Seac Pai Van social service building open by year-end: govt

A purpose-built social service building in Coloane’s Seac Pai Van public housing estate will be operational by the end of the year, the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture said in a statement yesterday.Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng yesterday inspected the recently completed Social Service Building in Avenida de Vale das Borboletas at the bottom of Coloane Hill, according to the statement.The building includes a service centre for senior citizens, a home

June 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Edmund Ho urges local youth to remember state leaders’ hopes

Former chief executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah, who is now a vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), has urged young local people to remember the hopes raised by three state leaders for the city’s young people, as well as to link their personal careers to the development of the nation and Macau, the Macau Foundation (FM) said in a statement yesterday. Ho made the remarks in a speech on Sunday during the graduation ceremony

June 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Group queries hiring of non-local public servants

New Macau Association (NMA) activists handed in a petition to the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) yesterday calling for higher transparency in recruiting non-local public servants.An official received the group’s petition in front of the SAFP headquarters in Rua do Campo.According to a report by Chinese-language newspaper Macao Daily News last Tuesday, a non-local student surnamed Li, who recently completed a Chinese-Portuguese/Portuguese-Chinese Translation and

June 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt vows to publish barrier-free facility guidelines

Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) Vice President Hon Wai said yesterday the government expected to publish in September its official guidelines on the setting-up of barrier-free facilities, mainly to assist the disabled, in the city’s buildings.Hon made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the bureau’s Healthy Life Education Centre in Areia Preta district where he attended a children’s picture book launch.The book, jointly published by the bureau and Sheng Kung Hui (SKH) Macau, aims to

June 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Activist says was barred from HK

Grassroots New Macau Association (NMA) President Scott Chiang Meng Hin was refused entry into Hong Kong yesterday, according to Chiang’s Facebook page.Chiang posted photos and videos on his Facebook timeline yesterday afternoon about the refusal. In one of the videos Chiang posted after he returned to Macau at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, the activist said he had made a doctor’s appointment at a clinic in Hong Kong, adding he had consulted the doctor for “some time”.Chiang said he

June 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Police nab 2 men in 400,000 yuan fraud

Two mainland men were arrested for cheating a woman out of 400,000 yuan (470,000 patacas), a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said yesterday.According to Yeung, the victim, surnamed Zhou, is 30 years old while one of the suspects, surnamed Bi, is a 29-year-old businessman. The second suspect, surnamed Liu, is a 23-year-old unemployed man. Yeung said a number of suspects were still at large.Yeung said the Public Security Police (PSP) referred the case to the Judiciary Police for

June 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Teachers need time to adapt to syllabus changes: educator

The implementation of the government’s basic academic attainment guidelines in F1 and F4 will be a “new” thing for teachers, especially those who did not take part in the pilot projects held by the government about the guidelines, Hou Kong Middle School Vice-Principal Chan Hong said yesterday, adding that teachers needed time to adapt to the changes.Meanwhile, Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Vice Director Kuok Sio Lai said the government had well prepared the implementation of

June 27, 2017 | BY admin

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MGM urges govt to ‘modernise’ licensing process

MGM China CEO and Executive Director Grant Bowie said yesterday it was “probably time” for the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) to “modernise the processes and procedures” for food and beverage ((F&B) licence applications.Bowie made the remarks on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the first learning centre run by the Salvation Army (Macau) in Macau. It is located in Iao Hon district.MGTO announced last week that 13 restaurants had operated without licences for three

June 26, 2017 | BY admin

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National anthem law to be implemented locally: Chan

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday that if the central government promulgates a law on the national anthem in the future, it would also be implemented in Macau.Currently, the Macau Basic Law’s Annex 3 lists a total of 11 national laws which are implemented in Macau – 10 of which have been implemented since the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) on December 20, 1999, while one was implemented in 2006 – after it had been

June 26, 2017 | BY admin

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14,000 vehicles given up since January: govt

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San said yesterday that the registrations of about 14,000 vehicles have been cancelled since the beginning of the year, amounting to the total number of vehicles given up last year.Lam made the remarks on the sidelines of a road safety activity for senior citizens hosted by his bureau at the Macau Federation of Trade Unions’ Workers Stadium near the Barrier Gate.“The negative growth rate for the number of vehicles has been 2 percent throughout the

June 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Bobo’s new home to be ready at year-end: official

Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Administrative Committee member Leong Kun Fong said yesterday that the new home for the city’s ageing celebrity bear Bobo in Coloane’s Seac Pai Van Park was slated to be ready at the end of the year.Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event to celebrate the first birthday of locally-born giant panda twins Kin Kin and Hong Hong at Seac Pai Van Park.IACM President Jose Fonseca Tavares told reporters early last

June 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Revamped Catholic Centre to boast hotel: diocese

The Macau Roman Catholic diocese said in a statement last week that the redevelopment of the long-abandoned Catholic Centre in the city centre “will be launched soon”, adding that the revamped building will include a “pilgrims hotel”.According to the statement, the redeveloped building at the junction of Avenida da Praia Grande, Rua Formosa and Rua do Campo will consist of three main segments – an exhibition hall, training facilities, and hospitality services.The statement said that

June 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Man jumps to death from Nam Van building: police

A man from the mainland jumped to his death from a high-rise in Nam Van yesterday morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in statement yesterday.The police identified the man as a 49-year-old surnamed Lin.Local Chinese-language media identified the residential building as Lake View Tower, which is opposite the Finance and IT Centre.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

June 26, 2017 | BY admin

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6 sick after eating take-away from Pizza Hut in Taipa

Six people came down with suspected gastroenteritis on Thursday after eating take-away food from Pizza Hut in Taipa, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Food Safety Centre said in a statement on Saturday.The statement said that a group of seven people ordered take-away from Pizza Hut in Taipa and six of them got diarrhoea after eating the food.The statement said that based on the Health Bureau’s (SSM) examination, the incident was most likely caused by food bacteria.PLEASE READ THE

June 26, 2017 | BY admin

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