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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Homicide victim’s possessions missing: police

The whereabouts of the victim’s possessions is one of the main focuses for the investigation into a suspected homicide case in a guestroom of a hotel in Cotai where the male victim’s body was found on Sunday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a regular press conference yesterday.A PJ statement on Sunday only identified the deceased as a non-local man aged around 50.A PJ statement yesterday identified the victim as a 41-year-old mainlander surnamed Mei who was

February 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Tam asked about CE bid says his focus is on current duties

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday his biggest hope at the moment was to remain focused on fulfilling his duties and responsibilities in his current post, when asked by the media whether he plans to run in the chief executive election this year.The policy secretary made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event organised by the Macau Taoist Association on its premises in an industrial building in Avenida do Almirante

February 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau, Portugal initial deal on fugitive offenders

Macau and Portugal have initialled an agreement for the transfer of fugitive offenders from the two jurisdictions, the government said in a statement yesterday. According to the statement, a Macau delegation paid a weeklong working visit to Portugal for talks on a bilateral agreement on the transfer of fugitive offenders and an agreement on mutual judicial assistance in criminal matters. The statement pointed out that while both sides reached a consensus on the agreement on the transfer of

February 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Police probe suspected homicide in Cotai hotel

The Judiciary Police (PJ) are investigating the suspected homicide of a non-local man in a hotel in Cotai whose body was found in a guestroom yesterday around noon.The body was found lying on the bed of the guestroom of a hotel in Cotai, according to the Judiciary Police.Government-owned broadcaster TDM said that the body was found in a guestroom on the 28th floor of the Conrad Macao in the Sand Cotai Central complex.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

February 18, 2019 | BY admin

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