Ho says still listening to opinions on choosing policy secretaries

Chief Executive-designate Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that he was still listening to opinions from civil society about his selection of the government’s five policy secretaries in his upcoming administration.Ho, 62, spoke to reporters at the local airport yesterday morning before departing for a three-day working trip to Beijing where he will receive a State Council decree today designating him as the fifth-term chief executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).Ho said that he

September 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Qingmao checkpoint project worker dies after fainting at work

The Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) in a statement yesterday expressed its sadness that a Qingmao project non-resident worker died after fainting at work, adding that the company who had hired him was requested to do its utmost to assist the worker’s family in coming to Macau to make arrangements for his funeral and to submit a report about the incident.According to the statement, the incident occurred shortly after midnight when the worker was feeling ill while working and then

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Rival firework teams offer ‘passion’ & ‘born afresh’ themes

Portuguese firework consultant Nuno Freitas and South Korean firework company managing director Chung Young-Mo said yesterday that their firework displays will be themed “fascination in a night of passion” for the Portuguese company and “born afresh in fireworks” for the South Korean company for their rival pyrotechnic displays on Friday that are part of the ongoing 30th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest.Both made the remarks during a press conference organised by the Macau

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GGCT says no warning issued for travellers to avoid HK

The Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) said yesterday in an English-language statement that it had never issued a warning for travellers to avoid visiting Hong Kong.Concerning recent comments posted on social media platforms claiming that the GGCT had urged Macau people to avoid non-essential travel to Hong Kong, the office insisted in the statement that it had never issued such a warning.The statement noted that GGCT is monitoring the current situation in Hong Kong and is reminding Macau

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Trio use picklocks to enter 3 flats, steal property worth 76,600 patacas: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two mainlanders on Monday for entering three flats by using picklocks and stealing jewellery, watches and cash worth a total of 76,600 patacas, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday, adding that at the time of the press conference the police were still searching for a third suspect. Choi did not elaborate on the gender of the third suspect and where he or she comes from.According to Choi, the first suspect surnamed Yang, in

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MGM chief expects better gaming business next year

MGM China Holdings CEO and Executive Director Grant Bowie said yesterday that the gaming revenue in the second half of this year was affected by negative growth, a situation that he described as serious.However, Bowie was quick to add he believed the income situation would improve next year.Bowie made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a public event, according to a report by government-owned broadcaster TDM.MGM China Holdings CEO-cum Executive Director Grant Bowie

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Plastic carrier bags to cost 1 pataca: gazette

Macau’s retail outlets will have to charge customers one pataca for each bag when the government’s plastic carrier bag levy scheme is finally implemented on November 18, according to a chief executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The bill on the implementation of the plastic carrier bag charge scheme for retail businesses in Macau was passed by the Legislative Assembly (AL) last month, following a review by the legislature’s 3rd Standing Committee after the

September 10, 2019 | BY admin

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Man feigns to be driver in Coloane traffic accident as woman behind wheel driving without licence:

A local man – when questioned by the police – pretended to be the driver of a car involved in a traffic accident in which the real driver – a local woman who had no driving licence – crashed the vehicle into the hillside in Estrada de Cheoc Van in Coloane yesterday morning, after which the car turned turtle, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday.There were three passengers in the car when the accident happened. In addition to the bogus driver – one of the

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Gambler cheated out of HK$2.1 million by ‘gang of four’: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a gang of four for cheating a mainlander out of HK$2.185 million, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the victim is a mainlander in his thirties. He told the police that he is a businessman. The four suspects, two males and two females, comprise three locals and a mainlander. Choi did not reveal the victim’s surname.The first suspect is a 51 -year-old man surnamed Chan who told the police that he is a

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UM drafting ‘smart mobility’ plan to tackle traffic woes

There is still a lot of room to relieve Macau’s traffic pressure, the deputy director of the University of Macau’s (UM) State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City, Jia Weijia, said yesterday, adding that his laboratory is drafting a “smart mobility” plan slated to be released before the end of the first half of next year at the latest for the government’s reference.The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers of Macau (IEEE) held a seminar on “Smart City and

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Retiree apologises for damaging Ilha Verde Hill

A 62-year-old local man who was arrested in December last year for causing damage to the heritage-listed Ilha Verde Hill apologised yesterday, saying that he had damaged the hill by setting up gym equipment there as his legal knowledge was “weak” at that time.The man, Chong Heng Pui, proffered his apologies accompanied by Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations Vice President Chan Ka Leong, and Ilha Verde District Welfare and Mutual Help Association Vice President Chan Fong, in a

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Taxi group applies for fare hike, wants 22 patacas for flag fall

The Macau Taxi Association has applied to the government for a fare hike, requesting that the flag fall be increased from 19 to 22 patacas and that the distance rate of 2 patacas be reduced to 220 metres.The association’s vice-chairman, Tai Kam Leong, revealed the numbers while speaking to reporters on Saturday on the sidelines of an event in Iao Hon Park to promote the city’s new taxi regulation and raise cabbies’ quality of service.According to Tai, the fare hike, which the association

September 9, 2019 | BY admin

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UM receives record number of applications

The public University of Macau (UM) said in a statement last week that thanks to the steady increase in its international reputation and the quality of its teaching and research, it is attracting a rising number of students from around the world.For the 2019/2020 academic year, the university received more than 13,000 applications for its undergraduate programmes, up nearly 30 per cent from last year, hitting a new high in the university’s history, according to the statement.The number of

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6 cases of 69,400 smuggled cigs in one day: customs

The Macau Customs Service (SA) said in a statement on Friday that its officers busted six cases involving a total of 69,400 smuggled cigarettes on Wednesday.According to the statement, in two separate cases one traveller each smuggled 9,000 and 7,000 cigarettes respectively from Hong Kong to Macau via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge by shuttle bus in the evening. The cigarettes were seized at the bridge’s Macau Customs checkpoint.The four other separate cases involved four passengers

September 9, 2019 | BY admin

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