Govt ‘concerned about’ woman’s miscarriage during Hato: Tam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday he had heard about a woman suffering a miscarriage during Super-Typhoon Hato in August, adding that he was “very concerned” about it.Tam made the remarks in response to a reporter’s question about the matter on the sidelines of the opening of the Helen Liang Diocesan Nursery in Rua do Parque.According to previous media reports, on August 23 when Hato devastated Macau, a pregnant woman was allegedly asked to leave

November 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Over 50 drivers go to legislator’s office for 40,000-pataca job

More than 50 delivery drivers went to legislator Zheng Anting’s office yesterday, asking him to give them more information about the vacancy paying 40,000 patacas per month he mentioned last week.On Thursday, during a Q&A session about the government’s policy guidelines for next year in the Legislative Assembly, Zheng talked about the difficulty of hiring workers in the city.Trying to explain the difficulty, he said that some employers even offered a monthly salary of 40,000 patacas to

November 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Locals’ jobless rate falls to 2.6 pct

Macau’s unemployment rate for local residents fell 0.1 percentage point to 2.6 percent in the August-October survey period compared to the July-September period, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.The city’s overall unemployment rate – comprising local and non-local workers – dropped 0.1 percentage point to 1.9 percent.Macau’s total labour force stood at 387,200 between August and October when the labour force participation rate amounted to 70.8 percent. Total

November 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Air Macau, DFASS Group ink duty-free deal

Air Macau has signed a long-term in-flight duty-free concession agreement with the Miami-based DFASS Group, the local airline announced in a statement yesterday.“Our new partner will not only provide Air Macau passengers access to a great variety of well-known global brands but also enhance the convenience of passengers’ shopping experience in the sky, through the next-generation in-flight handheld device being introduced by DFASS,” the statement quoted Air Macau Vice President Wu

November 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt shuts Malo clinic for illegal services

The Health Bureau (SSM) has suspended the medical services and sealed the premises of the Taivexmalo Day Hospital at the Venetian in Cotai for a string of illegalities, according to a SSM statement on Friday.The clinic, widely known as Malo, was found to have engaged in a raft of illegal medical services in the areas of oncology and assisted reproductive technology (ART), as well as the smuggling and trafficking in anti-cancer medicines for oncology treatment from mainland China.According to

November 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Local NPC deputies’ election slated for Dec 17

The Conference for Electing Deputies of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) to the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) convened its first plenary session on Friday in preparation for electing 12 local NPC deputies.The election of the 12 deputies representing the MSAR in the 13th NPC will be held during the electoral conference’s second plenary session on December 17.The electoral conference’s first plenary session was held on Friday at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in

November 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Forum slams govt’s ‘unwise’ spending

Lawmakers who attended yesterday’s Macau Forum criticised the government for failing to properly manage its expenditure as it spends unnecessarily.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.Five lawmakers were asked to attend yesterday’s Macau Forum to reveal what they plan to do in the legislature’s new term that started on October 16.Lawmaker Agnes Lam Iok Fong (second from right) speaks during yesterday’s TDM Macau Forum

November 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Man nabbed for breaking into games arcade: police

A local man was arrested on Friday about a burglary in a games arcade in the northern district, in which 25,000 patacas was stolen, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a special conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape.According to the spokesperson, the suspect is a 35-year-old unemployed local resident surnamed Wong.The spokesperson said that on Tuesday the police received a report of a burglary in a games arcade in the northern district. After scrutinising CCTV footage, the

November 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Taxi bill may reach legislature next year: transport chief

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Kelvin Lam Hin San said yesterday that the government’s amendment bill on the taxi industry has been completed so that it could be submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL) next year.Lam made the remarks on the sidelines of a road-safety awareness event at Macau Federation of Trade Unions’ Workers Stadium near the Barrier Gate checkpoint.According to previous media reports, the bill proposes that the licence of a cabbie breaking taxi regulations a certain

November 27, 2017 | BY admin

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‘Premature’ revealing of gaming concession bidding process would have ‘adverse impact’: Leong

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday that if the government revealed “prematurely” the details of its upcoming gaming concession bidding process in the run-up to the expiration of the city’s three gaming concessions and three sub-concessions, it would “adversely impact” the “healthy” development of Macau’s gaming industry in the future.Leong, who oversees the city’s crucially important gaming industry, said that

November 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Macau is platform for Chinese, Portuguese travel trades: Tam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chong Veng said yesterday that Macau was providing a platform for the travel trades from Portugal and China to meet.Tam made the remarks in speech during the opening ceremony of the National Congress of the Portuguese Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (APAVT) at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre.The association was established in 1950 as a representative organisation of the Portuguese travel and tourism industry.

November 24, 2017 | BY admin

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SJM opens Jai Alai Hotel

Casino operator SJM announced yesterday that its Jai Alai Hotel in Zape has started operating. It opened on Wednesday last week. An SJM statement pointed out that “located in a prime location in the Outer Harbour district with direct connection to the Macau Ferry Terminal, the hotel is only within a few minutes’ walk to the pier [Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal].”The statement described the new hotel as “customer-centric” and “crafted with touches of elegance and simplicity in a

November 24, 2017 | BY admin

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GDP Q3 growth slows to 6.1 pct

Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.1 percent year on year in real terms in the third quarter, a marked slowdown compared to economic growth of 11.3 percent in the first quarter and 10.8 percent in the second quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday.The third quarter was the fifth consecutive quarter of growth.A DSEC statement said “the slowdown in economic growth was due to the high base of comparison in the third quarter of 2016 as the economy rebounded

November 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt decides no change to cleaners & doormen’s minimum wage: Leong

Addressing yesterday’s Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said the government has decided to keep the statutory minimum wage at 30 patacas an hour for cleaners and doormen employed by the property management sector.According to Leong, the government has made the decision as the average wages of these employees rose faster than the accumulated inflation from 2012 to 2016.Leong made the remarks when answering a question from

November 24, 2017 | BY admin

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