IACM to build pumping station between Piers 25 & 26: vice-convener

Quoting an unnamed Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) official, Un Sio Leng, deputy convener of the Central District Community Service Consultative Council, said yesterday that the bureau will build a water pumping station on the waterfront between Pier 25 and Pier 26 in the Inner Harbour.Un spoke to reporters during a post-meeting press briefing of a closed-door meeting at the Central District Residents’ Service Centre in Rotunda de Carlos da Maia.According to previous media reports,

October 12, 2017 | BY admin

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IFT plans to launch postgraduate programmes

Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) President Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan said yesterday that her tertiary education institution plans to launch postgraduate degree programmes.Vong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the institute’s graduation ceremony at Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion.According to an IFT statement yesterday, 391 students graduated this time.According to Vong, the passing of the Tertiary Education System bill in July will allow her institute to run

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Govt gathers views on 2018 Policy Address

The government started to collect opinions yesterday from residents for the drafting of the 2018 Policy Address, the Government Spokesperson’s Office (GPV) said in a statement yesterday.The opinion-gathering process will last 15 days.The statement did not say when Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will present his 2018 Policy Address to the Legislative Assembly.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Govt expects to meet public housing demand in 2023

The government said yesterday it expects the number of public housing units to meet demand in 2023.The Housing Bureau (IH) yesterday released details of a study about the city’s demand for public housing. According to the report, the government expects the number of public housing units in 2023 to meet residents’ needs at that time, even expecting a surplus of more than 13,000 public housing units in 2026.The report can be downloaded on the bureau’s website: http://www.ihm.gov.mo, in

October 11, 2017 | BY admin

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Outgoing lawmaker calls for indirect elex reform

Veteran lawmaker-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang, who retires at the end of the current legislative term on Sunday, urges the government in a written interpellation to study possible changes to the way the legislature’s indirect election is run. The directly-elected legislator says in her interpellation that there is a lack of competition in the indirect election.The copy of Kwan’s written interpellation was sent to the media yesterday.The upcoming legislative term will start on Monday. The

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Cleaners & doormen’s wages rise 20 pct: labour chief

Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Director Wong Chi Hong said yesterday that the wages of cleaners and doormen employed by the property management sector have risen 20 percent since the statutory minimum wage for them was implemented early last year.Wong made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a regular closed-door meeting of the Standing Council on Social Concerted Action at the Macau Business Support Centre (MBSC) in Nape.According to the council’s website, the council, chaired by

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6,456 apply for Hato vehicle tax rebate

According to data provided by the Transport Bureau (DSAT), the government has received 6,456 applications for its vehicle tax rebate scheme for vehicle owners affected by Super Typhoon Hato, Si Nei Na, deputy convener of the Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council, said yesterday during a post-meeting press briefing at the Islands District Public Services Centre in Taipa.Hato hit Macau on August 23, killing 10, injuring 244 and causing massive damage. The typhoon triggered a

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241 taxi offences over Golden Week holiday: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday said in a statement that they cracked 241 cases of offences by taxi drivers over the National Day-Mid-Autumn Festival Super Golden Week holiday, 90 percent of which involved overcharging and refusing passengers.The statement said that the Public Security Police beefed up their crackdown on taxi driver offences and illegal cab operations, the latter colloquially known as “white card” cars, from September 29 to October 8 to ensure locals and

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HK’s ‘Smart Departure’ scheme includes Macau

HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s Immigration Department announced yesterday that self-service departure for visitors to Hong Kong – “Smart Departure” – will be launched at Hong Kong International Airport today.The list of eligible travel documents for the department’s Smart Departure e-Channel service includes Macau. Among the world’s eight Portuguese-speaking countries, Brazil and Portugal are included in the scheme, which also includes all EU member states and the US. Mainlanders are

October 10, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt starts ICT products recycling scheme today

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) is launching a one-year pilot scheme today for the recycling of computers, mobile phones, televisions and various other ICT (information and communications technology) products. The bureau aims to obtain experience through the pilot scheme for the possible launches of recycling schemes of other electrical products in the future.A press conference about the scheme was held yesterday at the bureau in Estrada de D. Maria II.According to the bureau, items

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Tam says his portfolio budget will rise

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that the budget for the government entities under his portfolio would rise next year.Tam made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of an exhibition in commemoration of late civic leader Chui Tak Kei, at a day nursery run by Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society in Areia Preta district.Chui, the uncle of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, was one of Macau’s most popular

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Govt releases details of health education platform

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) yesterday released details of its new “primary and secondary pupils health education guideline platform”.DSEJ Director Leong Lai said in opening remarks during a meeting with school representatives that with the launch of the platform earlier this year, her bureau was providing systematic information and support to schools, parents and pupils to improve children’s health.The meeting was open to the media.According to the platform’s website,

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920,631 visit Macau during Golden Week: MGTO

Macau recorded 920,631 visitor arrivals during the mainland’s eight-day National Day/Mid-Autumn Festival Golden Week holiday on October 1-8, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said in a statement yesterday.The statement pointed out that due to the fact that National Day on October 1 and the Mid-Autumn Festival on October 4 took place in the same week, the Golden Week this year lasted eight days, whereas last year’s had a duration of seven days.Compared to the October 1-7 period last

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3 sham marriages uncovered: police

Three bogus marriage cases involving seven locals and four mainlanders have been discovered, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said at a regular press conference yesterday.Four of the suspects acted as go-betweens, two surnamed Cheong, one surnamed Kwok and the other surnamed Kuang, according to Wong. They are local women in their 50s who all know each other and work as casino dealers. The quartet allegedly arranged fake marriages for two local women and a

October 10, 2017 | BY admin

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