Macau-Portugal extradition deal excludes political crimes

The Macau-Portugal agreement on the extradition of fugitive offenders excludes those wanted for political crimes or facing capital punishment, according to the full text of the accord which was published in the Macau Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The agreement was signed by Secretary for Administration and Justice Sónia Chan Hoi Fan and Portuguese Justice Minister Francisca Van Dunem in Lisbon on May 15.While the agreement does not expressly exclude the extradition of Portuguese nationals to

June 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Mapping bureau chief resigns: gazette

Cheong Sio Kei, the former director of the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), resigned from his post as director of the Mapping and Land Registry Bureau (DSCC), effective from last Tuesday, according to an announcement published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.According to the announcement signed by DSCC Acting Director Vicente Luís Gracias last Tuesday, the bureau terminated Cheong’s position as bureau director upon his personal request. The announcement did not elaborate on the

June 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho launches CE candidacy with ‘strong sense of mission’

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng formally announced his bid for chief executive yesterday, in “a strong desire and sense of mission” to serve the nation, and Macau and its residents.Ho, an entrepreneur and indirectly-elected lawmaker representing the city’s business sector, made the announcement during a press conference at Macau Tower which was organised by his campaign office. Dozens of media workers from Macau, Hong Kong and the mainland attended the press conference.Ho,

June 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Gung Luen provides workplace training for young people

The executive deputy director of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions’ (FAOM) Youth Committee, Lou Io Wa, told a press conference at FAOM’s service centre in Rua do Campo yesterday that the committee will provide a workplace training programme for young people, with the aim of enhancing their personal competitiveness and letting them understand the current workplace trends.The federation is widely known by its Cantonese name, Gung Luen. The service centre is officially called

June 19, 2019 | BY admin

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1st GBA Culture & Arts Festival to include 2nd Encounter in Macau

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Mok Ian Ian said yesterday that the ‘Encounter in Macau – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries’ will be a regional highlight in the first ‘Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival’ starting next Monday.Mok made the remarks in a speech during yesterday’s launch ceremony for the second ‘Encounter in Macau – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries’ at the Macau

June 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Luxury watch seller celebrates 30 years with Patek Philippe exhibition

In celebration of selling luxury brand watches in Macau for three decades, Luck Hock Watch is holding the Patek Philippe New Products World Touring Exhibition at New Orient Landmark Hotel in Zape until this month.The Macau Post Daily visited Luck Hock’s Patek Philippe Independent and Exclusive Corner yesterday, before the exhibition’s opening ceremony, to talk about the exhibition and why an old, established brand like Patek Philippe (PP) is still as relevant today as when it was

June 19, 2019 | BY admin

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‘US soldier’ cheats local woman out of 59,300 patacas in online love scam: police

A young woman has fallen victim to an online love scam in which she lost 59,300 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Leng said the victim is a local woman in her twenties who is single. Her surname was not released. The personal information of the suspect was not released either.According to Leng, the victim told the police that she met a man online in April who told her that he was a US soldier deployed overseas in different

June 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Consul-general says Japan will learn from Macau’s integrated resort sector

Japanese Consul-General Mitsuhiro Wada, who holds the rank of ambassador, said yesterday that Japan should learn from Macau’s experience in running the integrated resorts rather than be gaming industry rivals as Japan is preparing to open casino resorts.Wada made the comment while speaking to The Macau Post Daily at the opening of the Japan Pavilion, organised by the Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong, at Tap Seac Gallery.The Japan Pavilion is part of the government-initiated “Art

June 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho to present CE election platform this morning

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng will present his chief executive election platform during a press conference at Macau Tower this morning, his campaign office announced yesterday.Ho was the first of currently four potential candidates to announce his possible bid for Macau’s top job. (More on p. 5)On April 18, Ho told reporters that he had decided to run in the chief executive election later this year as he wants to promote Macau’s economic diversification and its

June 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Indonesian maid steals 62,000 patacas from boss: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a female domestic helper from Indonesia on Sunday for stealing 62,000 patacas from her employer, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Leng identified the suspect as a 43-year-old surnamed Ngatini.The suspect’s employer, a local resident, reported the case to the police on Saturday. He told the police that he discovered that his domestic helper stole the money that he had left in his mother’s home on two occasions last

June 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Ex-convict becomes 4th potential CE candidate

Unemployed local resident Choi Teng Teng announced yesterday that she plans to run in the chief executive election in August.Choi handed in a letter about her reasons for her willingness to participate in the chief executive election and her political platform to a public servant of the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) outside the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo yesterday morning. The letter is addressed to the Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission, to

June 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Hundreds celebrate Guan Di’s birthday

The Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (known in Cantonese as Kai Fong) hosted an event at Kam Pek Community Centre in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro yesterday to celebrate the birthday of Guan Di, the god of war. Hundreds of people attended the one-day event and filled the auditorium with a lively atmosphere.The Chinese deity’s birthday was on 12th day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, last Friday.Zau Kam Yuk, who heads the Welfare and Mutual Help Association for

June 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Worker falls to death from hotel scaffolding

A 60-year-old local worker died yesterday after falling to the ground outside Grand Emperor Hotel in Nam Van from a height of 11 metres when he was setting up scaffolding there on Sunday, the police said yesterday.According to a statement by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) on Sunday, the accident happened near the hotel’s main entrance in Avenida Comercial de Macau at around 3 p.m. on Sunday, when the worker fell from the scaffolding on the hotel’s third floor. The victim, who suffered

June 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Gambler cheated out of HK$1.3 million for ‘dead chips’ worth HK$2.6 million: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a mainlander on Sunday for claiming he could sell a gambler non-negotiable chips worth HK$2.6 million for half the amount, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Leng, the suspect is a 32-year-old man surnamed Zhang. He told the police that he works as a manager. The male victim is a tourist from the mainland whose personal information was not released.The suspect met the victim on New Year’s Eve last year.

June 18, 2019 | BY admin

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