Govt appoints new policy research chief

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has appointed Mi Jian as the new director of the government’s Policy Research Office (GEP) for a one-year term, succeeding Lao Pun Lap who will retire tomorrow, the Government Spokesperson’s Office (GPV) said in a statement yesterday.The statement pointed out that Chui decided to appoint Mi, now the office’s principal consultant, for the new post due to his extensive experience in policy research and sound managerial skills.According to an executive

June 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt to build rainwater drains in Ilha Verde

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) said in a statement yesterday that it will build a major rainwater drainage system in Ilha Verde district with the aim of improving the area’s rainwater discharge capacity for when a downpour hits the city.According to the statement, the 200-metre-long underground system will start from the junction of Estrada do Canal dos Patos and Avenida do Comendador Ho Yin and stretch to Rua Norte do Patane – a street on the waterfront in Fai Chi Kei –

June 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt abruptly halts Taipa crematorium plan

The government abruptly announced yesterday that it has decided to halt its plan to build Macau’s first crematorium at Taipa Sa Kong Municipal Cemetery, following strong opposition to the project by residents living nearby.The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) made the announcement during a hastily convened press conference at its headquarters in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro yesterday afternoon.The bureau also said that it would continue to study alternative locations suitable for a

June 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Local man loses 30,000 patacas in credit-for-sex scam: police

A local man fell victim to a credit-for-sex scam at the weekend, losing a total of 30,120 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.According to Lei, the victim, whose surname was not revealed, is in his thirties.Lei said that last Friday the victim befriended someone who claimed to be a young woman online. She also claimed to be a local university student. She later told the victim through a social

June 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Suspended lawmaker, fellow activist appeal sentences

Suspended directly-elected lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou and fellow non-establishment activist Scott Chiang Meng Hin have each filed an appeal against last month’s ruling by the Court of First Instance (TJB) which found the duo guilty of illegal assembly and demonstration, the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) said in a statement last night.According to the statement, the two defendants submitted their appeals to the Court of First Instance by fax on Monday – the deadline for them to appeal their TJB

June 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Woman attempts to grab cop’s gun: police

A mainland woman visiting Macau was arrested on Sunday for attacking two Public Security Police (PSP) officers and attempting to grab the gun of one of them, PSP spokesman Ho Ka Kit said during a regular police press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the suspect is a woman in her thirties surnamed Wang, who works as an interpreter.Ho said that at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, the Public Security Police received a report about a woman walking across Sai Van Bridge towards Taipa. A policeman arrived

June 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Think tank calls for tougher penalties for drug crimes

Collective Wisdom Policy Centre Vice President Chan Ka Leong yesterday urged the government to come up with tougher punishments for drug-related crimes, and to re-evaluate the penal measures regularly.The think tank is affiliated with the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations, commonly known as Kai Fong.The Collective Wisdom Policy Centre held a press conference on its premises in Avenida de Horta e Costa about a study – it had recently carried out – on combating drug-related

June 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Liaison Office gets new vice-director

The State Council yesterday appointed Zhang Rongshun as a vice-director of the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau.Zhang succeeds Chen Sixi, who was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing in March.The Macau liaison office has four vice-directors.Zhang Rongshun, the then deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), speaks during a seminar in

June 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt pledges help for ill local student on mainland

The local government will provide “full assistance” to a seriously-ill female student from Macau enrolled at Huaqiao University in Fujian province, the Secretariat forSocial Affairs and Culture (GSASC) said in a statement yesterday.According to a report yesterday by Ou Mun Tin Toi, the Chinese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM, the student is suffering from viral encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, which led to seizures. She is in a coma now.PLEASE READ THE

June 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Kai Fong opposes Taipa crematorium project

Members of the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (Kai Fong), along with a number of residents, petitioned the government yesterday against its proposal to build Macau’s first crematorium at Taipa Sa Kong Municipal Cemetery.The petitioners handed a petition to an official of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) at the bureau’s headquarters in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.Speaking to reporters after handing in the petition, Cheng Son Meng, a vice president of the group,

June 26, 2018 | BY admin

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MGM inspires visitors to play with art at new exhibition

A new exhibition opening today at MGM featuring five artists each presenting their own installations, demonstrates that art is not just for appreciating but also fun and playful through interaction, and in this case, lots of photo-taking opportunities.The “Art is Play” exhibition at MGM Art Space in the gaming operator’s property in Nape is open until September 9.The five artists showcasing their work at the exhibition are Cindy Ng Sio Ieng from Macau, Ayumi Adachi from Japan, tomtom from

June 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Leong says willing to adopt all greyhounds herself

Lawmaker-cum-gaming executive Angela Leong On Kei urged the government yesterday to consider allowing the operator of the city’s greyhound racetrack – Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. – to use the property “for some time” after its lease expires so that the greyhounds can wait for adoption in the kennels that “they are familiar with”, considering that the government has still not come up with its final development plan for the plot where the racetrack is located.Referring to an

June 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt mulls moving Lotus checkpoint to Hengqin: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has revealed that the local government has recently proposed to the central government that Macau’s Lotus Flower Bridge border checkpoint be moved from Cotai to Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, adding that a “new mode of clearance” might be adopted after the relocation of the Macau-side checkpoint to the island of the neighbouring city.Wong did not elaborate on what the new mode of clearance might be.Wong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Friday

June 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Health Bureau bans Enzyplex after mould scare in HK

The Health Bureau (SSM) has temporarily banned over-the-counter medicine Enzyplex, following a contamination scare in Hong Kong.In a statement on Friday, the Health Bureau said that samples of different batches of the digestive remedy had already been tested, but that it would take five days to get the results. The statement noted that the medicine had been distributed to private hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies in Macau, but that for the time being all prescriptions and sales of the medicine

June 25, 2018 | BY admin

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