Govt should clearly explain road resurfacing projects: commentator

The government should clearly explain why it chooses asphalt or concrete whenever it plans to carry out resurfacing projects on the city’s major roads, Ron Lam U Tou, who heads local think tank Macau Synergy, said yesterday.Lam, a current affairs commentator, made the remarks in an interview with The Macau Post Daily at his group’s office near Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro. He made the remarks in response to the ongoing resurfacing project in Rua do Campo which has been criticised by some

December 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Nov visitors rise 9.4 pct to 2.8 million

The city’s visitor arrivals last month rose 9.4 percent year on year to 2.83 million, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.However, the number was down 1.9 percent from the previous month.The daily average of visitor arrivals stood at 94,435 in November.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

December 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Hato-hit Maritime Museum reopens tomorrow

The Maritime Museum in Barra will reopen tomorrow after being closed due to some of its facilities and exhibits being severely damaged by floodwaters during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Hato, the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement yesterday.The super-typhoon pummelled Macau on August 23, causing massive flooding, killing 10, injuring 244, and resulting in damage officially estimated at over 11 billion patacas.The statement said that the repairs to most of the damaged

December 28, 2017 | BY admin

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New culture chief vows to balance heritage protection, urban development needs

Newly-appointed Cultural Affairs Bureau President (IC) Cecilia Tse Heng Sai said yesterday that her bureau will properly protect the city’s cultural heritage while ensuring the city’s continuous urban development.Tse made the remarks while speaking to reporters after her swearing-in ceremony at the bureau in Praça do Tap Seac. The ceremony was witnessed by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng who oversees the bureau.Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai

December 20, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to launch bus app for visually impaired

A mobile application designed to help the visually impaired catch a bus, will be launched next month, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced yesterday during a press conference at the Rehabilitation Centre for the Blind.According to the bureau, the application features audio bus route information, announcing how many stops away the bus is. Some buses will also have speakers installed by the door, over which the arrival of the bus and its route number will be announced.Dozens of

December 20, 2017 | BY admin

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Ex-customs chief tops honours list

Former Macau Customs Service Director General Choi Lai Hang, who is now coordinator for the Security Forces Coordination Office, tops this year’s honours list, the government announced yesterday.According to the announcement, Choi was awarded the Decoration of Honour – Gold Lotus, Macau’s second highest decoration. The SAR’s highest decoration – Grand Lotus – was not awarded this year, and neither was it last year.Registered auditor Lei Loi Tak, who is the president of the Soka

December 20, 2017 | BY admin

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Macau Anglican College celebrates 15th anniversary

 Established by the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (also known as the Hong Kong Anglican Church) in 2002, the Macau Anglican College (MAC) in Taipa this year celebrates its 15th anniversary.  Robert Alexander, principal of the school, talked to The Macau Post Daily on the sidelines of the college’s service awards ceremony last week at St Regis Hotel in Cotai. When asked how to strike the right balance for his pupils’ school life and home life,

December 20, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui’s satisfaction rate drops, possibly due to Hato: poll

An annual survey released yesterday by the Public Opinion Programme (POP) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) shows that the rate of residents’ satisfaction with Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On and his government has significantly dropped.The POP’s Macau survey aims to evaluate how satisfied the city’s residents are with the government and the city’s development.The findings of the survey for 2017 can be downloaded from HKU POP’s website

December 20, 2017 | BY admin

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2 suffer serious injuries in arson attack

A man and a woman suffered second-degree burns in an alleged arson attack yesterday afternoon, according to a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday.According to the statement, the incident took place at a hardware shop in Rua de Martinho Montenegro at around 4 p.m. yesterday.According to the statement, yesterday afternoon a man went to the shop, where the female owner, a female staff member and several customers were inside. The man stayed in the store after the other

December 20, 2017 | BY admin

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No gaming projects allowed on reclamation areas: govt

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday that the government has drafted a bill on the framework for the management of Macau’s coastal waters. The bill proposes that no gaming projects be allowed on any areas reclaimed from the sea.Addressing a press conference at Government Headquarters, Leong said that the council, the government’s top advisory body, had completed its discussion of the bill – the Marine Areas Management Framework Law.In December 2015, the central

December 20, 2017 | BY admin

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2 new CEPA agreements inked

Two new agreements – under the framework of the Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) – were signed yesterday with the aim of advancing integration of Macau’s development with that of the country as a whole, the Secretariat for Economy and Finance (GSEF) said in a statement yesterday.The “Investment Agreement” and the “Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation” were signed yesterday by Vice Minister of Commerce Gao Yan and Secretary for Economy

December 19, 2017 | BY admin

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More than 600 roadworks to start next year: official

More than 600 roadworks will be carried out next year, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced yesterday during a press conference at the bureau.Addressing the press conference about next year’s roadwork projects, Lo Seng Chi, who heads the bureau’s Traffic Management Department, said that the government’s interdepartmental Road Projects Coordination Group, which was established in 2009, has received 617 applications for roadwork permits from government entities and public utilities to be

December 19, 2017 | BY admin

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The Sound of Music cast find joy working with local kids

The lead characters “Captain” and “Maria” in The Sound of Music have done numerous shows but what makes the job a very special joy is that they get to perform with children.The London West End production of the acclaimed musical “The Sound of Music” will begin its 18-day run at Venetian Theatre tomorrow.The production earlier this year held auditions in Macau and Hong Kong giving local children a chance to shine on stage with a professional cast. A total of 20 from the

December 19, 2017 | BY admin

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2 mainlanders nabbed for Chinese chess scam: police

Two suspects from the mainland were arrested over their alleged involvement in a Chinese chess (“xiangqi”) scam, which was set up to cheat the victim out of 1.5 million yuan in a game, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Tam Weng Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Tam said that in the small hours of Saturday, the Judiciary Police received a report from a male mainlander who told the police that he had just escaped from a hotel room in Nape where he had been held

December 19, 2017 | BY admin

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