Sin Fong’s demolition to take a year: contractor

The building company which has been granted the contract for the demolition and reconstruction of the ill-fated Sin Fong Garden residential high-rise says the whole project is expected to take two and a half years, one year of which will be for the demolition.Lo Chi Cheong, a representative of the local Tat Cheong Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd. made the announcement during a press conference at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape last week.During Friday’s press conference, Wong Man Sang, the

September 3, 2018 | BY admin

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Mobile phone imports rise 93 pct in Jan-July

Macau’s imports of mobile phones rose 93.1 percent to 4.08 billion patacas in the first seven months of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement on Friday. In July, imports of mobile phones increased 59.9 percent to 331 million patacas year on year. Gold jewellery imports grew 20.9 percent to 4.33 billion patacas in the first seven months. In July, gold jewellery imports rose 35.9 percent to 678 million patacas. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT

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Gaming revenue grows 17 pct in August

Macau’s gaming revenue topped analyst forecasts for the first time in four months, a result that may ease investor concerns about a slowdown in gambling by high rollers.Receipts climbed 17.1 percent in August from a year earlier to 26.55 billion patacas, above estimates for a median 15 percent expansion, according to data from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) on Saturday. Analysts’ forecasts ranged from an increase of 12 percent to 18 percent.Last month’s revenue was

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Doors still closed at The 13 Hotel

The 13 Hotel in Seac Pai Van in Coloane was reported to have opened on Friday, according to statement from its developer South Shore Holdings Limited on that day, but the doors remained firmly shut to the public yesterday.According to Friday’s statement, its first guests enjoyed the hotel suites, cuisine and “ultimate pampering” over the weekend of August 24, which was a week ago.Quoting The 13’s Managing Director Mark Lettenbichler, who reportedly oversaw the inaugural private event,

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Scholar urges govt to improve GBA credential recognition

The local government should improve coordination with the other Greater Bay Area (GBA) cities in terms of credential recognition to provide favourable conditions for local residents to work on the mainland, University of Macau (UM) Assistant Professor Chan Kin Sun said yesterday.Chan, who also heads the Macau Social Security Society, made the remarks on the sidelines of a GBA seminar held by think tank Macau Wisdom Convergence Network on the latter’s premises in Ribeira do Patane

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Forum divided over water storage tank project for ex-Canidrome

Guest speakers at yesterday’s Macau Forum were starkly divided over the government’s proposed construction of a water storage tank under the plot where the former greyhound racetrack is located.A guest speaker at yesterday’s programme said that the area earmarked for education facilities on the plot – proposed by the government last week – was insufficient for the construction of four schools as previously proposed by the government.The weekly debate programme is hosted by

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Anti-plastic petition collects over 4,700 signatures

The anti-disposable plastic campaign “Macau Plastic Waste and Pollution” says that it has collected over 4,700 signatures online and offline, with the activists’ petition delivered to the government yesterday.The petition was handed to an official outside Government Headquarters yesterday morning by five local activists from an ad-hoc group which started to organise the campaign two weeks ago.Legislators Agnes Lam Iok Fong and Sulu Sou Ka Hou are among the 4,700 who have signed the

August 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Hotel guests rise 6.8 pct to 8 million in Jan-July

Macau’s hotel sector recorded 8.09 million guests in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year growth of 6.8 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. The average occupancy rate of hotels and guesthouses rose by 3.2 percentage points to 88.7 percent, while visitors’ average length of stay increased by 0.1 night year on year to 1.5 nights. The number of hotels and guesthouses stood at 116 at the end of July, an increase of nine establishments year on

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Young professionals go on study trip to Shanghai

A total of 30 local young professionals attended the opening ceremony of a study and field experience trip to Shanghai, at the Macau Science Centre in Nape yesterday, according to a statement by the Macau Foundation (FM).It’s the seventh time Macau has organised a study trip to Shanghai. Over the past 6 years, around 180 local youths have participated in the scheme.The annual programme is co-organised by the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference’s

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Cyclist faces ‘drunk-riding’ charge: police

A non-resident worker riding a bicycle was found to be “drunk riding” on Wednesday after failing to give way to a scooter rider at a junction, which caused the latter fall to the ground, injuring him, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the cyclist as a male mainlander in his fifties surnamed Chen who is a construction worker.According to Cheong, the accident occurred at the junction of Avenida de Horta e

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48 illegal workers caught last month: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday that 48 suspected illegal workers were nabbed last month.According to the statement, PSP officers, as well as officials from the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and from several other government entities, jointly or separately, carried out inspections of 438 venues last month, rounding up the 48 suspected illegal workers.The venues included construction sites, residential units, commercial and industrial premises, the statement

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Macau serves as important ‘vehicle’ for China-Japan-S Korea bonds: Tam

Delivering a speech during the 10th China-Japan-South Korea Cultural Ministers’ Meeting in Harbin, the capital of the north-eastern province of Heilongjiang, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that Macau is serving as an important place for people-to-people bonds and cultural exchanges between the three East Asian countries, according to a statement by Tam’s office yesterday.The statement did not mention how many days the annual meeting, which had

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Galaxy opens Asia’s first Café de Paris Monte-Carlo

A Belle Époque-themed Café de Paris, reminiscent of the iconic brasserie in Monaco, is the latest hotspot at Galaxy Macau, serving classic French cuisine with Asian fare.The Café de Paris Monte-Carlo is a brasserie in a casino resort in Monaco developed by Monaco-based casino hotel company Société des Bains de Mer (SBM). Its Macau restaurant – Asia’s first and flagship – is an SMB project in conjunction with Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), bringing a stylish yet relaxed café

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Midnight Movie: Madness, camp & cult

There are films that never make it to mainstream release but are a midnight cinema hit, and some of them will be screened at Cinematheque Passion for those looking for a midnight movie experience.“Midnight movie” is more than just going to the cinema to watch a film late at night.According to Wikipedia, it is a term rooted in the practice that emerged in the 1950s of television stations in the United States airing low-budget genre films.Female TroublePLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR

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