Chui stresses patriotism, national security in New Year’s speech

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On yesterday underlined the importance of patriotism and national security in his New Year’s address.In the speech, Chui said that all sectors of civil society should remain united and promote the traditional values of loving the country and loving Macau. He also pointed out that the setting-up of the Commission on the Defence of National Security by his government last year further improved Macau’s national security system and mechanism. Chui, whose second

January 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Int’l trade expert to head Liaison Office

The State Council has appointed Fu Ziying as the director of the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau, according to a statement from the office on Friday.Fu’s official biography points out that he holds a PhD in economics and is also a senior accountant, having been appointed China International Trade Representative in March 2017.The appointment came about two months after the passing of the then director of the local liaison office, Zheng Xiaosong, who died in Macau on

December 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Leong leads ceremony for this year’s countdown gigs

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) Acting President Leong Wai Man led a traditional worshipping ceremony in Praça do Lago Sai Van yesterday for a successful Macau Countdown Concert 2018 and Taipa Countdown Show 2018.The Cultural Affairs Bureau and Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will co-host the two gigs tonight, Leong said during yesterday’s ceremony.On the sidelines of the ceremony, Leong said, “We estimate that 30,000 people will attend the concert in Macau’s Praça do Lago Sai Van

December 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt to issue ‘AA’ vehicle plates after ‘MZ’: report

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has decided to issue vehicle registration plates starting with “AA” after the vehicle registration plates starting with “MZ” have been used up, according to a report by the Chinese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM yesterday.The city’s vehicle registration plates are marked with an “M” plus a letter of the Western alphabet – or simply an “M” with no any other letter, followed by four Arabic numerals. Vehicle registration

December 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Local boxing hopeful aims to win belt for New Year

Up-and-coming local boxer Cheong Lap Cheong is taking his first shot at winning a belt at Wynn Place in Cotai today, hoping to start the New Year on a high.Macao Boxing House’s Cheong will be fighting on the “Lifetime Boxing Fight 1” card at the Wynn Palace Grand Theatre this afternoon, an event co-sponsored by Macao Boxing House, Hong Kong’s DEF Promotions, Tokyo Broadcasting System TV (TBS), and Japan’s Watanabe Boxing Hall.This is the first time that Japan has partnered with a

December 31, 2018 | BY admin

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24-hour supermarket gutted by fire

A 24-hour supermarket in Avenida do Ouvidor Arriaga was completely gutted by fire in the early hours of yesterday, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said.A Fire Services Bureau spokesperson said they suspected that the blaze was caused by an electrical fault in a fridge at Vang Kei Supermarket on the ground floor of Block A of Fortune Tower in the thoroughfare that runs from Avenida do Almirante Lacerda to Avenida de Sidónio Pais.The Fire Services Bureau received a report about the fire

December 28, 2018 | BY admin

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12-year-old schoolboy falls to his death from home: police

A 12-year-old schoolboy fell to his death from his family home in a residential building in Avenida de Venceslau de Morais yesterday morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement.The avenue in Areia Preta district runs from the former CEM power station to near Triangle Garden.The boy, surnamed Si, was a local resident enrolled in secondary school, the statement said.A man walks past Hap Fu 188 residential estate in Avenida de Venceslau de Morais yesterday where a 12-year-old schoolboy

December 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Macau’s GNI rises 10.3 pct in 2017

Macau’s gross national income (GNI) rose by 10.3 percent year-on-year in real terms in 2017, while per-capita GNI went up by 9.7 percent year-on-year in real terms, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday.According to a DSEC statement, GNI at current prices amounted to 372.96 billion patacas last year, which was 32.83 billion patacas less than gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices in 2017, representing a net external factor income outflow of the same amount that was

December 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Inflation rate slows to 3.12 pct in Nov

Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) increased by 3.12 percent last month year-on-year, a decrease of 0.23 percentage points from the 3.35 percent growth in October, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.A DSEC statement said last month’s inflation figure was due to the rising cost of eating out and renting a flat, rising parking meter rates, as well as increasing prices of gasoline and adults’ clothing.Among the various segments of goods and services, the price

December 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Local, mainland police bust II gang

The Judiciary Police (PJ), in collaboration with the Macau Customs Service and the mainland police, have busted a gang smuggling illegal immigrants from the mainland into Macau, the two local law enforcement agencies jointly announced in a special press conference yesterday.Four members of the gang and four illegal immigrants were caught in Macau, while five members of the gang and an illegal immigrant were arrested in the mainland, a PJ spokesperson said during yesterday’s press

December 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Delta bridge opening raises visitor arrivals: govt

In the wake of the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) on October 24, Macau’s visitor arrivals rose by 15.3 percent year-on-year to 3.26 million last month, while month-to-month growth reached 3.6 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.Overnight visitors (1.59 million) and same-day visitors (1.67 million) rose by 5.1 percent and 26.9 percent respectively year-on-year. Visitors’ average length of stay remained unchanged year-on-year at 1.2 days, with

December 28, 2018 | BY admin

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IACM chief believes greyhound adoption to be completed in May

Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) President Jose Tavares said yesterday he believed that the adoption for greyhounds left behind in the now defunct racetrack kennels could be completed in May next year.Tavares made the remarks during the bureau’s last consultative committee meeting as the bureau will become the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) next Tuesday.The bureau has been taking care of the greyhounds left behind by Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. in July. The

December 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Junket operator attacks wife over money: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man last week for attacking his wife during an argument over money in their flat in Zape, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Leng identified the suspect as a 40-year-old junket operator surnamed Tou. His wife is 30-year-old mainlander.In the early hours of last Wednesday, the couple had a row over money in their home in Avenida da Amizade, during which Tou allegedly grabbed his wife around the neck,

December 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt axes Taipa ‘Ocean World’ land concession

The government yesterday announced the annulment of the land concession of a long-undeveloped plot of land east of the entrance to the Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge at the northern coast of Taipa, which was initially slated for an “Ocean World” theme park project when its land concession was granted over two decades ago.Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario announced the annulment in an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.Civic leaders

December 20, 2018 | BY admin

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