Govt invites bids for Qingmao border checkpoint footbridge

The Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) has launched a public tender for the design and construction of a footbridge connecting the future Qingmao border checkpoint and the new Ilha Verde Building public housing estate, according to an announcement by the office that was published in the Official Gazette yesterday.The Ilha Verde Building subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) estate, situated opposite the Qingmao checkpoint project which is under construction, was completed late last year

June 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Money changer steals HK$320,000 chips from client: police

A mainlander engaged in illegal money-exchange activities was arrested on Monday for stealing casinos chips from a client when he was gambling, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular conference yesterday.According to Lei, the 45-year-old suspect surnamed Zhang is from the mainland. He told the police that he sells promo chips in local casinos. Zhang allegedly had five accomplices, all of them mainlanders. The accomplices were still at large at the time of the press

June 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Firms cooperate with intellectually disabled to provide purified vegetables

Macau On Sum Fan Chairman Ken Ha Chon Ieng, a purified vegetable retailer, told a press conference yesterday that his company has been providing vegetable purifiers and training programmes for people with intellectual disabilities, with the aim of offering them job opportunities as well as providing safe and clean vegetables for the public.The Association of Parents of People with Intellectual Disabilities of Macau, Macau On Sum Fan Company (“On Sum” means “be at ease”, while “Fan”

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5 shops busted for illegally selling medicines: Customs

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that its officers, in conjunction with inspectors of the Health Bureau (SSM), have seized 986 illegally imported pharmaceutical products from five shops.During a joint operation to inspect various shops in the city on Tuesday, the customs officers and health inspectors discovered that five shops were selling pharmaceutical products which did not have import permits, according to the statement, which noted that a total of 986 such items –

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BRI to create jobs for 21,000 Filipinos: Chan

The central government’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will create employment for up to 21,000 people in the Philippines, Secretary for Administration and Justice Sónia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday.Chan also pointed out that the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was successfully held in Beijing in April, where Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte had “fruitful meetings” with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang.Chan noted that on the sidelines of the forum, 19

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Woman nabbed for health product investment fraud: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local woman on Monday for cheating at least 10 residents out of thousands of patacas by claiming to run an investment scheme with a high rate of return, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the 10 victims were cheated out of a total of 510,000 patacas, adding that the police believe there were another 20 victims.The suspect persuaded the victims to put money into the scheme for the sale of health

June 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Hengqin to continue supporting Macau’s diversification: finance chief

Hengqin will continue to support Macau’s economic diversification, Chi Tenghui, director of the Hengqin Finance Association, told reporters on the sidelines of a conference yesterday at the Sheraton hotel in Cotai.“The number of Macau citizens who are living on [Zhuhai’s] Hengqin [island] has been increasing and the area will continue to support Macau’s economic diversification,” Chi said.Chi made the remarks at the “International Innovative Investment and Cooperation Conference”

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Rogue cop leaks information 13 times to loan-sharking gang for bribes

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a PJ officer yesterday for allegedly leaking internal information to a casino loan-sharking syndicate, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the 36-year-old suspect is surnamed Poon. He joined the Judiciary Police in 2008.According to evidence gathered by the Judiciary Police, Poon leaked the confidential information 13 times to the kingpin of the gang between October last year and January this

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Macau’s extradition bill still being drafted: law office

Macau’s extradition bill is still being drafted, the Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ) said in a written reply to an interpellation by lawmaker Leong Son Iok, Radio Macau reported yesterday.According to the Portuguese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM, the bureau said in its reply that the government is still studying the matter, pointing out that the local government has exchanged views with the mainland and Hong Kong authorities on the matter.In his interpellation, Leong

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Gang hires 68-year-old HK man to sell drugs in Macau: police

A 68-year-old man from Hong Kong was hired by a gang to sell drugs in Macau, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.The suspect, surnamed Chu, was caught red-handed in the early hours of yesterday in Areia Preta district when he was about to sell drugs to clients. After his arrest, the unemployed man told the police that he had been hired by the gang for a “salary” of HK$2,000 per day as he needed money to repay his debts.According to

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Tam ‘regrets’ Macau football team couldn’t play in Sri Lanka, but insists govt couldn’t intervene

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that he “regrets” that the Macau football team was unable to play Sri Lanka in the second leg of a 2022 Would Cup qualifying first-round clash, which was initially scheduled to be held yesterday in the South Asian country.Tam also said that he “respects and understands” the Macau Football Association’s (MFA) decision not to send the team to Sri Lanka for the second leg match in order to protect the players’

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Taxi runs over a passenger’s foot, cabbie speeds away: police

A female tourist was injured in Rua de Cinco de Outubro on Thursday when a taxi ran over her foot, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Wong, the suspect is a 70-year-old driver surnamed Cheong. The victim is from the mainland. She visited Macau with a female companion. Both are about 30 years-old. Their surnames were not released.Wong said the incident happened at around 7 p.m. in Rua de Cinco de Outubro on Thursday

June 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Youth groups provide stage for youngsters

The Macau Youth Federation and Macau Federation of Trade Unions’ (FAOM) Youth Committee told a press conference yesterday at Macao Daily News Building that they hoped to provide youths with a stage to show their talents and spread positive energy to civil society by providing art training and organising a youth music concert.Macau Youth Federation President Mok Chi Wai pointed out that every youth has his or her dream, adding that local youth groups have cooperated to hold the “2019

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Lawmakers pass civil protection bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated civil protection framework bill, which proposes a new crime category for causing harm to public safety, order and peace – such as by spreading rumours – when “unforeseen public incidents” affect the city – such as typhoons, other natural disasters and major accidents.The bill proposes that offenders will face a prison term of up to two years. The prison term will be up to three years if the crime has

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