Govt consults public on new immigration rules

The government yesterday launched a one-month public consultation on the drafting of a new immigration, stay and residency bill with the aim of enabling more effective law enforcement for when immigration officers carry out their work and with the aim of tackling the various irregularities resulting from illegal immigration.The government says that the new law will clearly regulate the collection of non-locals’ biometric data at immigration counters, with the aim of combating illegal

May 9, 2018 | BY admin

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Woman cheats man out of 130,000 yuan: police

A woman from the mainland was arrested on Monday for stealing a male mainlander’s smartphone and fraudulently obtaining cash of around 130,000 yuan (165,000 patacas) from his account on an online payment platform, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference in Zape yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 30-year-old surnamed Yang. He noted that the victim is a man in his sixties who regularly visits Macau to gamble in casinos and is renting a flat in

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Customs seizes fake designer goods worth 3.65 million patacas

Local customs officers seized more than 480 fake designer goods in Macau earlier this month, amounting to an estimated market value of over 3.65 million patacas, the Macau Customs Service announced during a special press conference yesterday.According to the Customs Service, the bogus goods were seized from three shops in the city centre and Zape on Thursday and Sunday. Customs officers arrested five local men and women, aged between 45 and 65.The confiscated merchandise includes counterfeit

May 9, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt could’ve done better on waste recycling: councillors

Deputy Convener of the Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council Si Nei Na said yesterday that she and her fellow council members think the local government could have done better on reducing and recycling the city’s rubbish.Si made the remarks yesterday during a post-meeting press briefing at the Islands District Public Services Centre in Taipa.Officials of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) and Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) attended yesterday’s meeting

May 9, 2018 | BY admin

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Privacy watchdog launches 217 probes last year

The Personal Data Protection Office (GPDP) last year launched 217 investigations into the collection and handling of such data, down 3.1 percent year-on-year, GPDP Director Yang Chongwei said yesterday.Yang, his deputy Iao Hin Chit, and three GPDP officials co-hosted a press conference on the city’s privacy statistics and their office’s work and investigations during 2017 at their office in China Plaza.According to Yang, of the total number of investigations last year, 141 involved private

May 9, 2018 | BY admin

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Woman falls victim to social networking trap: police

A local woman has fallen victim to a social networking trap, losing a total of HK$393,000 in cash between February and April, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a routine press conference in Zape yesterday.According to Ho, the victim is a widow in her fifties, who works as a valet. He didn’t reveal the victim’s surname.Ho said the victim met a male named Steve online on a social networking platform. Later on they became online friends. The man told her that he would

May 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt to consult public on phone tapping bill: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the government expects to launch a public consultation in July or August on the drafting of a bill regulating the tapping of telephones during police investigations into criminal cases.Wong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a graduation ceremony for 11 senior firefighters who each were awarded a bachelor’s degree for fire safety engineering by the Macau Public Security Forces Academy. The ceremony took

May 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt raises non-locals’ childbirth fees by 800 pct from June

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced yesterday that it will raise the fees by 800 percent, or ninefold, for its childbirth services at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre, starting from June 1, for non-local women whose husbands are also non-locals.The bureau said that the drastic fee hike aimed to reduce the number of non-local women using the public hospital’s childbirth services, in order to ensure a better service for their local counterparts.According to the bureau, low-income

May 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt axes deal for additional LRT trains

The Transport Infrastructure Office (GIT) said in a statement yesterday that the government and the manufacturer of Macau’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) trains have agreed on the termination of their agreement for purchasing additional trains.Macau’s LRT trains are supplied by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.According to the statement, the agreement primarily covers the settlement of the works already carried out by the LRT train supplier, purchased materials, the processing and delivery of already

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Credit cards rise 12 pct to 1.2 million in March

The number of personal credit cards issued by banks in Macau stood at 1.2 million at the end of March, a year-on-year growth of 12.1 percent, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) announced yesterday.According to the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC), Macau’s population stood at 653,100 at the end of last year.According to an AMCM statement, pataca credit cards rose 12 percent to 860,764, Hong Kong dollar credit cards increased 4.6 percent to 89,029 and yuan credit cards grew 15 percent to

May 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt grants new banking licence

The government announced yesterday that it has granted a banking licence to Xinghui Bank Limited.The announcement was published in the Official Gazette (BO) in the form of an executive order dated April 25 and signed by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On.According to the executive order, the bank’s minimum share capital amounts to 100 million patacas.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Macau, Cambodia ink deal on friendship promotion

PHNOM PENH – Macau and Cambodia yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation for the promotion of friendship.The deal was inked in Phnom Penh between Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Macau Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On.“This MoU aims at promoting exchanges and cooperation in tourism, culture, study and training, trade, and youth and business exchanges,” Cambodian Foreign Ministry Undersecretary of State Eat Sophea told reporters.Chief Executive

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Cabbie keeps phone left in toilet: police

A taxi driver was caught by the police for his keeping a missing smartphone on Friday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular police press conference in Zape yesterday.Wong identified the suspect as a local man in his thirties surnamed Cheang, who works as a taxi driver.According to Wong, at 10:30 a.m. on Friday the male victim went to a petrol station in Avenida da Amizade. He used the toilet at the petrol station after which he realised that he had left his

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Chui to leave for Cambodia & Thailand today to boost BRI

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On departs for official visits to Cambodia and Thailand today, the Government Spokesperson’s Office (GPV) said in a statement yesterday. His entourage will return to Macau on Friday.According to the statement, the trip to the two kingdoms – which are covered by the nation’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – aims to reinforce mutual cooperation and exchanges in fields such as tourism, economic development and trade matters.The trip is also designed to

May 7, 2018 | BY admin

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