Man pawns fake watch for HK$1.5 million

A man from the mainland has been arrested for hocking a fake watch in a local pawn shop, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 30-year-old suspect surnamed Li told the police he’s a salesman.According to Cheong, last November Li and his accomplice went to a pawnshop in the San Ma Lou area and pawned a luxury watch for HK$1.5 million. Li provided the watch, while his accomplice submitted identification documents for

March 20, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Local higher education institutions to host career fairs

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ), University of Macau (UM), and Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) are each slated to host their career fairs over the next two months.USJ will be hosting its annual career fair today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on its Ilha Verde campus, with a statement provided by the private Catholic university yesterday noting that over 1,000 job vacancies in areas such as banking and finance, hospitality, and education and training will be available to its students

March 20, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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IC urges local entities to become ‘reading spots’

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that it is calling on local entities to become one of the city’s “reading spots” and to organise reading activities on their own initiative from April 13 to 28, in order to strengthen the “linkage effect” of the bureau’s one-day event “Reading in the City” that marks the April 23 World Book Day.The statement said that the “reading spots” can be a shop, restaurant, café, woodland, lawn, school, education centre,

March 20, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Junkets may grant gamblers credit but only on behalf of concessionaires

Lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Andrew Chan Chak Mo, who chairs the Legislative Assembly’s 2nd Standing Committee, said yesterday that only gaming concessionaires can be credit-granting entities, while junket operators – officially known as gaming promoters, cannot become a credit-granting entity unless they have been formally authorised by their respective gaming concessionaires.Addressing a press briefing after yesterday’s closed-door meeting reviewing the government’s gaming credit bill,

March 20, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Flu patient, 80, requires ventilatory support

A local woman, 80, was admitted on Monday to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre’s intensive care unit (ICU) with acute respiratory failure resulting from influenza A, requiring ventilatory support, according to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.The chronically ill victim developed symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath on February 29 and was hospitalised at the private Kiang Wu Hospital last Monday after coming down with acute respiratory distress

March 20, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Man robs ex-girlfriend’s phone in hotel room

A man from the mainland has been arrested for allegedly robbing his ex-girlfriend’s mobile phone, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect, surnamed Xia, is in his thirties, claimed to be jobless.  The victim is a woman from the mainland under the age of 30.According to Cheong’s statement, Xia on Sunday contacted the victim and told her that he was in Macau and had no place to stay. Out of kindness, the victim took Xia

March 20, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Queer film festival to mark 2nd edition

The 2nd Macau International Queer Film Festival (MIQFF) is set to kick off on Friday, with 14 feature films, including two from Macau, and five short films to be screened at Emperor Cinemas at Lisboeta Macau in Cotai until April 6.Debuting last year, the second edition is themed “Love is the Answer”, featuring films from different countries and regions with subjects, themes and stories related to the multifaceted nature of the queer community, some having won different awards at other film

March 20, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Man uses currency dealer to launder money

A man from the mainland has been arrested for allegedly transferring illicit funds to an illegal currency exchange dealer to launder money, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect, surnamed Sun, is a 38-year-old man who says he’s a businessman.According to Cheong, on Thursday, the victim, a male currency exchange dealer from the mainland, encountered Sun at a casino. They engaged in three separate transactions during the

March 20, 2024 | BY William Chan

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UM exhibits ancient Chinese paintings & book series

A book series presentation ceremony for “A Comprehensive Collection of Ancient Chinese Paintings” and the inauguration of an exhibition on Song Dynasty paintings took place at the Exhibition Hall of the University of Macau (UM) Wu Yee Sun Library last Wednesday.According to an exhibition statement, the book series, presented by Zhejiang University (ZJU) to the University of Macau, is a collaborative effort between Zhejiang University and the Cultural Relics Bureau of Zhejiang Province. The

March 20, 2024 | BY William Chan

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MUST hosts ‘Meaning, Intention: Conceptual Art Exhibition’

Organised by the Faculty of Humanities and Arts at the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), the “Meaning, Intention: Conceptual Art Exhibition” for the Master Course “Special Topics in Culture” of the Fine Arts Programme at MUST was inaugurated last Tuesday at the MUST Art Gallery. The exhibition showcases 34 pieces and sets of work created by 29 master’s degree students.The curator, Leong Kit Man, assistant professor of the Fine Arts Programme at the Faculty of

March 20, 2024 | BY William Chan

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ITTF World Cup to debut in Macau next month

Presented by integrated resort (IR) operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), Macau will welcome, for the first time, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Men’s and Women’s World Cup, at Galaxy Arena in Cotai, which will take place from April 15-21.Tickets to the matches are available both online and in-person from Friday, priced between 100 patacas and 1,200 patacas.Back in 1980, the first ITTF World Cup was held in Hong Kong, with its latest edition taking place in Shandong

March 20, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Reinforcement of rule of law in HK

China Daily Editorial        Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously passed a bill mandated by Article 23 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong yesterday, which will take effect on Saturday.By fulfilling a constitutional obligation, the move marks the city taking another key step forward in plugging the loopholes in its legal system that had long been used by some to threaten national security in the city.The bill, also known as Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, seeks to prohibit

March 20, 2024 | BY admin

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‘Eastern District 2’ development plan takes effect

The government’s urban development plan for “Eastern District 2” takes effect today after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday, according to which green areas and those earmarked for other types of public open spaces will cover 373,719 square metres, a decrease of 47 percent from the 711,000 square metres proposed by the government during a public consultation on the plan’s draft in 2022.According to the plan published yesterday, Eastern District 2 covers the

March 19, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Hospital security guard forcibly kisses 20-year-old patient: police

A Filipino security guard of a hospital in Taipa has been arrested for forcibly kissing a 20-year-old female university student from the mainland on her face and neck last week, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said yesterday.The suspect in his forties is surnamed Rola, Lei noted.According to the victim’s account, Lei said, she went to the hospital on Wednesday morning to seek outpatient treatment for a hand injury, during which the security guard, whom she had asked about

March 19, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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