Govt says ‘black substance’ on beaches was fuel

The government said on Friday that the “black substance” recently found on the cities’ two beaches consisted of fuel, according to laboratory tests by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM).The announcement was made in a joint statement by the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) and the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA).Earlier official statements merely confirmed that a “black substance” had been found on both beaches but did not elaborate on their chemical composition.This

March 19, 2018 | BY admin

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Delta bridge paves foundation for B&R Initiative: chief engineer

The chief engineer of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, Su Quanke, said yesterday in Beijing that the completion of the mega-bridge project paves the foundation for the development of the country’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).Su made the remarks while speaking to reporters yesterday morning prior to the closing meeting of the first session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).Su, a member of the CPPCC National Committee, said

March 16, 2018 | BY admin

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Driver-related bus accidents rise 31 pct: transport chief

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) recorded in the first two months 88 bus accidents for which the bus driver or their company was responsible, compared to 67 in the same period last year, the bureau’s director Kelvin Lam Hin San said yesterday, a year-on-year increase of 31 percent.Lam spoke to reporters after a meeting of the Traffic Consultative Council at the bureau.According to Lam, the total number of bus accidents slightly increased from the 142 recorded in January and February last year to

March 16, 2018 | BY admin

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7 fund management firms join central provident fund: govt

Social Security Fund (FSS) President Iong Kong Io said yesterday that seven fund management companies have joined the city’s non-mandatory central provident fund system.Iong made the remarks in a speech during a ceremony to mark the participation of the seven companies in the fund, at the Macau Business Support Centre (MBSC) in Nape.The city’s non-mandatory central provident fund was implemented on January 1. The legislature passed the government-initiated bill on the non-mandatory central

March 16, 2018 | BY admin

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Programme to focus on elderly mental health

The Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (commonly known as Kai Fong) will hold a programme next month for senior citizens to design and organise community events with the aim of raising public awareness of senior citizens’ mental health.The association held a press conference about the annual programme – named “Golden Age Programme” – yesterday at its headquarters in Toi San district. Kong Wai Iong, who heads the group’s Social Service Committee, hosted the

March 16, 2018 | BY admin

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Police arrest drug cousins

A man from Hong Kong and a man from the mainland were arrested yesterday for drug trafficking, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday during a special press conference in the PJ headquarters in Zape.The spokesperson identified the suspects, who are cousins, as a 30-year-old driver from Hong Kong, surnamed Wong, and a 37-year-old waiter from the mainland, surnamed Liao.The spokesperson said that the police last week received a tip-off about two men selling drugs in Fai Chi Kei

March 16, 2018 | BY admin

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Group slams ‘empty’ Historic Centre of Macau consultation

The grassroots New Macau Association (NMA) yesterday criticised the government for failing to propose any details – such as officially-required height limits and morphology for buildings in different areas – in the public consultation document for its ongoing public consultation on the drafting of a Historic Centre of Macau protection and management plan.The association made the criticism during a press conference at its office in the Inner Harbour area.The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC)

March 16, 2018 | BY admin

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Migrant workers’ childbirth fees to be raised threefold, not ninefold: activists

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chong Veng told migrant worker representatives yesterday that the government will triple the childbirth fees for non-resident workers and not, as previously proposed by the Health Bureau (SSM); increase the fees by 800 percent, or ninefold, for them.Two migrant labour activists revealed the government’s climb-down on the controversial hike after meeting Tam at his office.According to the activists, Yasa Wariyanti and Benedicta Palcon, the

March 16, 2018 | BY admin

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‘La Parisienne’ Cabaret Français promises to excite & amuse

The media were given a preview yesterday afternoon at The Parisian Theatre of the new show to hit stage there tonight.“La Parisienne” Cabaret Français is a variety show that takes you on a journey through Paris visiting all the sights, like the Tour Eiffel and Arc de Triomphe. The tour ends in Macau. The show brings an international cast of dancers, models, ice skaters, basketball players, motorbike riders, who aim to scare you to death with their high octane Globe of Death, where the

March 16, 2018 | BY admin

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Yamazato pairing kaiseki meal with award-winning, rare sake

Yamazato Japanese restaurant at Okura is serving award-winning and rare sakes with an elaborately crafted kaiseki meal full of flavours on the plate and on the palette that will please patrons, whether they are first-time drinkers or savvy connoisseurs.The Sake Pairing lunch and dinner, where staff will guide patrons through with the characteristics of each sake for each dish of the kaiseki meal, will be available only from March 23 to April 8.The selection of sake paired with this meal come

March 16, 2018 | BY admin

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Bosch Dreams: Circus brings Dutch painter’s surreal universe to life

With circus artists performing along with the projections of giant moving images of paintings by Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch (1450 – 1516), the surreal and fantastical world of Bosch magically comes to life in “Bosch Dreams”, allowing the audience to delve into the life of the painter, and be enlightened.“Bosch Dreams”, to be presented on Sunday at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM), is a joint production by two avant-garde companies: the Copenhagen-based Theatre Republique known for

March 16, 2018 | BY admin

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Central govt hands over local part of delta bridge to Macau

The State Council has authorised the official transfer of the Macau Border Checkpoint Administrative Zone of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge to the Macau government in a ceremony held at midnight, the Macau Government Spokesperson Office (GPV) said in an early morning statement today.According to the statement, the handover ceremony was held at the Macau border checkpoint building on the Zhuhai-Macau artificial island.The statement said that the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Border

March 15, 2018 | BY admin

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3 newcomers to CPPCC Standing Committee from Macau

Among the four elected local members of the 300-head Standing Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), three are newcomers to the standing committee.During the fourth plenary meeting of the first session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing yesterday, former Macau chief executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah was re-elected as a vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee.2,144 CPPCC members voted for Ho, or 100 percent of

March 15, 2018 | BY admin

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Public urged to stay clear of beaches: govt

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) urged the public yesterday to keep away from the city’s two beaches over a “black substance” found there.According to a DSAMA statement, there was less of the “black substance” spotted on the sand at Hac Sa Beach yesterday than in the previous days although the Macau Waste System Company (CSR) staff yesterday were still removing the “black substance”. As for Cheoc Van Beach, the bureau didn’t spot any of subustance there yesterday.The

March 15, 2018 | BY admin

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