Police nab 14 illegal workers at Polytec project

A total of 14 illegal workers from the mainland who allegedly worked on the construction site of a residential project, known as “Lote T+T1”, were caught by the police yesterday, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said.“Lote” is Portuguese for “plot of land”. “Lote T+T1” is Hong-Kong based Polytec’s new residential project in Areia Preta. Its temporary land concession will expire in July.The company’s nearby Pearl Horizon residential project has been mothballed

May 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Homeless drug user nabbed for arson

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a 39-year-old local man, a convicted drug-user, on suspicion of arson, a PJ spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, a fire erupted outside an electrical appliance shop inside the Camões Commercial Centre in Avenida do Ouvidor Arriaga at about 11 a.m. on April 3. The shop’s rear gate was blackened by smoke. No-one was injured.The spokesperson said the police found a homeless man, who is the suspect in

May 16, 2017 | BY admin

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IACM to pay 14 million patacas to staff of ex-live poultry stalls

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) will provide about 14 million patacas for former live poultry vendors to use as severance payments for their employees, IACM President Jose Fonseca Tavares said yesterday.Tavares made the remarks after a closed-door meeting with about 50 representatives of the now defunct live poultry sector at the bureau’s headquarters in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.The bureau announced late last month that the government had decided to impose a permanent ban on

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B&R Initiative offers Macau great opportunities: civic leaders

The Belt and Road (B&R) Forum for International Co-operation taking place in Beijing has got the Macau delegation thinking how the local government and people should prepare themselves for participation in the large-scale project and how to adopt a new mindset to grasp new opportunities resulting from the intercontinental undertaking.Heads of states and governments from 29 countries and hundreds of other leaders of the international community attended yesterday’s opening ceremony of the

May 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Chan conveys condolences over passing of Qian

Acting Chief Executive Sonia Chan Hoi Fan has expressed her condolences over the passing of former prime minister Qian Qichen, according to a statement by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) on Saturday.Qian passed away in Beijing on Tuesday, aged 89. He was also a former foreign minister and headed the preparatory committees for the Hong Kong and Macau special administrative regions in the 1990s. The career diplomat retired in 2002. Chan’s letter of condolences underlined Qian’s close

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Ilha Verde residents urge govt to improve hygiene & safety

A dozen Ilha Verde residents, led by Ilha Verde District Welfare and Mutual Help Association Vice President Chan Fong, yesterday urged the government to improve hygiene and safety conditions in the neighbourhood.The group showed reporters around the former island’s Fok Tak Estate which comprises 15 five-storey residential buildings.Most of the residents who attended the press conference said they have been living in the district for over 20 years, and that the conditions have worsened over

May 15, 2017 | BY admin

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5 men nabbed for computer forgery, incl 3 cops

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested five men, including three law enforcement officers, on suspicion of being involved in organised crime, malfeasance, bribery and computer-related forgery, according to a PJ statement released yesterday evening.The statement did not reveal to which branch of Macau’s various law enforcement agencies the suspects belong.The Judiciary Police will announce details of the case at the PJ headquarters in Zape this morning. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR

May 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Hotel’s water system fixed after Legionnaires’ disease scare: health chief

The Parisian casino-hotel has fixed its chlorination system following its recent Legionnaires’ disease scare, SSM Director Lei Chin Ion said yesterday, adding the results of the analyses of water samples after the hotel had tackled the issue on the bureau’s advice were expected to be known in about a fortnight.According to Hong Kong media reports last month, three Hong Kong men diagnosed with legionnaires’ disease had separately stayed at The Parisian between December and early April. All

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Local boxer wins in HK

The Macao Boxing House’s Michael Ferreas Olfindo fought Hong Kong’s DEF Boxing’s Stephen Tang in a three-round amateur bout at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday night in front of a partisan crowd of 1,000.On a 13-bout international card, with boxers from Hong Kong and Macau as well as Japan, the Philippines, South Africa, Thailand and the UK, male and female, boxing has taken off in Hong Kong all down to Rex (The Wonder Kid) Tso Sing-yu’s international

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Group calls for more spaces for edu-purposes

The government should create more spaces for educational purposes, Macau Women’s General Association Vice-President Wong Kit Cheng said yesterday.Wong, who is also a lawmaker, made the remarks on the sidelines of an annual parent-child Sports Day held by her association, generally known as Fu Luen, at Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion.Wong urged the government to convert some of the city’s idle plots of land into parks for educational purposes and parent-child activities. Wong also said she has

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Tightening mortgage rules for healthy housing market: Chui

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Saturday that the government decided to tighten its mortgage rules, with the aim of maintaining a healthy housing market.Chui spoke to reporters at the airport on Saturday, upon departure for Beijing to attend the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Co-operation which started yesterday.The government tightened its mortgage rules on May 5, lowering the percentage of mortgage available to all except local first-time buyers.PLEASE READ THE

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Forum slams Hac Sa Beach bus route change

Guest speakers and members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum disagreed with the Transport Bureau’s (DSAT) recent changes to public bus route 25 – its terminus having been changed from Hac Sa Beach to Coloane Village – as it has made it less convenient for residents to travel between the beach and Coloane Village. They urged the bureau to return the route to the former one.Guest speakers also slammed the bureau for carelessness when it adjusts the city’s public bus routes.The

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Lawmakers to debate regular social housing bids

The Legislative Assembly (AL) passed a debate motion proposed by lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I yesterday about whether the government should immediately recommence the acceptance of applications for low-rent social housing flats, and whether such applications should be accepted on a regular basis.A total of 26 lawmakers cast their votes, with 17 in favour, eight against and one abstention.The passage of a debate motion means that the legislature will request government officials to

May 12, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to amend procurement law next year: Leong

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday the government aimed to start the legislative process of amending a decades-old decree-law regulating the government’s procurement of goods and services in the third quarter of next year.Leong spoke to reporters after attending a closed-door meeting of the legislature’s Follow-up Committee for Public Finance Affairs.Government officials, including Leong and Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario,

May 12, 2017 | BY admin

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