Group opposes legislature’s proposed placard ban

Board members of the New Macau Association (NMA) held a press conference yesterday at the grassroots group’s office in Nam Van to express their opposition to certain amendments to the Legislative Assembly Procedure Rules proposed by the legislature’s Committee on House Rules, such as barring lawmakers from displaying placards during plenary sessions.The committee’s President Vong Hin Fai said on Monday that in order to maintain the legislature’s solemnity and authority, the committee

July 20, 2017 | BY admin

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Group calls for e-coach charging stations

The Macau Properties and Facilities Management Association yesterday called for the government, in collaboration with power utility CEM, to set up electric vehicle charging stations for tourist coaches, to encourage travel companies to buy e-coaches.CEM has set up 70 e-vehicle charging stations for cars and motorcycles in 18 public car parks. The utility said earlier this year that it planned to roll out 50 more charging stations for cars and motorcycles in several other public car parks.Albert

July 20, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to suspend sewage plant operation for 3 days

The operation of the Macau Peninsula Wastewater Treatment Plant will be suspended for three days next week for the replacement of a damaged section of pipe in the plant, during which sewage produced in the peninsula will be pumped straight into the sea along the coast, the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) said in a statement yesterday.There are five sewage treatment plants in the city – two on the peninsula, two in Taipa and one in Coloane. The two plants on the peninsula are the Macau

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Anti-money laundering group praises Macau

The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), of which Macau is a member, has praised Macau’s efforts to fight money laundering and supervise its gaming industry, the Financial Intelligence Office (GIF) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, Macau got the brownie points during the APG’s current 5-day annual meeting in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo. The meeting, which included a forum on technical training and assistance, ends tomorrow.The GIF statement said that

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Jockey Club reports 4 billion patacas in accumulated losses

The Macau Jockey Club in Taipa reported yesterday accumulated losses of 4.07 billion patacas, assets of 240 million patacas and liabilities of 1.3 billion patacas at the end of last year.The horse-racing company reported an operating loss of 109 million patacas last year.The company announced the figures in a statement in yesterday’s Official Gazette (BO).The figures released yesterday were approved by a board meeting of the company on March 29. Lawmaker Angela Leong On Kei is the company’s

July 20, 2017 | BY admin

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Union launches survey on legislature’s transparency

The Macau Civil Servants Association (ATFPM), headed by lawmaker Jose Pereira Coutinho, launched a survey yesterday on residents’ opinions on whether local lawmakers should work full-time and whether the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) committee meetings should be open to the public.Coutinho made the announcement during a press conference at the ATFPM office in Zape. ATFPM Vice-President and lawmaker Leong Veng Chai and ATFPM General Assembly President Rita Santos also attended the press

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Police to study guidelines on getting private CCTV footage

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the Judiciary Police (PJ) and the Public Security Police (PSP) would study the setting-up of guidelines on acquiring CCTV footage from private buildings.Wong made the remarks during a forum marking the 2nd anniversary of the TV and radio programme “Police and Residents, Same Mission” at the Secretariat for Security (GSS) in the S. Francisco Barracks. The programme is produced by the secretariat and aired by government-owned

July 19, 2017 | BY admin

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MGM helps keep ‘senior buddies’ healthy

MGM yesterday hosted its annual “Health Day for Senior Buddies” event in which some 200 senior citizens were given health consultations by medical practitioners and enjoyed a lion dance performed by children.It’s the eighth consecutive year that MGM has organised the event, the company said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the 200 participants were from five senior citizens’ service centres run by Caritas Macau and one centre run by Macau Tung Sin Tong Charitable

July 19, 2017 | BY admin

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Man cheated out of 264,000 yuan in forex scam: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a 27-year-old man from the mainland for cheating a fellow mainlander out of 264,000 yuan (314,000 patacas) and attacking him, a PJ spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the victim told the police that he received a phone call from the suspect at about 2 a.m. on Saturday. The suspect, surnamed Cai, told him that he had HK$300,000 in cash that he was ready to exchange for yuan.The spokesperson said the

July 19, 2017 | BY admin

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2 firms submit bids for UM tunnel maintenance

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) yesterday opened the sealed bids for the maintenance of the tunnel connecting Cotai and the University of Macau’s (UM) campus on Hengqin Island.A statement by the bureau said that it had received two bids, both of which were accepted.DSAT Deputy Director Chiang Ngoc Vai attended the opening of the sealed bids at the bureau.Transport Bureau (DSAT) officials open the sealed bids for the UM tunnel’s two-year maintenance, at the bureau yesterday. Photo: GCSPLEASE

July 19, 2017 | BY admin

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Auto, yacht, plane expos to take place in Nov

Hundreds of exhibitors from the automobile, yacht and business aviation industries will be showcasing their latest products and services in three simultaneous expos from November 3-5 at the Venetian and Macau Fisherman’s Wharf.After six years of organising the auto show and yacht show, and five years of the business aviation exhibition, the “2017 China Macau Distinguished Gathering”, hosted by Nan Kwong International Conference & Exhibition Company, is known as “The First

July 19, 2017 | BY admin

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2 groups complain to CCAC about ‘election graft’

The Macau Dream group and Association of Macau Activism for Democracy, headed by activists Carl Ching Lok Suen and “Street Fighter” Lee Kin Yun respectively, complained to the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) yesterday about alleged election bribery.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17.Speaking to reporters in the lobby of the Dynasty Plaza building in Nape before complaining to the anti-graft body, Ching said some residents had told his and

July 19, 2017 | BY admin

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Sands course involves 3 unis on 3 continents

Sands China announced yesterday that it has launched a leadership training programme for which 25 of its management staff will study at a local and two overseas universities, with the aim of broadening their “international horizons” and developing their career prospects.The US gaming company yesterday held a ceremony to kick off the “Sands China International Strategic Leadership Programme for Integrated Resorts” at Sands Cotai Central.According to a statement from the company

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FM chief says businessman didn’t profit from Lisbon mansion deal

Macau Foundation (FM) President Wu Zhiliang said yesterday that local businessman Liu Chak Wan, who is a member of the foundation’s council of trustees, did not make a profit from a deal in which Liu sold a palatial mansion – “Palacio Sommer” – in Lisbon to the foundation.The mansion, built in the early 20th century, was named after a wealthy Portuguese family of German descent, surnamed Sommer (“summer”).Wu made the remarks while speaking to reporters yesterday on the sidelines

July 19, 2017 | BY admin

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