UM historian’s book receives 2 awards

An English-language book written by Distinguished Professor Wang Di from the University of Macau (UM) Department of History, “Violence and Order on the Chengdu Plain: The Story of a Secret Brotherhood in Rural China, 1939-1949”, recently received the Academic Excellence Award from the Chinese Historians in the United States and the Best Book Award from the Association for the Studies of Chinese Secret Societies, the public university announced in a statement yesterday. According to the

February 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Home mortgage loans rise 13.9 pct in 2018

The outstanding value of home mortgage loans amounted to 215.7 billion patacas at the end of last year, a year-on-year growth of 13.9 percent, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said in a statement yesterday. Month-on-month, the value at the end of December was up by 1.1 percent.According to the city’s quasi-central bank, residents accounted for 92.7 percent of the loans.Month-on-month, outstanding home mortgage loans to residents and non-residents at the end of December rose by 1.2 percent

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Macau to join GBA meeting in HK next week: Carrie Lam

HONG KONG – Macau will take part in a trilateral symposium in Hong Kong next week about the development of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said yesterday.Speaking to reporters in Hong Kong, Lam also said the central government would announce its outline development plan for the Greater Bay Area “within days”.The initiative is intended to build closer links between Hong Kong, Macau, and nine cities in Guangdong.Lam said a symposium on the

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Loan sharks falsely imprison gambler in illegal inn: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested two loan sharks from the mainland who falsely imprisoned a gambler in a residential unit used as an illegal inn after the victim was unable to repay a gambling loan, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the two male suspects as a 21-year-old and a 36-year-old. The victim is also a mainlander.On Saturday afternoon, the victim got a gambling loan of HK$100,000 from the two loan sharks

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Man hurt in tumble down mall escalator

A local man was injured when he tumbled down an escalator in a shopping centre in the city centre last night, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said.The 39-year-old victim, who sustained head injuries, was in a stable condition after treatment in the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre, the bureau said.The accident happened at around 7 p.m. in the Sun Star City mall in Rua de Pedro Nolasco da Silva. The man suddenly lost his balance and tumbled down the escalator when he was on his way

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Revised taxi bill reduces cabbies’ criminal record barriers

The government has reduced the criminal record barriers for people wanting to work as cabbies, according to the final version of its taxi sector bill whose revision was completed by a standing committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. For instance, the bill no longer states that conviction for a terrorism-related crime is a barrier to work as a taxi driver.Lawmaker-cum-lawyer Vong Hin Fai, who heads the legislature’s Third Standing Committee, told reporters yesterday that all the

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Drug-addled cabbie picks up passenger: police

A male taxi driver was found to have taken drugs before picking up a female passenger at the airport in Taipa for a trip to the peninsula on Saturday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Ho Ka Kit said during a regular press conference yesterday.The police confirmed that the cabbie in his twenties had taken Ice (methamphetamine). The passenger reported her suspicion to the police after getting out of the taxi at the destination, according to Ho.On Saturday afternoon, the cabbie surnamed Ip

February 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Man attacked by prostitute, pimp after refusing to pay for ‘poor’ service: police

A man from the mainland was attacked by a prostitute and a pimp in a hotel guestroom last month after the victim refused to pay the prostitute for her sex service, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.The duo attacked the man in their attempt to get the HK$2,000 “service fee”. However, the victim managed to escape from the guestroom during the fight without paying up, according to Lei.Lei identified the prostitute as a 24-year-old

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BNU visits 3 Portuguese-speaking countries

Representatives of Macau’s two note-issuing banks, Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) and the local branch of Bank of China (BOC) visited three Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) last months as members of a delegation headed by the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM), according to a BNU statement sent to The Macau Post Daily yesterday. According to the statement, the visit to Mozambique, Angola and Cape Verde took place on January 9-19.AMCM Executive Director Simon Vong, BNU Executive Director

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Record 1.2 million visit during CNY

A total of 1.21 million Chinese New Year (CNY) visitor arrivals passed through Macau’s seven border checkpoints between Chinese New Year’s Eve last Monday and Sunday, the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) announced yesterday. The record number of visitors rose by 26.6 percent from last year’s CNY 7-day holiday period. Mainlanders accounted for 74.1 percent of the total number of visitor arrivals. Their number increased by 25.6 percent. Most visitors arrived via the Barrier Gate

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Govt launches int’l cuisine course for secondary schools

The government published yesterday the vocational education curriculum for an “international cuisine course” for schools run by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ). The curriculum was published in the Official Gazette (BO) in the form of an administrative order signed by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng.According to the order, pupils who pass the three-year course will receive a secondary school diploma and a professional qualification

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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.

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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

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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)

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