Hualien plans to launch direct Macau flights to boost tourism

Hualien County Government Tourism Department Director Tang Yu-Shu said yesterday the eastern Taiwanese county planned to launch regular direct flights between Hualien and Macau before the end of August with the aim of increasing the number of tourists from Macau by 20 percent.The Hualien County Government held a tourism promotion conference yesterday at Ponte 16 Resort Hotel, which was attended by nearly 40 representatives from Hualien and the local tourism industry.Tang told the audience on

April 4, 2019 | BY admin

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BOC opens virtual centre for GBA & BRI projects

The novel Bank of China (BOC) Global Advanced Corporate Finance Centre concept got off the ground yesterday, providing a financing platform for local investors participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Greater Bay Area (GBA) development projects.The inauguration ceremony of the Centre was held yesterday at the headquarters of the local BOC branch in Praça de Ferreira do Amaral. The function was attended by about 140 guests.BOC Executive Director and Executive Vice President Lin

April 3, 2019 | BY admin

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LRT firm to be set up in the 1H: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said yesterday he expects a fully government-owned company tasked with the construction and operation of Macau’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) system to be set up before the middle of this year.Rosario made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending a closed-door meeting of the legislature’s 3rd Standing Committee, which is reviewing, article-by-article, a government-initiated bill regulating the future LRT operation.The

April 3, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt to test Filipina maids for measles immunity

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that it will conduct a sample survey later this week for domestic helpers from the Philippines working in Macau in order to gauge their measles immunity situation, and those who want to take part in the survey need to register today to have their blood taken for an antibody test at a health centre on Saturday.The bureau said on Sunday that it would carry out a survey with the aim of understanding the measles immunity situation of different

April 3, 2019 | BY admin

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Gambler cheated out of HK$2 million for ‘dead chips’ worth HK$4 million: police

A mainlander cheated a male gambler out of HK$2 million by claiming he could give him non-negotiable chips worth HK$4 million, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a regular press conference yesterday.Chan identified the suspect as a 31-year-old surnamed Zhang. The 48-year-old victim, whose surnamed was not released, is also from the mainland. He told the police that he works for a VIP room of a local casino.According to Chan, the victim was introduced to Zhang by a friend

April 3, 2019 | BY admin

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State Council declares Hengqin ‘int’l tourism island’

According to a Xinhua report yesterday, the mainland aims to develop Hengqin District into an “international tourism island” in its efforts to further integrate the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA).According to Xinhua, the State Council approved, in principle, Hengqin’s new international status on Monday.According to the Hengqin District’s official website, Hengqin covers a land area of 106.46-square kilometres. Much of the island has been reclaimed from the sea since

April 3, 2019 | BY admin

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Ka Ho rehab hospital starts operating

The public Ka Ho Rehabilitation Hospital in Coloane came into operation yesterday, providing up to 188 beds primarily for senior citizens receiving rehabilitation or palliative treatment.Accompanied by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On yesterday inaugurated the hospital, which is jointly run by the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre and the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen). The beds run

April 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Casino receipts drop 0.4 pct last month

Casinos’ gross revenue from games of chance fell by 0.4 percent year-on-year to 25.84 billion patacas last month, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced yesterday.It was the second month this year that the casino sector’s gross gaming revenue declined year-on-year. In January, gross gaming revenue had dropped by 0.5 percent to 24.94 billion patacas.Month-on-month, last month’s revenue rose 1.8 percent.In the first quarter of this year, casinos’ gross gaming

April 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Kai Fong urges govt to increase accessible facilities

Local group Kai Fong urged the government to increase the number of accessible facilities during a Neighbourhood Forum yesterday, aiming to make life more convenient for the disabled and also to encourage residents to use public transport or to walk in order to promote “green commuting”.The forum was hosted by the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (UGAMM), commonly known as “Kai Fong”, at its Horta e Costa Office yesterday. It was attended by three guest speakers from

April 2, 2019 | BY admin

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1st batch of 5,400 doses of MMR vaccines ready from tomorrow: health chief

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said yesterday that the first batch of 5,400 doses of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines that his bureau has ordered will arrive in Macau tonight.Lei made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of yesterday’s inauguration ceremony of the Ka Ho Rehabilitation Hospital in Coloane.The bureau said in a statement last Wednesday that it had placed an emergency order of 15,000 doses of MMR vaccines and that the first batch of 5,400

April 2, 2019 | BY admin

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2 tourists enter restricted areas at airport without permission: police

Two female tourists were arrested on Friday and Saturday respectively as they entered different restricted areas of the local airport without permission, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Choi Iok Kin said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the suspect in the first incident, surnamed Im, is from South Korea. The suspect in second incident, surnamed Li, is from the mainland. Both are in their forties.On Friday morning, Im was stopped by the police at the

April 2, 2019 | BY admin

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6 mainlanders lose over HK$2 million in booking scam: police

A local woman was arrested for cheating six mainlanders out of over HK$2 million in a hotel room and air ticket booking scam that she started in June last year.The suspect told the six victims separately that she was able to book hotel rooms in Macau and air tickets to Japan for much less than the market prices at that time, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Chan, the suspect surnamed Wong is 42 years old. She told the

April 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Measles situation under control: Health Bureau

Health Bureau (SSM) Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Director Lam Chong attending yesterday’s Macau Forum as a guest speaker said his bureau has provisionally concluded that Macau’s measles situation is under control.The weekly debate programme is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM at its Macau Forum studio in Zape every Sunday.Yesterday’s focus of the forum was on Macau’s measles situation.Macau has recorded 26 measles cases so far this year, according to an SSM

April 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Woman hospitalised with CO poisoning

A 48-year-old local woman was hospitalised after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in her flat yesterday, and is in a stable condition after emergency treatment, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said.The bureau said that it received a report from the woman’s mother at around 2:30 p.m. that her daughter began to feel unwell when taken a shower in their flat on the 19th floor of Block 4 of the Jardim Cidade residential estate – known as New City Garden in Chinese – in Toi San

April 1, 2019 | BY admin

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