Hotel project planned on Small Taipa Hill

There are plans for the development of a hotel project, a residential estate project, a villas project and a clubhouse project on six plots of land next to the Lisboa Gardens residential estate on Small Taipa Hill, according to the proposed legal development conditions for the six plots, which were published by the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) yesterday.The bureau has drafted the legal development conditions for the six plots as their owners have applied for the projects.

February 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Gambling maid steals cash & valuables worth 75,000 patacas from boss: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a female domestic helper from the Philippines last week for stealing cash and valuables worth 75,000 patacas from her employer’s home, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect stole the cash and valuables from her employer’s home in Taipa when the family was away on a trip outside Macau, according to Lei. The domestic helper decided to steal the possessions from her employer after becoming addicted to

February 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui appoints CE electoral affairs body’s 5 members

Chief Executive (CE) Fernando Chui Sai On has appointed the five officials who will constitute the Electoral Affairs Commission for the upcoming Chief Executive Election. The commission will oversee the election of Chui’s successor by the end of the year. Chui second and constitutionally final consecutive 5-year term will end at midnight on December 19.According to an executive order published in yesterday’s Official Gazette (BO), the commission will be headed by Court of Final Appeal (TUI)

February 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt sets election date for members of CE election committee

The election of members of an election committee of Macau’s chief executive has been set for June 16, the local government has announced. According to the Macau Basic Law, the chief executive shall be elected by a broadly representative election committee in accordance with the law and appointed by the central government. The election committee consists of 400 members from four sectors – the industrial, commercial and financial sector; the cultural, educational, professional and sports

February 11, 2019 | BY admin

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190 taxi offences recorded during CNY: police

A total of 190 offences by taxi drivers were recorded between Chinese New Year’s Eve last Monday and the fourth day of the Chinese New Year last Friday, with overcharging topping the list, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement at the weekend.According to Saturday’s statement, 76.8 percent (146 cases) of the 190 cases concerned overcharging, while 14.2 percent (27 cases) were about cabbies refusing to pick up passengers during the five-day period.The statement said that the

February 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Legislator vows to help domestic violence victim get overseas treatment

Lawmaker Agnes Lam Iok Fong said in a statement yesterday that she will assist in appealing a decision by the Health Bureau (SSM) which has refused to grant financial aid to a victim of severe domestic violence so that she can undergo specialist surgery outside Macau to restore her eyesight.In last July’s incident, the victim’s husband poured cooking oil and drain cleaner over her, causing severe burns to her body and resulting in a total loss of sight.Lam and the Good Shepherd Centre

February 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui stresses need for stability in volatile times

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has wished all Macau people a happy, healthy and prosperous Year of the Pig, calling for cooperation between government and the citizenry to ensure Macau’s continued stability in globally volatile times. Chui’s Chinese New Year’s message was broadcast on Chinese New Year’s Eve last Monday.Chui urged all Macau people to work alongside the government in maintaining the special administrative region’s stability amid an uncertain and sometimes volatile

February 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Over 1 million CNY visitors in 6 days: MGTO

Macau recorded 1.048 million Chinese New Year (CNY) visitor arrivals between Monday and Saturday last week, an increase of 27.4 percent compared with last year’s CNY holiday period, the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) announced yesterday. According to MGTO data, Thursday – the third day of the Chinese New Year – recorded the highest number of visitor arrivals last week, 226,874, up 22.6 percent from the lunar calendar’s same day last year.Mainlanders accounted for 73.3 percent of

February 11, 2019 | BY admin

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SJM ‘looks forward’ to continuation of its concession

SJM is “looking forward” to the continuation of its gaming concession, which expires next year, the gaming company’s Board Chairman Ambrose So Shu Fai said last week. So made the remarks in a speech at the company’s traditional Chinese New Year’s Eve gala dinner, at the ballroom of Grand Lisboa last Monday. Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On and other high-ranking government officials, community leaders and media representatives attended the dinner.“We look forward to the

February 11, 2019 | BY admin

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2 passengers, driver hurt in casino staff shuttle bus crash

A casino staff shuttle bus hit the kerb in Pac On in Taipa, slightly injuring two passengers and the driver yesterday afternoon, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said.According to the Fire Services Bureau, the accident occurred at around 2:30 p.m. outside the Lightex industrial building in Estrada de Pac On when the bus was travelling towards the Taipa Ferry Terminal.The Transmac vehicle is used as a shuttle bus for members of staff of the Galaxy Macau casino-hotel resort in Cotai, according to

February 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Residential property price index rises 8.5 pct in 2018

Macau’s overall residential property price index rose by 8.5 percent year-on-year in 2018, a slowdown from the 11.6 percent growth in 2017, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.A DSEC statement released on Friday showed that the 2018 indices for existing residential units and pre-sale residential units increased by 8.9 percent and 11.5 percent respectively year-on-year.In the fourth quarter of last year, the overall residential property price index decreased by 0.6 percent

February 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Chinese New Year holiday

The Macau Post Daily team wishes all our readers, advertisers and distributors a happy Chinese New Year and a prosperous Year of the Pig. The Macau Post Daily will take a break during the holiday. The next issue will be published on Monday 11 February.

February 4, 2019 | BY admin

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Policeman shoots, wounds knife-wielding robber

A Judiciary Police (PJ) officer fired a shot and wounded an illegal immigrant from the mainland after the latter had pounced on the officer with a knife in Iao Hon district yesterday morning, several hours after he had snatched a handbag from a table in a restaurant in Toi San district and injured a man who had given chase, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said yesterday.The shooting happened after several PJ officers had found the robbery suspect walking in Iao Hon district and approached him. They

February 4, 2019 | BY admin

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Mainland’s slowdown spurs first casino revenue drop since 2016

Macau’s monthly casino revenue has fallen for the first time since July 2016 as mainland China’s economic slowdown deterred high rollers – but the drop was less steep than expected, fueling a relief rally in gaming shares.Gross gaming revenue fell 5 percent last month to 24.9 billion patacas from a year earlier, according to data from the Gaming Inspection & Coordination Bureau (DICJ) last week. Last month’s revenue was the lowest since September last year. PLEASE READ THE FULL

February 4, 2019 | BY admin

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