Councillor calls for Nape promenade

Central Districts Community Service Consultative Council member Ho Weng Hong yesterday called for the government to convert the waterfront along Nape into a promenade with the aim of providing a leisure area for residents and tourists alike.Ho, a senior member of the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (commonly known as Kai Fong), made the remarks during a regular meeting of the council at the Central Districts Residents’ Service Centre in Rotunda de Carlos da Maia –

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Councillors urge govt to exclude imported maids from minimum wage

Central District Community Service Consultative Council member Un Kam Tim said yesterday the government shouldn’t include non-resident domestic helpers in the proposed implementation of a statutory minimum wage.Un made the remarks in a speech on behalf of himself and fellow councillors Ho Kuai Seng and Huang Wei during a regular meeting of the council at the Central Districts Residents’ Service Centre in Rotunda de Carlos da Maia.The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) launched a 45-day public

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DCC buys Shell’s HK, Macau LPG business

Shell completed the sale of the first phase of its Hong Kong and Macau LPG marketing business to Ireland’s DCC on New Year’s Eve, international business newswires reported yesterday.According to the report, Shell will continue to run its LPG plant in Hong Kong, which is part of the second phase of the transaction and is subject to conditions including regulatory approvals.The sale of Shell’s LPG business in Hong Kong and Macau was announced last April for about US$150 million.PLEASE READ

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M&S sells HK, Macau retail franchise

Marks & Spencer has sold its retail business in Hong Kong and Macau to its franchise partner Al-Futtaim, the British clothing and food chain confirmed earlier this week, international business newswires reported yesterday.According to the report, the sale, which was completed on Saturday for an undisclosed amount, means that Al-Futtaim is now the sole franchisee of the 27 M&S shops in Hong Kong and Macau.The reports pointed out that Al-Futtaim has partnered with M&S since 1998 when

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IACM seizes 127 ‘Hato-affected’ bottles of wine

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Food Safety Centre yesterday seized 127 bottles of red wine believed to been affected by the floods caused by Super Typhoon Hato in August, according to a statement released by the IACM.The statement said that in a regular inspection yesterday, Food Safety Centre officials visiting a bar of Ole Tai Sam Un Hotel in Rua da Caldeira discovered a number of bottles of red wine with traces of mud on them. According to the statement, the inspectors assumed

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Uphold ‘overall jurisdiction’ & grasp GBA chances: liaison chief

Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau Director Zheng Xiaosong said in his New Year address his office believed that the local government will “organically” combine the upholding of the central government’s “overall jurisdiction” over the city with the safeguarding of a high degree of autonomy of Macau.Zheng, the central government’s highest-ranking official posted to Macau, also said in the message his office believed that the local government will administer the

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Angela Leong says she can take all greyhounds

SJM Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer Angela Leong said yesterday that if any of the owners of greyhounds at the local racetrack didn’t want their dogs when it closes for good in July, she could take all of them.Leong made the remarks when asked by a reporter about the future of the over 600 greyhounds at the dog racetrack in Fai Chi Kei district, on the sidelines of the signing ceremony of an occupational safety and health charter at Grand Lisboa.In July 2016 the government

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At least 10 fined for smoking at bus stops

The government fined at least 10 people for smoking at bus stops on Monday and yesterday since the toughened version of the anti-smoking law took effect on New Year’s Day, according to the Health Bureau (SSM).The Legislative Assembly (AL) passed the government-initiated Tobacco Prevention and Control Law’s amendment bill during a plenary session in July last year.The new version of the law bans smoking within a 10-metre-area of all bus stops and taxi ranks.Passengers get onto a bus at a bus

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Govt collects over 2,400 opinions on minimum wage implementation: labour chief

The government has gathered more than 2,400 opinions from civil society during its recently-finished public consultation on the proposed implementation of a statutory minimum wage for all employment sectors, Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Director Wong Chi Hong said yesterday.Wong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the signing ceremony of the SJM “Occupational Safety and Health Charter” at Grand Lisboa Hotel. The charter is an industry-wide commitment to

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Woman dies ‘falling’ from Big Taipa Hill

A woman is believed to have fallen to her death from Big Taipa Hill near Estrada Governador Nobre Carvalho yesterday morning, according to a statement by Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Tam Weng Keong.According to the statement, the incident was heard by staff members of power utility CEM, who were working at the company’s godown at the foot of the hill. At about 9:15 a.m. they heard a noise like an object falling, and immediately rushed to the scene.Having discovered that there was a person

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Govt to build skyway in Taipa this year

The government aims to start the construction of a skyway along a major avenue in the city centre of Taipa this year, the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the 700-metre skyway will be built along Avenida de Guimarães. It will start from the station of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) outside Macau Stadium, continue over Rotunda do Estádio and along the avenue before ending at Rotunda Dr. Sun Yat Sen.According to the

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Xi in New Year speech vows resolute reform in 2018

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping yesterday vowed that the nation will resolutely carry out reform this year.“We will take the opportunity of celebrating the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening-up in 2018 to further carry out reform, as reform and opening-up is the path we must take to make progress in contemporary China and to realize the Chinese dream,” Xi said.He cited a Chinese adage, saying that the Chinese people would “cut paths through mountains, and build bridges across

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Forum agrees with mandatory real-name registration for SIM cards

Guest speakers and members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum agreed with the government’s proposed mandatory implementation of real-name registration for the provision of telecom services, including the purchase of pre-paid SIM cards.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.The government launched a 45-day public consultation last month on a bill on cyber security which proposes the mandatory implementation of

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Mainlander nabbed for attempting to rob money-changer: police

The police arrested a man from the mainland on Friday for attempting to rob a money-changer in a guest room of a Cotai casino resort hotel, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.The target was a man from the mainland surnamed Chen, who engages in currency exchange via instant messaging (IM) application WeChat, according to Choi. The suspect is a 28-year-old man from the mainland surnamed Li.Choi said that Li,

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