Barrier Gate bus terminal ‘will never be ideal’: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday he does not believe that the bus terminal at the Barrier Gate border checkpoint will become a comfortable station after its renovation to improve its ventilation and other facilities, because of the rising number of bus passengers and the fact that its size will remain unchanged.Rosario made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending the opening ceremony of an exhibition at the Carmo Post Office in

September 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Tam most suitable official for weather chief: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday he believes that Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) Director Raymond Tam Vai Man is the most suitable official to be appointed director of the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) for a one-year term while remaining in his existing post.Rosario made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending the opening ceremony of an exhibition at the Carmo Post Office in Taipa. The exhibition celebrates the

September 22, 2017 | BY admin

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New lawmaker vows trade union bill

Leong Sun Iok, one of the incoming legislature’s three directly-elected newcomers, said yesterday that he would try his best to create an atmosphere for a rational discussion of a trade union bill in the legislature and enhance residents’ awareness of the importance of a trade union law.Leong was the second-ranked candidate of electoral group Union for Development (UPD) in Sunday’s direct legislative election.The Union for Development is the electoral vehicle of the influential Macau

September 22, 2017 | BY admin

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BNU vows to join B&R Initiative

Local Portuguese lender BNU said this week that it was “ideally placed” to promote bilateral trade and investment between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) in line with the central government’s Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative.Paulo Macedo, CEO of Lisbon-based Caixa Geral de Depositos (CGD), made the remarks in a speech addressing BNU’s 115th anniversary reception at Galaxy Macau’s JW Marriott Macau hotel in Cotai.BNU is wholly owned by CGD.Macedo pointed out that CGD

September 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Yamazato presents Kyoto cuisine created by Michelin-starred chef

Yamazato restaurant in Hotel Okura Macau is offering guests a rare opportunity to enjoy a kaiseki culinary experience featuring the best from the ancient Japanese capital Kyoto, which has been created by the Michelin-starred chef from the award-winning Awata Sanso restaurant in Kyoto.Kaiseki haute cuisine is a traditional multi-course meal that is elaborately prepared and elegantly presented. The kaiseki meal that Yamazato is currently offering is created by Daisuke Usui, executive chef of

September 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Choose life: Microfilm adapts true story of local teen

Being brought up by a drug addict mother and an alcoholic father, life has never been easy for Hedy Kou Cheng, but she never got dragged down because she chose to live through it.Kou’s story has been adapted into a 26-minute microfilm, “Choices of Life”, where Kou, now 20, relives her childhood with her drug-taking mother and her drunken father. The film had a silver-screen premiere at UA Galaxy Cinema on Saturday and earlier this week, it kicked off its school tour with a showing at her

September 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Group submits by-law draft on urban renewal firm

One of the Urban Renewal Council’s three working groups yesterday submitted its draft of a by-law on the government’s setting-up of the “Macau Urban Renewal Company Limited” to the council.The company will lead the city’s urban renewal projects, according to the group’s coordinator Paulino do Lago Comandante, a lawyer by profession.The draft was prepared by the council’s second group.A closed-door meeting of the council, chaired by Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo

September 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt lets Internet service providers set up outdoor WiFi hotspots

The government is now allowing Internet service providers (ISP) to set up their own WiFi hotspots in outdoor areas on the condition that they set aside capacity for the government to provide free WiFi to the public, Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) Director Derby Lau Wai Meng said yesterday.Lau made the comments while speaking to reporters after CTM’s launch ceremony of the WiFi service in Largo do Senado where the public can enjoy 60 minutes of free WiFi.According to Lau, the

September 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Activist presents findings of his election observation

Jason Chao Teng Hei, grassroots New Macau Association’s (NMA) former vice-president who quit the group in March, yesterday held a press conference about the findings of his observation of Sunday’s legislative elections based on the information collected by his website, “Project Just Macau”.Chao said he hoped his findings would arouse society’s attention, namely concerning possible amendments to the Legislative Assembly Election Law in the future.Project Just Macau, the brainchild of

September 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt appoints post-Hato weather chief

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that it was Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario who suggested that Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) Director Raymond Tam Vai Man be appointed director of the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) for a one-year term while remaining in his existing post.Chui made the remarks while speaking to reporters at Galaxy Macau’s JW Marriott Hotel Macau in Cotai where he attended a reception celebrating the 115th

September 21, 2017 | BY admin

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Survey shows dissatisfaction with govt efficiency, transparency

Neither civil servants nor other residents are satisfied with the government’s efficiency in responding to grassroots’ demands and its level of transparency, according to the findings of a survey conducted by the Macau Civil Servants Federation (MCSF) released yesterday.Addressing a press conference about the findings of the survey at the federation’s office in Rua de Abreu Nunes, its president, Pang Kung Hou, said the survey aimed to explore the different attitudes of civil servants and

September 21, 2017 | BY admin

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Group wants election recount over deposit issue

Carl Ching Lok Suen, the first-ranked candidate of the New Ideals of Macau electoral group, No.1 on Sunday’s ballot, said yesterday he wants to file an appeal to the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) about the election outcome and is asking for a recount of the votes garnered by the Progress Promotion Union (UPP), No. 2 on the ballot, and his group’s votes.Ho Ion Sang, a vice-president of the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (Kai Fong), heads the UPP.While Ching’s group failed

September 21, 2017 | BY admin

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How to win an election in Macau

Although there has been widespread reporting about the growing influence of social media such as Facebook and Twitter, it appears that traditional media – TV, radio and newspapers – have more likely captured the attention of voters in the run-up to Sunday’s direct and indirect legislative elections than social media.When asked what grabbed their attention during the election campaign, voters told me that TV programmes had a major impact on their thinking as to whom to give their precious

September 21, 2017 | BY admin

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Filipinos exchange fake chips for real ones: police

Four Filipinos have been arrested for exchanging fake HK$10,000 gaming chips for genuine ones in a casino in Taipa on Sunday, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, one of the suspects, surnamed Obecoza, is 35 years old, while the second suspect, surnamed Nanangan, is aged 33. The spokesperson said the third and fourth suspects are brothers surnamed Nazareno, aged 27 and 29.The spokesperson said the quartet know each other and are non-resident workers

September 21, 2017 | BY admin

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