Govt expects legislation on carrier bag charges next year

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) says that the government is drafting a bill on the implementation of plastic shopping bag charges, and that it expects the bill to go through a legislative process next year.The bureau made the announcement in a formal reply to a written interpellation by legislator Zheng Anting made in October. A copy of the reply was released to the media yesterday.In late August, the bureau published a public consultation report on the possible implementation of

December 9, 2016 | BY admin

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Filipino nabbed for raping drunken colleague

A 35-year-old Filipino man was arrested for allegedly raping a 24-year-old female compatriot who works with him, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a special press conference on Wednesday. According to the spokesperson, the suspect, surnamed Espanola, is a chef in a restaurant in Fai Chi Kei where the victim works as a waitress. The spokesperson said the restaurant owner invited more than 10 of his employees, including Espanola and the victim, to have dinner at a

December 9, 2016 | BY admin

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Lawmaker urges coach ban ‘every day’ in Kou Ün Kai

Not only at weekends should the government prohibit tourist coaches from picking up passengers along Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro – Kou Ün Kai in Cantonese – but they should be banned from that street near the Ruins of St Paul’s every day, lawmaker-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang said yesterday during an interview at her office.The Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced last week that it would ban tourist coaches from picking up passengers along Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

December 9, 2016 | BY admin

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Local group holds European Charity Carnival in Taipa

As the festive season is here, there are many activities going on around town, and among them some are for a good cause, such as the “European Charity Carnival” at Carmo Fair in Taipa Village.The carnival is organised by the Taipa Village Cultural Association with the aim of preserving while enriching the cultural and historic beauty of Taipa Village, while raising funds for charity in support of the Salvation Army’s effort in helping the less fortunate members of the community in Macau,

December 9, 2016 | BY admin

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Meet Santa Ron at Galaxy Macau

Galaxy Macau has flown in the “real” Santa Claus, Ron Campbell, all the way from the US and he is now waiting to meet visitors to take selfies at the integrated resort in Cotai.Campbell is an animator, director, and producer, best known for his work on the 1960s “The Beatles” television series, as well as the animated feature film “Yellow Submarine”. He also worked on several other cartoons such as The Smurfs, The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, Rugrats and The New Adventures of Winnie the

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French drama ‘Polina’ opens star-studded film-fest

French drama ‘Polina’ about a young woman’s journey to the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow opened the 1st International Film Festival & Awards • Macau (IFFAM) at the Macau Cultural Centre yesterday.The 2016 film, directed by Valérie Müller and Angelin Preljocaj, is based on the graphic novel Polina by Bastien Vivès. The film was screened as part of the Venice Days programme at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.The IFFAM is organised by the Macau Government Tourism Office

December 9, 2016 | BY admin

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Seac Pai Van hit by 2 domestic violence cases

Coloane’s Seac Pai Van public housing estate has been hit by two domestic violence cases, the police announced yesterday. A 63-year-old local man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of having set his home on fire after arguing with his wife, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said at a special press conference yesterday.The spokesperson said a woman reported to the police on Thursday that her husband had set their bed on fire. She called the police after she had burnt her right hand

December 7, 2016 | BY admin

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Police station to be set up in Seac Pai Van

The Public Security Police (PSP) has confirmed that a police station will be set up at Ip Heng Building of the sprawling Seac Pai Van public housing estate next year, Sin Chi Young, a vice-convener of the government-appointed Islands Community Services Consultative Committee, said yesterday.Sin briefed reporters after attending the committee’s closed-door meeting which was held at a community service centre in Taipa run by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM).Judiciary Police (PJ)

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Pearl Horizon buyers to stop paying mortgages

About 300 to 400 pre-sale buyers of Pearl Horizon flats will stop paying their mortgages to local banks, the Pearl Horizon Condominium Owners United Association announced yesterday in a press conference at the group’s office.The Pearl Horizon residential project has been mothballed since the government decided late last year 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

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PISA 2015 ranks Macau 3rd globally in maths

Macau pupils’ mathematical literacy ranked third globally with a score of 544 in the 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) announced yesterday during a press conference at the bureau. Singapore and Hong Kong ranked first and second respectively. Taiwan and the mainland ranked fourth and sixth respectively.  DSEJ Director Leong Lai, University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Education (FED) Professor Cheung Kwok Cheung, who

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Top court rejects appeal by ex-chief prosecutor

The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has rejected an appeal by ex-chief prosecutor Ho Chio Meng to disqualify TUI President Sam Ho Fai from his upcoming trial because the latter allowed the city’s graft busters access to the income and assets declarations of Ho and his wife when they were investigating the case. Ho’s defence also wanted Sam to be barred from the trial because he had chaired a hearing about Ho’s – unsuccessful – habeas corpus bid. The court said in a statement

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Zone A sand supply to resume on Friday: Rosario

Addressing a Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said that the supply of sand from the mainland for the land reclamation project off the north-eastern coast of the peninsula would resume on Friday.Rosario made the remarks on the last of a two-day Q&A session about his portfolio’s policy guidelines for next year.Rosario and several other senior officials of his portfolio attended yesterday’s plenum in

December 7, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt mulls using waste to reclaim land in Zone D: Rosario

Addressing a Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said the government was considering the possibility of using inert waste as landfill to reclaim land off the northern coast of Taipa – a planned land reclamation area officially known as Zone D.Rosario said the possible measure aimed to reduce pressure on the city’s only construction waste landfill site which has reached its full capacity.Inert waste is

December 6, 2016 | BY admin

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Vehicle growth probably less than 1 pct this year: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said in the legislature yesterday that the increase in the number of registered motor vehicles was expected to be less than one percent this year.Rosario made the remarks on the first of a two-day Q&A session about his portfolio’s policy guidelines for next year. The 2017 policy address proposes that the annual growth rate of vehicles should not exceed 3.5 percent.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

December 6, 2016 | BY admin

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