Govt attaches GBA plan to its ‘5-Year Plan’

The Macau Government Spokesperson’s Office (GPV) said in a statement yesterday that in order for the local government to upgrade its participation in the central government’s national development plan, it has attached its plan on taking part in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Development” (GBA) project to its Five-Year Development Plan.The ‘5-Year Plan’ refers to the government’s first-ever Five-Year Development Plan (2016-2020).The annex was published

June 7, 2019 | BY admin

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Miss Macau pageant to return after 10-year hiatus

The Macau Pageant Alliance (MPA) announced yesterday that it will host Miss Macau 2019, after a decade-long hiatus.The group held a press conference at Macau Tower to announce the pageant’s revival. The last Miss Macau pageant was held in 2009.The slogan of the contest this year is “Returning the splendour after a decade, showing the real pageant of Macau”.The contest celebrates the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the 20th anniversary of

June 6, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt proposes to ban tourists from getting ‘blue card’

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday the government has drafted a bill amending the law on the hiring of non-resident workers, with the aim of preventing visitors who come to Macau on tourist visas from seeking a job here and eventually getting a non-resident work permit colloquially known as “blue card”.Leong made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters yesterday.After a non-resident’s employment permit is approved by the Labour Affairs

June 6, 2019 | BY admin

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St Paul’s Ruins ‘not damaged’ by 2nd drone crash: govt

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement that yesterday incident in which a drone crashed into the Ruins of St. Paul’s did not damage the UNESCO World Heritage-listed monument.The incident happened at about 4 p.m.The St Paul’s Ruins is officially listed as a cultural heritage site. The façade dating back to 1640 is one of Macau’s most popular tourist attractions.A Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) technician looks for potential damage to the Ruins of St. Paul’s caused by

June 6, 2019 | BY admin

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Never too old to learn: IPM Seniors Academy chief

The director of the Macau Polytechnic Institute’s (IPM) Seniors Academy, Lam Wan Mei, said yesterday that the city’s elderly are passionate about learning so that a branch school of the academy will open at the end of this year or early next year with the aim of offering more places for programmes to meet senior citizens’ needs.Lam told The Macau Post Daily on the sidelines of the 2018/19 Seniors Academy Teacher & Student Art Exhibition on the IPM campus that when the academy was

June 6, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt proposes 70-day maternity, 5-day paternity leave

The Executive Council announced yesterday that the government has drafted a bill amending the Labour Relations Law, which proposes five days paid paternity leave and an increase in the number of days for statutory paid maternity leave to 70 days from the current 56 days.The proposed changes would apply to the private sector. Macau’s public servants enjoy many more generous fringe benefits than their counterparts in the private sector.Leong Heng Teng, spokesman for the government’s top

June 6, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt proposes overall minimum wage bill, excluding maids, disabled staff

The Executive Council announced yesterday that the government has drafted a bill on the implementation of a statutory minimum wage for all workers except domestic helpers and employees with disabilities.The bill proposes a statutory minimum wage of 32 patacas per hour and that the government review the amount of the minimum wage every two years.The bill will be submitted in due course to the Legislative Assembly (AL) for debate and vote.Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng (centre),

June 6, 2019 | BY admin

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2 cops arrested for immigration graft: police

The police have arrested two police officers and four other suspects for taking and giving bribes, while the two officers also stand accused of abetting at least one illegal entry and exit while on duty at the Barrier Gate and Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (HZMB) border checkpoints, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a joint special press conference by the Public Security Police (PSP) and the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday.The Immigration Department is run by the

June 5, 2019 | BY admin

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New vehicle registrations drop 26 pct in April

New motor vehicle registrations fell by 26.1 percent year-on-year to 906 in April, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.New registrations of heavy motorcycles (481) and light automobiles (385) dropped by 24.1 percent and 27.8 percent respectively.In the first four months of the year, new motor vehicle registrations decreased by 25.7 percent year-on-year to 4,000.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

June 5, 2019 | BY admin

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Guangdong opens center to serve young Macau entrepreneurs

GUANGZHOU – Guangdong has opened a center to serve young entrepreneurs from Macau, the latest move by the province to enhance interaction with Hong Kong and Macau.The “Guangdong-Macau Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base” is located in Zhuhai’s Hengqin New Area close to Cotai.The center, which opened on Monday, will support young entrepreneurs and startups with personnel training and counselling services on issues including business registration, taxation, policy issues, and

June 5, 2019 | BY admin

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Director says kids should learn about dignity of historical artefacts

The director of the children’s musical “The Little Kid in the Forbidden City”, Huang Zhou, told The Macau Post Daily in an interview at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) yesterday that “through this play, I would like children to learn more about the dignity of historical artefacts. What is the dignity of artefacts? You may ask. It means the history and the purpose of those relics.”The musical will be on tonight and tomorrow night at the centre in Nape. The play is about a little boy

June 5, 2019 | BY admin

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Vigil marks 30th anniversary of June 4 incident

About 300 people joined activists’ annual candlelight vigil in Largo do Senado last night, marking the 30th anniversary of the June 4 incident in Beijing.The candlelight vigil commemorating the incident is organised annually by the Macau Union for Democratic Development, which was founded shortly after incident in Beijing on June 4, 1989. Lawmakers Au Kam San and Ng Kuok Cheong, board members of the group, attended last night’s candlelight vigil.Au, who heads the union, said during last

June 5, 2019 | BY admin

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Quartet nabbed for cheating pawnshops with man-made diamond rings

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested four suspects from the mainland on Monday for membership of a gang which had cheated several pawnshops run by the same company on at least eight occasions since March, involving about HK$260,000, by pawning man-made diamond rings purporting to be genuine diamond rings PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.The police believe that the gang has at least five members who were still at large at the time of yesterday’s press

June 5, 2019 | BY admin

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Local arrested for 210,000 pataca restaurant coupon scam

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man on Monday for cheating a local man who plans to get married later this year out of about 210,000 patacas by claiming he could offer the victim restaurant coupons at a discount, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.Choi identified the suspect as a 31-year-old surnamed Kou who told the police that he is unemployed.After his arrest, the suspect told the police that he was paid 14,000 yuan by someone to carry out

June 5, 2019 | BY admin

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