Casinos & junkets produce 50.5 pct of GDP in 2018

Macau gaming and junket businesses produced 50.5 percent of Macau gross domestic product (GDP) at producers’ prices, based on the production approach calculation, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.Gaming and junket businesses’ share of GDP at producers’ prices rose by 1.5 percentage points year-on-year in 2018.The gross value added (GVA) at current prices of the gaming and junket sector rose 10 percent in real terms year-on-year to 220.8 billion patacas last

November 21, 2019 | BY admin

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IPM opens Seniors Academy in Taipa

The Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) opened a Taipa branch of its Seniors Academy (ACS) yesterday that will provide a four-year study programme in conjunction with its counterpart on the Macau peninsula campus next year tailor-made for the elderly.A formal opening ceremony was held on the first floor of the Taipa Chun Su Mei Community Centre where IPM’s second Seniors Academy is located, in Taipa Village. Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng and other government

November 21, 2019 | BY admin

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So vows IFCE will enhance nation’s commitment to Paris pact

Ambrose So Shu Fai, director-general of the International Forum on Clean Energy (IFCE) (Macau) and vice-chairman and CEO of SJM Holdings, said yesterday that the IFCE would “enhance the international community’s confidence in China’s commitment to the Paris Agreement”.So also said that the forum would engage Macau in the green development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), as well as uphold the successful implementation of the “One Country, Two Systems”

November 21, 2019 | BY admin

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HK retiree insults, hits 3 cops: police

The police arrested a Hong Kong man for insulting three male Judiciary Police officers and hitting them when he was asked to be quiet and show his ID at the Public Prosecution Office (MP) on Monday, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the 53-year-old suspect surnamed Chong told the police that he is retired.According to Ho, Chong is a suspect in a case in which a female gambler was threatened on Sunday night. He was gambling in a casino in

November 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Leaking UM tunnel to be repaired: govt

The Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) said in a statement yesterday that a project to renovate the undersea tunnel connecting Cotai with the University of Macau (UM) campus on Hengqin Island and improve the electromechanical equipment in the tunnel was slated to get off the ground in the first quarter of next year.The office also said that one of the aims of the project was to “fundamentally” solve the tunnel’s long-standing water leakage issue.The office unsealed bids submitted by

November 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Two 17-year-old HK boys sell drugs in Macau: police

A 17-year-old boy from Hong Kong was hired by a gang to sell drugs in Macau, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.The boy then asked a friend – also a 17-year-old boy from Hong Kong – to join him in the drug-trafficking activities.One of the two suspects, surnamed Leung, told the police that he is unemployed, while the other suspect, surnamed Lai, told the police that he works as a chef in Hong Kong, according to Ho.Judiciary Police

November 20, 2019 | BY admin

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CTM launches new cloud service powered by Tencent tech

CTM launched yesterday a new version of its cloud service that is powered by Shenzhen-based Tencent’s technology, aiming to offer more convenient and efficient cloud applications for local businesses and residents.The launch ceremony held at Galaxy’s Ritz-Carlton in Cotai was attended by Zhu Hong, deputy director of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau, Derby Lau Wai Meng, director of the Macau Post and Telecommunications

November 20, 2019 | BY admin

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2 mainlanders busted for reselling used GP tickets: police

A Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said in a regular press conference yesterday that two mainlanders were arrested for reselling used Macau Grand Prix tickets.According to the spokesperson, on Saturday the police received a report from two male mainland tourists who claimed they had been scammed when they bought three “tickets” for a total of HK$3,000 from a fellow mainlander near the Macau Grand Prix ticket office in Rua Cidade de Sintra.When the two men tried to enter the Lisboa

November 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt marks ‘Double Celebration’ with fire & mist-breathing Dragon-Horse

A parade to celebrate this year’s “Double Celebration” will be led by a mechanical installation called the “Spirit of the Dragon-Horse” which was on display for the first time in Macau during a media tour given by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) in Coloane yesterday.The 47-tonne yellow creature – named “Luhng Máh” in Chinese, combines the Chinese words for “dragon” (“Luhng”) and “horse” (“Máh”).According to an IAM statement, the parade aims to mark the

November 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho says Macau will become example of nation’s reunification

Chief Executive-designate Ho Iat Seng said in an interview with state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) that Macau would become an example of the nation’s reunification.Ho, who will be Macau’s fifth-term chief executive, said there was no issue with the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, adding that it could develop further and better. He also said that Macau was determined to become an example of the nation’s reunification.HK unrest like a ‘big typhoon’Ho likened the

November 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Plastic bag charge scheme starts ‘smoothly’: govt

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) said in a statement yesterday that its inspectors did not find any shops violating the government’s plastic carrier bag charge scheme for retail businesses which came into force yesterday.On the first day of the implementation of the levy scheme, the bureau yesterday dispatched a number of inspectors to check up on the scheme’s implementation across the city, the statement said, adding that the bureau concluded that yesterday’s launch was

November 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Jobless man cheats ex-boss out of HK$2 million: police

The Judiciary Police arrested a man for cheating his former female boss out of HK$2 million when she asked him to pay money to her bank account, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 37-year-old man surnamed Kam. He told the police that he is unemployed. The victim, who is in her thirties, owns a shop selling loose tea in Nape. Both are local residents.The crime happened and was reported by the victim on July

November 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Taiwanese tourist carries illegal weapon: police

The police nabbed a tourist from Taiwan at the local airport on Sunday for carrying an illegal weapon, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lam identified the suspect as a male tourist surnamed Lin who is about 30 years old and told the police that he works as a car mechanic in Taiwan, the spokesman said.According to Lam, Lin was scheduled to depart from the local airport on Sunday afternoon. When he was going through the airport’s

November 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass 2020 budget bill

Lawmakers yesterday passed unanimously the outline of the outgoing government’s 2020 budget bill. The bill will now be reviewed in detail by one of the standing committees of the legislature, after which it will be submitted to an article-by-article vote in another plenary session.Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday that the government expected its total expenditure to slightly decrease next year.Leong made the remarks during yesterday’s plenary session in

November 19, 2019 | BY admin

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