Councillors ask for more info on plans for zones B & E1

Members of the government-appointed Urban Planning Council yesterday asked the government to provide more detailed information on its plans for the construction of government buildings in two land reclamation areas known as Zone B and Zone E1.Yesterday’s regular meeting of the council, chaired by Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario, was held at the Transport Bureau (DSAT).Zone B lies off the southern coast of the peninsula, from Macau Tower to the Macau Science

January 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Leong doesn’t promise minimum wage in 2019

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac yesterday declined to say whether the government could keep its promise that the city’s law on a statutory minimum wage for all workers will finally be implemented in 2019. According to a report in the Chinese-language newspaper Macao Daily News on November 23, Leong told reporters that the government would implement the statutory minimum wage in 2019, three years after the implementation of the minimum wage law for doormen and

January 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt sticks to vehicle-related fee hike: Coutinho

The government insists that this month’s “steep” increase in vehicle-related fees is necessary, lawmaker-cum-unionist Jose Pereira Coutinho said yesterday after meeting Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario at the Secretariat for Transport and Public Works yesterday afternoon.Coutinho had asked for the meeting to discuss the increase in vehicle-related fees which was promulgated by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On on New Year’s Eve and took effect the next

January 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt plans to repossess Taipa ocean park land: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday that the government was planning to declare the invalidity of the land concession for a plot originally set aside for an ocean park project in Taipa.Rosario made the remarks when replying to an oral interpellation by lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I during a plenary session of the legislature.Lei criticised the government for its slow progress in declaring the invalidity of provisional land concessions for

January 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Local doctor busted for unregistered pistol

A local doctor in his sixties was arrested yesterday for owning an unregistered pistol, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Kai Sang said. Lei announced the arrest during a regular press briefing. According to Lei, the suspect, surnamed Lou, is a doctor who owns a clinic in Areia Preta. Lei said Lou realised he had lost a handgun and 25 bullets when he was preparing to renew its licence last month. He then reported the loss to the Public Security Police which is in charge of

January 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Grand Lapa wins energy-saving contest

Grand Lapa Macau won the Macau Energy Saving Contest organised by power utility CEM and the Energy Sector Development Office (GDSE), the hotel announced in a statement yesterday.In the same contest, its sister property – Grand Coloane Resort – was awarded third prize.According to the statement, both hotels are managed by the Hong Kong-based Artyzen Hospitality Group.The six-month contest aims to enhance public awareness on energy conservation and to encourage commercial and residential

January 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Kiang Wu says medics worry who’s liable

Kiang Wu Hospital Director Ma Hok Cheung said yesterday that the private hospital’s healthcare workers had raised concerns about whether the trainee doctor or his or her trainer will be liable for medical malpractice.The legislature passed a medical malpractice bill submitted by the government on August 12 last year. The law will take effect on February 26.Speaking to reporters at the hospital on the sidelines of a co-operation agreement signing ceremony with Linkou Chang Gung Memorial

January 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Chan insists recruitment process is fair

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday that the government’s staff recruitment process is carried out fairly and openly, promising that the government will constantly review its recruitment system to see if any improvements can be made.Chan made the remarks when replying to oral interpellations by grassroots lawmaker Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong and lawmaker-cum-unionist Jose Pereira Coutinho during a plenary session of the legislature.Ng and Coutinho questioned

January 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Man beats his dog to death for ‘barking too much’: police

A local man was arrested yesterday for killing his dog because it “barked too much”, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Kai Sang said during a regular press briefing yesterday. Lei said a woman called the police on Monday afternoon, alleging that her husband, surnamed Wu, had beaten their dog to death in their flat in Patane. Wu had left the flat when the police arrived. Lei said the police located the suspect, who is in his sixties, yesterday and made the arrest. Wu

January 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Tencent Web network extended to Macau

Tencent Web (qq.com), one of the mainland’s largest Internet companies, announced yesterday that its coverage has been extended to Macau.The announcement was made during a press conference at Macau Tower.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the press conference, Tencent Guangdong Web – Macau General Manager Lai Chi Kong said the company made the announcement to let local companies and the government know that Tencent Web has set up a division in Macau to promote new media and how to

January 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Overnight visitors rise 9.8 pct last year

Macau welcomed 15.7 million overnight visitors last year, an increase of 9.8 percent year-on-year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. Overnight visitors accounted for 50.7 percent of last year’s 30.95 million visitor arrivals. On average, overnight visitors stayed 2.1 days. The number of same-day visitors dropped 7.1 percent to 15.25 million in 2016. The total number of visitor arrivals rose 0.8 percent year-on-year. Last year recorded Macau’s

January 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Woman cheated out of 420,000 patacas online

A 30-year-old local woman was cheated out of 420,000 patacas on WeChat by a user claiming to be an investment consultant who convinced her to open an investment account, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during regular press briefing at the PJ headquarters yesterday. According to the spokesperson, the victim became digitally acquainted with the suspect, who claimed to be from Taiwan and worked for the well-known Jih Sun Securities Investment Consulting Company, via WeChat in

January 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Tam vows to protect Ilha Verde Hill

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng promised yesterday that the government will protect Ilha Verde Hill.Tam made the remarks when replying to an oral interpellation by lawmaker Ho Ion Sang during a plenary session of the legislature.Ho said that while Ilha Verde Hill has been listed as a cultural heritage site for many years, it has never been properly protected.According to previous news reports, many plots of land around Ilha Verde Hill are privately owned.Ho

January 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt vows to better regulate cross-border drivers

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Vice Director Luis Correia Gageiro said yesterday the government was planning to amend certain pieces of legislation with the aim of improving the regulations for cross-border drivers from the mainland who hold “special driving licences” which allow them to drive in Macau.Gageiro made the remarks when replying to an oral interpellation by lawmaker-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang during a plenary session of the legislature.According to Kwan, Decree Law No. 67/84/M allows

January 24, 2017 | BY admin

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