100 CCTV cameras will have facial & vehicle number plate recognition next year: police

The police said yesterday that 50 cameras of the police forces’ citywide CCTV camera system will be equipped with facial recognition technology and that another 50 cameras will be equipped with the automatic number-plate recognition technology on a trial basis in the first quarter of next year.João Augusto da Rosa, an assistant to the commissioner-general of the Unitary Police Service (SPU), made the remarks yesterday when attending a current affairs phone-in programme hosted by Ou Mun Tin

August 29, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt removes 2 tonnes of rubbish from Sai Van waterfront

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement that cleaners removed two tonnes of rubbish along the waterfront near Macau Tower and near the peninsula’s entrance to Macau-Taipa Sai Van Bridge yesterday morning, pointing out that the rubbish even included a fridge dumped in the sea.The statement said that because of yesterday morning’s low tide of just one metre most parts of the levee along the waterfront were above the water surface, an ideal situation for workers to remove

August 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Eco-activist urges govt to restrict single-use plastics

of a plastic carrier bag charge was not an efficient way to reduce plastic use, local eco-activist Annie Lao Ka Weng told The Macau Post Daily during her talk on plastic pollution at Ponte 9 in the Inner Harbour area last week, urging the government to impose restrictions on disposable plastic.The Legislative Assembly (AL) this month passed a government-initiated bill on the implementation of a plastic carrier bag charge scheme for retail businesses in Macau.Macau’s anti-plastic bag law will

August 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Man breaks into supermarket with screwdriver & steals 31,000 patacas

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man for breaking into a supermarket near Hotel Lisboa with a screwdriver – which he used to pry open the door and stealing 31,000 patacas from a cash register, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the suspect is a 37-year-old mainlander surnamed Li. He told the police that he works as a chef.When a member of staff arrived for work in the supermarket 8 a.m. on July 29, he found that the door had been

August 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt collects views on eco-assessment for tidal gate project

The government is starting to collect opinions and suggestions from the public today on a report of the ongoing environmental assessment for a tidal gate – on the river between the west coast of the Macau peninsula near Barra and Wanzai in Zhuhai, the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the local government has commissioned China Water Resources Pearl River Planning Surveying & Designing Company Limited and the

August 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Locals’ jobless rate stays at 2.4 pct

Local residents’ unemployment rate remained unchanged year-on-year at 2.4 percent in the May-July survey period, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.The overall unemployment rate – which comprises local and non-resident employees – stayed unchanged at 1.8 percent.However, both jobless rates rose by 0.1 percentage point compared to the previous survey period (April-June).Macau’s total labour force stood at 394,100 in the May-July period, when the labour force

August 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Man pockets 10,000 patacas woman leaves in ATM: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) have arrested a man for pocketing 10,000 patacas in cash a woman left in a local bank branch’s ATM in the northern district, PSP spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Wong said the suspect surnamed Lai is in his forties. The female victim’s personal information was not revealed. The spokesman did not reveal if the ATM is located indoors or outdoors.According to Wong, the incident happened in late June. The woman went to the

August 28, 2019 | BY admin

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14th imported dengue case confirmed this year: govt

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that it has confirmed this year’s 14th imported case of dengue fever.According to the statement, the patient, a 43-year-old local man, lives in the Concórdia Reclamation Zone next to Estrada de Seac Pai Van in Coloane. The man, who works in the investment sector, shuttles between Macau and Hong Kong for work every day.The Concórdia Reclamation Zone covers the Concórdia Industrial Park and the area where the luxury residential estate One

August 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui vows to fully support Ho in forming new team

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that his government would render its full support to meet the needs of Chief Executive-elect Ho Iat Seng in forming his new government team.In a meeting held at Government Headquarters, Chui congratulated Ho on winning the fifth chief executive election by securing a high number of votes on Sunday.Chui said his government would continue to press ahead with existing policies and plans, in order to consolidate the strong basis for the special

August 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Driving instructor nabbed for sexual harassment of learner: police

A driving instructor was arrested on Sunday for the sexual harassment of a female learner driver on three occasions when she was having driving lessons in Taipa, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Wong, the married suspect surnamed Mok is in his sixties. He told the police that he works as a driving instructor in a driving school in the city centre. The victim is a local university student in her twenties. She told

August 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho won’t have time for ‘honeymoon’, needs to solve problems immediately: think tank

Chief Executive-elect Ho Iat Seng won’t have time to enjoy a political “honeymoon” and he needs to solve the city’s problems immediately after he takes office on December 20, Chan Ka Leong, vice chairman of the Collective Wisdom Policy Centre, a think tank run by the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (Kai Fong), said yesterday.Chan made the comments before a forum held by the association on the 17th floor of the Macao Daily News Building, where they invited Chan and

August 27, 2019 | BY admin

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93.9 pct in online vote back CE election by universal suffrage: NMA

A total of 5,698 people participated in an online vote on universal suffrage to elect the chief executive, and 93.9 percent of them agreed to elect the chief executive by popular vote, the non-establishment New Macau Association (NMA) said in a statement yesterday about the survey’s outcome.The association said in the statement that its online ballot entitled “Vote on Universal Suffrage for Chief Executive Election” ran from August 15-24, adding that 5,351 (93.9 percent) of the

August 27, 2019 | BY admin

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LRT law takes effect before train service starts

The new law regulating the future operation of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, according to which passengers violating LRT rules will face a fine of between 5,000 and 10,000 patacas, took effect today following its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The law took effect weeks before the LRT system is slated to start operating by the end of the year. The government has still to announce when the “light metro” trains (as they are known in Portuguese) will start to take

August 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Carrie Lam congratulates Ho on election

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has congratulated Ho Iat Seng on his election as Macau’s next chief executive on Sunday, voicing expectations of strengthening ties between the nation’s two special administrative regions.A statement by the Hong Kong government on Sunday quoted Lam as saying that Ho has been committed to serving Macau and making significant contributions.“In addition to his active participation in areas of social services such as education and culture,

August 27, 2019 | BY admin

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