Smoking ban often breached in parks: govt

A total of 2,770 fines were handed down in the first four months of this year to people who were caught lighting up in places where smoking is banned, with parks, public gardens and outdoor sitting areas the most common places to catch violators, a statement from the Health Bureau (SSM) said yesterday.In addition, the statement said there were four incidents of counterfeit cigarettes being sold.According to the bureau, 93.9 percent of the 2,770 violators are men, while 6.1 percent were female

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27 hotels get green hotel award

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) gave 27 hospitality establishments the green hotel award, the highest number over the 10 years that the annual awards event has been held to encourage local hotels to be more environmentally friendly.The bureau said in a statement yesterday that among the 27 green hotels, 11 received the award for the first time this year. Two budget hotels were also awarded a green hotel certificate for the first time. An awards ceremony will take place next

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Smoking ban often breached in parks: govt

A total of 2,770 fines were handed down in the first four months of this year to people who were caught lighting up in places where smoking is banned, with parks, public gardens and outdoor sitting areas the most common places to catch violators, a statement from the Health Bureau (SSM) said yesterday.In addition, the statement said there were four incidents of counterfeit cigarettes being sold.According to the bureau, 93.9 percent of the 2,770 violators are men, while 6.1 percent were female

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Group petitions Zhang, Chui for universal suffrage

Members of the grassroots New Macau Association (NMA) petitioned National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang and Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On yesterday, calling for the election of the chief executive and all legislators by universal suffrage and the launch of political reform.After handing in the association’s petition addressed to Zhang and Chui at the Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre to an official of the Legislative Assembly (AL), Sulu Sou Ka Hou, the

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Zhang urges legislature to keep supervising govt

National People’s Congress (NPC) Chairman Zhang Dejiang yesterday urged local lawmakers to continue supervising the government and keep up with its legislative work, Legislative Assembly President Ho Iat Seng said yesterday.According to Ho, Zhang made the remarks in a speech to the city’s lawmakers during his visit to the Legislative Assembly building in Nam Van on the second day of a three-day inspection visit to Macau.Ho briefed reporters about Zhang’s speech to lawmakers after the

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Zhang calls for rule of law, stability

National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang yesterday called on Macau’s lawmakers, judges and prosecutors to exercise the rule of law so as to maintain long-term prosperity and stability of the special administrative region.Zhang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks at the Legislative Assembly in Nam Van.The Legislative Assembly, created in accordance with the

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Zhang calls for improved governance, praises achievements

On the first day of a three-day working visit to Macau, National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang urged the local government to constantly improve its governance, as well as to push the continuation of the successful implementation of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle.Zhang made the remarks during a session in which the local government briefed Zhang on its work, at Government Headquarters. The session was open to the media for the first six

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New ATM rules aim to curb money laundering: analysts

Macau is requiring facial recognition and identification card checks at ATMs before UnionPay cardholders can withdraw cash, a stepped-up measure aiming to curb money laundering in the world’s largest casino hub, analysts said yesterday.Holders of China UnionPay cards issued by banks in the mainland must show their identification cards and have their identities verified through a facial recognition system for ATM cash withdrawals, according to a Macau government statement on Sunday. The

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So says gaming revenue may see double-digit growth

SJM Chief Executive Officer Ambrose So Shu Fai said yesterday that as Macau’s gaming revenue has been up for nine straight months, and if the momentum continues, there could even be double-digit growth in this year’s gaming revenue.So made the remarks while speaking to reporters after he officiated over the blessing ceremony for SJM’s dragon boat team which will be competing in the annual dragon boat competition at Nam Van Lake later this month.So said that the unabated growth in gaming

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Leong hopes Zhang’s visit brings beneficial policies

Lawmaker Angela Leong On Kei said yesterday she hoped that the visit by National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang, who arrived yesterday, will bring more policies beneficial to Macau.Leong, the executive director of SJM Holdings, made the comments after officiating over a blessing ceremony for SJM’s dragon boat team that will be taking part in the annual dragon boat competition at Nam Van Lake later this month.“It shows how much the country cares about

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Police nab man for threatening ‘noisy’ couple

The Public Security Police (PSP) on Sunday arrested a local man on suspicion of threatening a couple and taking drugs, a PSP spokesperson said at a regular press briefing yesterday.The spokesperson said the suspect, surnamed Wong, is in his fifties. The victims are a couple living in the flat above Wong.The spokesperson said that police received a report on Sunday morning that Wong had threatened a couple who live in a residential building in Rua das Indústrias because of the noise they were

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Police nab 6 men for stealing 6 chips

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested six mainland men on suspicion of stealing gaming chips worth HK$600,000 in a casino.A PJ spokesperson announced details of the case during a regular press briefing yesterday. The unemployed suspects, surnamed Chen, Fang, Gao, Li, Su and Zhang, are aged from 25 to 39.The spokesperson said a Cotai casino security guard informed the police on Wednesday that a gambler’s six chips, each worth HK$100,000, had been stolen.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR

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2 groups petition Zhang over social issues

Activist group People Power and the Macau Family Reunion Federation separately handed in petitions addressed to National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang yesterday.Five representatives of the Macau Family Reunion Federation first handed their petition to an official outside Government Headquarters before submitting a copy to an official outside the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Zape.Members of the People Power group handed their

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New vehicle registrations rise 79 pct in March

The number of new motor vehicle registrations rose 78.6 percent year on year to 1,665 in March, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. According to a DSEC statement, the number of new registrations of heavy motorcycles leapt 88 percent to 1,034.However, owing to a notable decrease in January, the number of new motor vehicle registrations dropped 5.8 percent year on year to 3,762 in the first quarter. The number of new light automobile registrations fell 28 percent. PLEASE

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