic and Trade Office (DECM) in Lisbon from next month, Rádio Macau reported yesterday.Tam is one of the government’s policy secretaries who are leaving the government next week. Three of the five secretaries have not been reappointed.Only Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak and Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário were recently reappointed by

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Macau tourism focused on quality, not quantity: Senna Fernandes

Macau welcomed over 33 million visitors in the first 10 months of this year and the tourism industry estimates that the total number of visitors will reach 40 million this yearBefore its return to the motherland, Macau recorded about 7 million visitors in 1999. Last year, the number of visitor arrivals stood at 35.8 million visitors.Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes told Xinhua recently that Macau’s booming tourism industry has benefited from the

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Macau casinos face 1st revenue drop in 5 years

Two decades after Macau returned to Chinese rule, a shift that catalyzed its emergence as the world’s biggest gambling hub, casinos are facing serious obstacles to their future growth.Macau casinos are poised for the first decline in annual gaming revenue since 2016, and next year may not be much better as mainland China’s economy slows and rising Asian hot spots such as Vietnam lure high rollers. Macau, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of its reversion from Portuguese to Chinese

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Macau’s first-ever railway to start today

The Taipa section of the long-delayed Light Rail Transit (LRT), which also covers Cotai, will finally start service this afternoon, and passengers can take rides free of charge until December 31, the government-owned operator has announced.According to a statement on Friday by the operator, officially named “Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited” in English, Macau’s first-ever railway will be inaugurated this morning, and the first ride will depart from the Taipa Ferry Terminal

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Han meets Macau’s new principal officials

BEIJING – Vice Premier Han Zheng on Friday met with the principal officials of the incoming Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) government led by Chief Executive-designate Ho Iat Seng.The team was in Beijing for raining before taking office in Macau on December 20.Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said Macau has made remarkable achievements in various undertakings since its return to the

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Upholding ‘One Country, Two Systems’ to keep Macau’s long-term prosperity, stability: Ho Iat Seng

Since its return to the motherland 20 years ago, Macau has made great strides in economic development and achieved prosperity and stability, which should be attributed to the region’s comprehensive and accurate understanding and implementation of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, the incoming chief executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Ho Iat Seng said.“I will continue to unite all walks of Macau society to push forward the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ so

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Scooter rider drives in wrong direction on bridge

A scooter was being ridden on the wrong side of the road on Ponte da Amizade (Friendship Bridge) at about 2:50 a.m. on Sunday as he was heading towards the peninsula from Taipa, according to a video posted by a user on Facebook.A Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman told The Macau Post Daily last night that the case was still being investigated and no details would be revealed for the time being.The online video shows that the scooter rider, wearing dark coloured clothes on a black vehicle,

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IAM to officially adopt ‘lucky’ runaway today: Tavares

The local government will officially adopt the “lucky” ox that managed to escape from the abattoir in Ilha Verde district last Wednesday, Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) President José Tavares said on the sidelines of a public event on Saturday.According to Tavares, the bovine is a type of “yellow cattle” breed and is over two years old. The breed of cattle has a 20-year life span, Tavares said.The lucky bullock is going to be adopted by the Municipal Affairs Bureau today and taken to

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Macau plays important role in Sino-Portuguese ties: Portugal’s consul

Macau plays an important role in Sino-Portuguese bilateral relations, and it has achieved remarkable development in various fields over the past 20 years, Paulo Cunha Alves, consul general of Portugal in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), says.This year marks the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland. Alves pointed out that the Portuguese government has been paying attention to the development of Macau since its return to the motherland in 1999. The “One Country,

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‘When the motherland is good, Macau will become better’: Edmund Ho

Macau’s great development and changes over the past 20 years has demonstrated the vitality of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle. Macau has made these achievements only because it has integrated its own development with that of the motherland, Edmund Ho Hau Wah, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), says.ENJOYING ECONOMIC BOOM TOGETHER WITH MOTHERLANDOn December 20, 1999, Ho, standing under the regional and

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