Govt rejects Macau’s ‘biased‘ tax haven label by EU

The Macau government last night rejected the European Union’s “unilateral and biased” decision to include Macau in a blacklist of 17 tax havens.The decision was announced by the EU in Brussels earlier yesterday.The local government issued a statement in response to the EU decision within a matter of hours. “The government of the Macau Special Administrative Region believes that the EU took a unilateral and biased decision that does not tally with the real situation of Macau,” the

December 6, 2017 | BY admin

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SJM donates 550,000 patacas to support charity walk

Gaming operator SJM made a donation of 550,000 patacas yesterday to the Charity Fund from the Readers of Macao Daily News to support its annual “Walk for a Million” charity walk that is taking place on Sunday.A cheque presentation ceremony was held at Grand Lisboa Hotel with SJM Chairman of the Board of Directors Ambrose So Shu Fai and Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer Angela Leong On Kei handing a cheque to several of the charity fund’s representatives such as its

December 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Pansy Ho hints more teamLab projects at MGM Cotai

MGM China Holdings Limited Co-Chairperson and Executive Director Pansy Ho Chiu King said yesterday that once the company’s property in Cotai opens, there would be more space for more collaboration with Japanese digital software company teamLab.Ho made the remarks during her speech at the opening ceremony of “Learn & Play! teamLab Future Park” digital exhibition at MGM Macau.Ho said that it was six years ago that MGM started to use art as the key element to add innovation to Macau’s

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Macau, HK ink judicial mutual service deal

Macau and Hong Kong signed yesterday an arrangement for mutual service of judicial documents in civil and commercial cases.The arrangement was inked by Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan and Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung Kin-chung at Government Headquarters.Cheung paid a one-day working visit to Macau, during which he also paid a courtesy call on Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On. Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi

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Suspended lawmaker attends plenum in public gallery

Suspended lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou attended yesterday’s plenary session in the legislature’s public gallery, vowing to attend all plenums as a member of the public during his suspension.The rookie legislator told reporters he planned to hand Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario today a list of his questions about the 2018 policy guidelines for the latter’s portfolio.Rosario is slated to be in the hemicycle this afternoon for the second and final day of a debate of

December 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Lawmakers suspend peer to stand trial for disobedience

Some 85 percent of the members of the Legislative Assembly (AL) voted yesterday for the suspension of directly-elected lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou from the legislature so that he can stand trial for alleged aggravated disobedience.During a plenary session of the 33-member legislature yesterday afternoon, 28 lawmakers voted for Sou’s suspension while four legislators voted against. The vote was carried out by secret ballot. The suspension issue was the only item on the agenda of the plenum.Sou

December 5, 2017 | BY admin

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AJ Hackett plans jetboat tours

The company that operates the bungee jump at Macau Tower is planning to bring jetboat tours to Macau with operations to start as early as next year, its CEO Alan John Hackett said yesterday.Hackett was in town for the seventh annual “Crazy Jump Day”, partnering this year with Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia, where 23 participants in fancy dress had a free-fall experience from Macau Tower from 233 metres off the ground.Hackett said that as more people are braving the jump, the

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Police nab HK-Macau drug duo

A local man and a man from Hong Kong were arrested yesterday for their involvement in a drug-trafficking case, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape.Ho said the Judiciary Police had recently been tipped off about a Hong Kong man hired by a gang to sell drugs in Macau.According to Ho, the local suspect is a 23-year-old man surnamed Mak who works as an office clerk, while the Hongkonger is a 34-year-old surnamed Chao who told

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Aviation chief says tweaks needed for airport expansion

Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) President Simon Chan Weng Hong said yesterday that adjustments were needed for the local airport expansion project after central government officials reviewed it.Chan made the comments on the sidelines of attending an AirAsia and AJ Hackett’s event at Macau Tower.According to Chan, the adjustments will be made in line with the central government officials’ opinions.Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) President Simon Chan Weng Hong speaks to the media

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Govt’s bus app to have 5 new functions

The government’s mobile application “Bus Travelling System” will feature five additional functions by the end of this year, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced yesterday during a press conference on its premises in Estrada de D. Maria II.According to Si Tou Wai Meng, a senior official of the bureau’s traffic equipment division, the new functions will let passengers know if the bus is full or not, the estimated time of crossing any of the three Macau-Taipa bridges on their respective

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Macau police catch female HK thief

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a woman from Hong Kong on Saturday for stealing a mainland woman’s possessions from a hotel room, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 35-year-old surnamed Chan.According to Ho, the victim came to Macau to gamble on September 7 and stayed in a gaming-hotel-resort in Cotai. The victim, who had previously met Chan, a fellow gambler, in the casino of the resort, hooked up with her

December 5, 2017 | BY admin

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Constitution is ‘mother law’, Basic Law is ‘sub-law’: Liaison Office vice-director

Chen Sixi, a vice-director of the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau, said yesterday that the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Macau Basic Law are not functioning parallel to each other but, instead, the Constitution is the “mother law” and the Basic Law is a “sub-law”.Chen urged Macau’s civil society to “accurately understand” the relationship between the nation’s Constitution and the Macau Basic Law.Chen made the remarks during

December 4, 2017 | BY admin

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Labour vice-chief says delivery driver jobs available through bureau

Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Deputy Director Ng Wai Han said yesterday that there are currently 200 vacancies for delivery drivers that prospective employers have placed with her bureau.Ng made the remarks while speaking to reporters yesterday on the sidelines of government-owned broadcaster TDM’s Macau Forum in Areia Preta Park.Ng said that during a two-day recruitment and job matching day for delivery drivers organised by her bureau on Friday and Saturday, nine residents were hired by

December 4, 2017 | BY admin

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Minimum wage implementation divides forum

Guest speakers and members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum were starkly divided over the possible implementation of a statutory minimum wage for all employment sectors.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) launched a 45-day public consultation last month on the proposed implementation of a statutory minimum wage for all workers. The public consultation will end on December 27.Guest

December 4, 2017 | BY admin

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