Lawmakers pass toughened taxi bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill regulating the city’s taxi sector, according to which cabbies caught refusing to pick up passengers or overcharging four times within five years will have their taxi-driving licences cancelled.The bill will become law 90 days after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO).According to the new taxi law, only companies will be allowed to bid for a licence to operate common taxis, as opposed to the current situation

February 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Manager of public libraries loses job after rebuke

The head of the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s (IC) Public Libraries Management Department, Tang Mei Lin, will be removed from her post in the wake of disciplinary procedures and a written rebuke resulting from an official audit that revealed serious mismanagement issues at the libraries. The conclusion of the disciplinary procedures and their consequences were revealed by IC President Mok Ian Ian to the media on the sidelines of a regular closed-door meeting of the government-appointed Cultural

February 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Police probe arson in One Central flat

A flat in the luxury One Central residential estate in Nape was on fire after a scuffle between a man and a woman broke out yesterday morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday, which classified the case as suspected arson.There were no casualties but damage valued at 67,900 patacas was reported, according to the statement.The Fire Services Bureau (CB) transferred the case to the Judiciary Police for further investigation shortly before 10 a.m. yesterday, the statement

February 20, 2019 | BY admin

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University teaching staff caught drunk driving: police

A drunk driver – a member of the teaching staff of a local university – crashed his car into the kerb in Avenida Marginal Flor de Lótus in Cotai last Saturday, Public Police Security (PSP) spokesman Kam Ka Kit said during a regular press conference yesterday.Kam identified the driver as a man surnamed Cheong in his forties. He did not reveal the suspect’s academic rank, nor the university where he works.According to Kam, the accident happened at around 9 p.m. last Saturday in the avenue

February 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Health Bureau confirms imported dengue fever case

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced yesterday the confirmation of Macau’s second case of imported dengue fever. According to an SSM statement, the patient is a 39-year-old non-resident worker from Malaysia who lives in Estrada de Seac Pai Van in Coloane and works near Alameda Dr Carlos d’Assumpção in Nape. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

February 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui to attend GBA symposium in HK tomorrow

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will lead a local government delegation to Hong Kong tomorrow to attend a symposium on the central government’s Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced.During the one-day symposium, Chui will deliver a speech. Officials from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the central government’s top think tank, will brief the participants on the

February 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Beijing unveils plan to turn GBA into high-tech megalopolis

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and State Council unveiled yesterday a sweeping plan to link Hong Kong and Macau with nine cities in Guangdong to create the so-called Greater Bay Area (GBA), aiming to make it a high-tech megalopolis to rival California’s Silicon Valley.The plan, according to Xinhua, states that the central government will seek to turn the area into a leading global innovation hub, boost infrastructure connectivity between cities, strengthen Hong

February 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Beijing unveils GBA development plan

BEIJING – The central authorities yesterday unveiled the outline development plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, aiming to develop the region into “a role model of high-quality development.”The plan was released by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council.Promoting the development of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) is a major decision made by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, said an official in charge

February 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau to further integrate into national development plan: Chui

Macau is ready to further integrate into the national development plan and assume its own responsibilities, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said last night.Chui’s remarks were released by his office in a statement shortly after the unveiling of the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), which was released by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council.The plan, which is of great importance and provides

February 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt welcomes GBA development plan

The local government yesterday welcomed the promulgation of the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) by the central government.The Macau government is thankful to the central government for attaching great attention to, and supporting Macau’s involvement in the development of the Greater Bay Area and will study the plan well and work for its implementation, a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said.The central government

February 19, 2019 | BY admin

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20 outdoor e-car parking spaces-cum-charging stations come into use

A total of 20 outdoor parking spaces for electric cars –each with a charging facility – in five locations come into service today, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday.The 20 parking spaces have a parking meter each with a parking limit of an hour, according to the statement.The 20 parking spaces are located in Estrada da Bela Vista – a street running along the Montanha Russa Garden, Rua de Berlim in Nape and Avenida Marginal do Patane, as well as in Avenida do Oceano

February 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt lifts 15-year poultry import ban from 7 countries, 4 Chinese regions

The Macau government lifted yesterday a ban on poultry and poultry product imports from seven countries – South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Indonesia – and four Chinese regions – Taiwan, Guangxi, Hubei, and Hunan. The termination of the import ban was published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday. Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On signed an executive order to lift the ban which had been ordered by his predecessor Edmund Ho Hau Wah on January 29, 2004 as a

February 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Man cheats female gambler out of HK$295,000: police

A man from the mainland cheated a female gambler out of HK$295,000 by claiming to be able to provide her with non-negotiable gaming chips worth HK$800,000 last week, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a regular press conference yesterday.Chan identified the suspect as a 56-year-old surnamed He. The 37-year-old victim, whose surnamed was not given, is also from the mainland.According to Chan, the victim was introduced to He by a friend last Friday. Later the same day they

February 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Property deals, prices drop in January

Residential property deals and prices dropped last month, according to statistics released by the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) yesterday. A total of 435 residential property units changed hands last month, a 78.1 percent decline from the 1,986 units sold in January last year. Based on stamp duty records, the average price per square metre fell by 17.9 percent year-on-year to 102,101 patacas last month.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

February 19, 2019 | BY admin

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