Chan says not interested ‘for now’ in casino concession

Businessman and outgoing lawmaker Chan Meng Kam said yesterday that he was not interested “at the moment” in bidding for a gaming concession.Macau’s three gaming concessions and three sub-concessions will expire between 2020 and 2022. The government has said that the concessions and sub-concessions won’t be renewed but will have to go through a bidding process.Asked by a reporter on the sidelines of the new Hotel Royal Dragon opening ceremony if he was interested in bidding for a gaming

September 28, 2017 | BY admin

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IACM inspectors abuse power over roadworks: CCAC

A current and a former inspector of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (ICAM) have been transferred to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) for alleged abuse of power, after illegally benefiting from roadwork projects, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the CCAC acted upon a tip-off claiming that a number of inspectors working for the bureau’s Public Roads and Sewerage Department were deliberately making things difficult for

September 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt has never approved online gaming: regulator

Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) Director Paulo Martins Chan said yesterday that the government has never allowed any kind of online gaming activities in Macau, responding to Hong Kong media reports earlier in the day that a joint venture was planning to bring blockchain technology to Macau.Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a press conference at his bureau. The press conference was about the start of a public consultation on a proposed ban on

September 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Domestic violence cases drop by 1/3 in H1: govt

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) classified 57 domestic violence cases during the first half of the year, a 32.9 percent drop year on year, Daniel Tang Yuk Wa, who heads the bureau’s Family and Community Services Department, said yesterday.The Law on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence came into force on October 5 last year.Tang briefed reporters after a closed-door meeting of the Women and Children’s Affairs Council at the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ). According to Tang,

September 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Ex-chef nabbed for burglary: police

The police arrested a local man when he returned to Macau on Monday, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said in a special press conference yesterday at the PJ headquarters in Zape.The suspect is a 26-year-old resident surnamed Lai.The owner of an eatery in the city centre reported to the police in May that a cash register at his restaurant was broken open and all the cash was gone. After scrutinising CCTV footage, the police confirmed that a man had broken into the restaurant.The burglar

September 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt launches consultation on banning off-duty gaming staff from casinos

The government is launching a one-month public consultation today on a proposed ban on off-duty gaming staff entering local casinos.A press conference about the public consultation was held yesterday at the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) in Nam Van. The public consultation will end on October 26. Three public sessions will be held during the consultation period.In July last year, the bureau told reporters that it was studying the feasibility of a ban on gaming employees

September 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Wynn sets aside 15 million patacas to help Hato-hit MSMEs

Wynn Resorts (Macau) President and Executive Director Linda Chen said yesterday that her company has set aside 15 million patacas to help local micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) hit hard by Super Typhoon Hato to get back on their feet.Chen made the announcement in a speech for the launch ceremony of the “Wynn Local SME Network” and the “Wynn Local SME Procurement Partnership Programme – Business Matching Session for Micro Enterprises, ‘Made in Macau’ and Young

September 27, 2017 | BY admin

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MGM vows extra care after 45 fall ill from eating oysters

MGM Macau said in a statement yesterday that it pays careful attention to food safety after the government revealed that 45 people fell ill from eating oysters in the hotel’s Rossio restaurant.It was the second incident of its kind at the restaurant. In February, six people fell ill with suspected gastroenteritis after having buffet there.The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) said in a statement on Monday that 45 people suffered from stomach pain, diarrhoea, fever and vomiting after

September 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Junket rep busted with 1.8 million patacas worth of drugs

A local casino junket representative was caught last night for smuggling drugs that he bought in the mainland to sell in Macau, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman said last night after 1.8 million patacas worth of drugs had been found stashed in the suspect’s luxury flat in Areia Preta.The spokesman told reporters outside La Residencia in Areia Preta that the suspect is a 38-year-old Macau resident surnamed Lei who works as a VIP room promoter.The spokesman said that they received a report two

September 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Over 70 pct of infants use e-gadgets before 18 months: survey

Scholar Alice Lei Si Man yesterday presented the findings of a survey on Macau’s family environment and early childhood development, showing that infants who spend less time on e-gadgets tend to have better development in language, social communication, gross motor and fine motor skills, and cognition.Lei made the remarks during a press conference at the headquarters of the Women’s General Association of Macau (commonly known as Fu Luen) in Rua de Campo.Commissioned by the association’s

September 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Construction site supervisor faces trial for fatal accident: police

A construction site supervisor facing trial for a fatal accident at the construction site of a hotel resort project in Cotai in June was transferred to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) yesterday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Cho Man said.According to Chan, the supervisor is a 57-year-old local man, surnamed Kwan, while the fatality was a technician who installed the air conditioning ducts.Chan did not identify the project.Chan said the technician from the mainland died on June 18

September 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Hato-hit Patane Library reopens tomorrow

The Patane Library whose facilities were severely damaged by floodwaters during the Super Typhoon Hato onslaught will reopen tomorrow, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday.Patane is the Portuguese name for the district known in Chinese as Sa Lei Tau.The library is located in Rua da Ribeira do Patane, near the “Water Market”.The statement said that the equipment in the library, including its electricity supply and air-conditioning system, was severely damaged in the

September 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Angela Leong says arson attack set to delay Grand Lisboa Palace opening

SJM Executive Director Angela Leong On Kei said yesterday that Saturday’s suspected arson attack at the Grand Lisboa Palace construction site in Cotai was set to delay the opening of the integrated resort.Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending the launch event of Australian aromatherapy brand Canvas at JA Avenue, a one-stop beauty mall located in the yet-to-open Jai Alai hotel complex just a footbridge away from the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal.Asked if the two

September 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt announces smoking lounge standards

The government announced the officially required standards for casino smoking lounges in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The legislature passed the government-initiated Tobacco Prevention and Control Law’s amendment bill during a plenary session in July. The bill is slated to take effect on January 1 next year.The amendments state that smoking lounges with the officially required standards will have to be set up within a year of the law coming into force. The current smoking lounges and

September 26, 2017 | BY admin

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