Rutter aims for 9th win at Motorcycle Grand Prix

On his 22nd visit to Macau eight-time champion Michael Rutter is aiming for his ninth win on the Guia Circuit at tomorrow’s 50th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix.After putting in the fastest lap time of 2 minutes 24.8 seconds in the first qualifying round despite losing the lead briefly to Martin Jessop, Rutter was happy with the result, saying, “I had to pull my finger out when he [Jessop] passed me.”Rutter, speaking to MPD Weekender after the race in the Bathams’ garage in the

November 18, 2016 | BY admin

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Local driver Chang aims for Top 10

The one and only local driver in the F3 race is 20-year-old Andy Chang Wing Chung, who told MPD Weekender yesterday after the qualifying race that the several red flags during the race had some effect on his performance, and so he finished 18th.However, he said that yesterday’s race was only a warm-up and that his speed would build up in the races today and tomorrow when he would have mastered when is the best time and where is the best place to brake so that he wouldn’t lose time to put

November 18, 2016 | BY admin

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GP drivers revving up for ‘rollercoaster’ ride

Top drivers descended on the racetrack yesterday to get the first feel of the Guia street circuit during the practice and qualifying races on the first of the four-day 63rd Macau Grand Prix.One of the highlights of this year is the Formula 3 as it has been given World Cup status by the Paris-based Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). The entry list for the FIA F3 World Cup features 33 drivers. While some know the circuit like the back of their hand, others are here for the

November 18, 2016 | BY admin

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A lady and a boss, Norika Chio breaks stereotypes at gym

Running a gym might be stereotypically a male thing, but at Macao Fitness, Norika Chio is the boss and she won’t let anybody push her around.The tough and glowing Chio, CEO and managing director of Macao Fitness, started out as a distributor of US dermatologists recommended health skin products before she started her own nutrition business Power Nutrition (PNM Limited) in 2001 when she found that exercising is the best way to a beautiful and healthy body shape and the supplement makes it more

November 18, 2016 | BY admin

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Choice of Michelin restaurants in Macau ‘astounding’

The selection of Michelin restaurants in Macau is “absolutely astounding” considering the size of the population, Michelin Group Senior Vice President Bernard Delmas said last Friday while in town attending the Michelin Gala Dinner at Studio City. The gala dinner, presented by Michelin and Robert Parker Wine Advocate, was to mark the launch of the Michelin Hong Kong Macau 2017 Dining Series with Melco Crown Entertainment (MCE) as the official title partner. Delmas said that

November 18, 2016 | BY admin

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Macau needs a theme park: Chui

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that a theme park is needed in Macau to boost family tourism. Chui made the remarks when answering lawmaker-cum-developer Tommy Lau Veng Seng’s question during a Q&A plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle.The session came one day after Chui delivered his 2017 Policy Address.Chui’s policy address states that the government will push for the construction of budget hotels, a theme park and shopping centres, in a bid to

November 17, 2016 | BY admin

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Chui: govt to consult on ‘new type’ of housing to help young people

The government is drafting a consultation document on a “new type” of public housing, which targets those who do not fit the criteria to apply for public housing but cannot afford to buy a flat from the private sector, especially young people, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday.Chui made the remarks when answering lawmaker Zheng Anting’s question about what measures the government would take to help young people purchase their own flats, during a Q&A plenary session

November 17, 2016 | BY admin

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Red panda pair undergoing quarantine

A pair of red pandas from Chengdu have arrived in Macau and are currently undergoing a 30-day quarantine in Seac Pai Van Park, a statement from the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) said yesterday.The statement did not say exactly when the red pandas arrived, only saying that they had arrived safely and were healthy.According to the statement, the government will announce in due course when the pair will be able to meet the public.These undated photos provided by the Civic and Municipal

November 17, 2016 | BY admin

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Realtor ‘worries’ raising stamp duty too harsh on 1st-time homebuyers

Raising the stamp duty would mean raising the cost for people who are buying their first home, local real estate agency Mcore Properties Investment and Development Operating Director Noel Cheung Lai Wah said yesterday, pointing out that she trusts the government would look at the actual situation before toughening up the cooling measures to curb the rise of property prices.Cheung made the remarks during a press conference about property market trends, at the agency’s office in

November 17, 2016 | BY admin

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Cross-sector co-op benefits cultural industries: FIC chief

Cross-sector co-operation is beneficial to the development of Macau’s cultural industries, Cultural Industries Fund (FIC) Director Davina Chu Miu Lai said yesterday.Chu made the remarks on the sidelines of a forum about cultural industries and civil society held at the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM).FIC granted almost 138 million patacas, including close to 100 million patacas in subsidies and nearly 40 million patacas in interest-free loans, for 113 projects between 2014 and last

November 17, 2016 | BY admin

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Man suffers multiple fractures in beating by robbers

A man was attacked and left with multiple fractures by four or five men who attempted to rob him in Areia Preta district on Saturday, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.Addressing a press conference, the spokesperson said the victim was walking alone past a park near Rua Central da Areia Preta around midnight on Saturday when he heard a man behind him shouting someone’s name. He took no notice and continued walking as he did not know the man.The man

November 17, 2016 | BY admin

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CE election system to be kept for long time: Chui

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that the current chief executive (CE) election method should be kept for a long time, as it was suitable for the situation in Macau.Chui made the remarks in a reply to grassroots lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong’s question during a Q&A plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle. The session came one day after Chui delivered his 2017 Policy Address.After Chui answered Ng’s question, Ng complained that the government did not have any

November 17, 2016 | BY admin

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Social rental housing will be given priority: Chui

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said in his 2017 Policy Address yesterday that the government would continue to implement its current public housing policy in which social rental housing will be given priority over subsidised home ownership scheme (HOS) flats.Chui also said that the government would continue its annual “wealth-sharing” handout scheme next year – 9,000 patacas for permanent and 5,400 patacas for non-permanent residents, both amounts unchanged from this year.Presenting

November 16, 2016 | BY admin

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Chui stresses importance of building public housing on ex-Scala plot

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that the government would push ahead with its controversial plan to build public housing on the plot of the abandoned La Scala luxury housing project in Taipa, as the government was determined to tackle the city’s strong public housing demand.Speaking during a post-policy address press conference at Government Headquarters, Chui said the government made the decision to build public housing on the plot after listening to residents’ requests

November 16, 2016 | BY admin

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