Pearl Horizon buyers, BOC lock horns

The local branch of Bank of China (BOC) has asked the pre-sale buyers of Pearl Horizon flats to pay their mortgages after some of them have refused to pay the monthly instalments, the president of the Pearl Horizon Condominium Owners United Association, Kou Meng Pok, said yesterday.Speaking to reporters outside the state-owned bank’s Villa de Mer sub-branch after a meeting with BOC representatives, Kou said the buyers would not pay the monthly instalments until there was a breakthrough in the

January 11, 2017 | BY admin

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Group urges Macau to prioritise conferences

Wang Rui, the deputy director general of the Exhibitions and Events Department of the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), urged Macau yesterday to prioritise the organisation of conferences for which it already has developed special advantages.Wang made the remarks at the Macau Business Support Centre (MBSC) in Nape where he co-hosted a press conference about the 13th China Expo Forum for International Co-operation (CEFCO 2017).Wang said there was a raft of advantages in Macau to

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Re-appointed official vows to promote Sino-PSC platform measures

Echo Chan Keng Hong, the re-appointed deputy secretary-general of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs), said yesterday she was glad that she has been re-appointed to the post after she resigned in late 2015.Chan said her important tasks would include pushing for the implementation of the various support measures announced by the central government last year.Chan made the remarks while speaking to

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Death education promotes quality of life: scholar

The goal of death education is to encourage people to live a better life, and it should be popularised in Macau, Kiang Wu Nursing College (KWNC) Professor Michelle Zhu Mingxia, who is in-charge of the college’s death education course, said yesterday.According to Wikipedia, death education – scientifically known as thanatology – is education about death that focuses on the human and emotional aspects of death.Speaking to The Macau Post Daily during an interview at the college yesterday,

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Union calls for gaming workers’ pay rise

Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff Association (MGESA) Secretary General Kelvin Choi Kam Fu said yesterday that a recent survey conducted by his union showed that the city’s gaming workers want their salaries to be raised by five to seven percent this year.The union is affiliated with the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen), the city’s biggest labour union.Choi made the remarks on the sidelines of a press conference about the federation’s upcoming 2017 Union Day

January 10, 2017 | BY admin

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7 non-locals nabbed for prostitution

The police arrested seven non-local women aged between 25 and 35 last night in Iao Hon on suspicion of prostitution. Two men suspected of being their clients were taken in for questioning.A Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson briefed reporters about the case in Iao Hon last night. Six of the arrested women are from the mainland, while one is from Vietnam. One of the suspected clients is a local resident while the other is a non-resident worker.The spokesperson said the prostitution ring had been

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Casino workers protest for wage hike

The New Macau Gaming Workers’ Rights Union organised a protest march yesterday, urging the government to push the city’s six gaming operators to raise their workers’ wages by at least five per cent.According to Cloee Chao Sao Fong, the union’s high-profile leader, the protest rally also aimed to urge the government to reduce the number of non-resident workers and submit a trade union bill to the legislature.Speaking to reporters before the protest, Chao said that except Sands China, the

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Locals downbeat about home purchases: survey

A survey conducted by the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) found that Macau’s consumer confidence dropped slightly in the fourth quarter last year, with buying a flat recording a score of 54.89 (out of 200), down from 59.27 in the previous quarter.The results of the survey on Macau’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) for the fourth quarter last year compared to all previous results were presented in a press conference yesterday, hosted by Associate Professor Liu

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Graffiti soils wall of Passion cinema: police

Graffiti was found on the wall of Cinematheque • Passion, a property run by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson announced during a regular briefing yesterdayCinematheque • Passion is a multi-function three-storey building that comprises a film archive and a mini-cinema in Travessa da Paixão near the Ruins of St Paul’s landmark.The spokesperson said a staff member of the cinematheque discovered the graffiti on the front of the building on the right-hand

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SKY 21 violates operation regulations: police

SKY 21, a rooftop restaurant bar operating on the top two floors of the AIA Tower in Nam Van, was found to be running karaoke rooms without a licence and restaurant premises outside its permitted area, according to a statement released by the Public Security Police (PSP) on Sunday.The police received 21 complaints about loud noise coming from SKY 21 during the New Year celebrations, according to local media reports.PSP officers, together with Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) officials,

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Pearl Horizon buyers plan to run in legislative election

Pre-sale buyers of Pearl Horizon flats are planning to run in this year’s direct legislative election to protect their interests, Pearl Horizon Condominium Owners United Association President Kou Meng Pok said yesterday.The Pearl Horizon residential project has been mothballed since the government decided in late 2015 to axe the ill-fated project’s temporary land concession that had expired. The government has repeatedly said that the issue must be solved in strict adherence with the Land

January 9, 2017 | BY admin

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Gambler rescued from 8th floor canopy

A 38-year-old gambler from the mainland was found standing on a canopy outside a flat on the 8th floor of Royal Centre Building on Rua de Pequim at noon yesterday and was rescued by firefighters, according to the Public Security Police (PSP).According to a PSP spokesperson, the man entered Macau on Friday and was allegedly held against his will in a flat on the 10th floor of the building by loansharks because he was unable to pay his gambling debts.The police said he attempted to escape by

January 9, 2017 | BY admin

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Forum calls for review of gaming tax rate

Guest speakers at yesterday’s Macau Forum called for a review of the gaming tax rate, claiming that the move would enhance the sector’s international competitiveness.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcast TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.Yesterday’s focus of the forum was on the prospects of the city’s gaming industry, in the wake of its recovery during the past few months as well as Japan’s lawmakers having passed a bill legalising casinos.Guest

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Protesters march against ‘brutal’ vehicle fee hike

Protesters yesterday afternoon marched against what they described as the “brutal” increase in the government’s vehicle-related fees and charges.Lawmaker-cum-unionist Jose Pereira Coutinho, who led the march, told reporters that about 5,000 “outraged citizens” participated in the demonstration.According to a statement by the Public Security Police (PSP), about 1,600 citizens joined the protest.Protesters, led by lawmaker-cum-unionist Jose Pereira Coutinho (centre, first row behind

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