Govt to pay 22 million patacas for tourism forum

The budget for next month’s Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) is about 45 million patacas, of which about half will be paid by the government, Ip Peng Kin, chief-of-cabinet of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture, said yesterday.Ip made the remarks at Macau Tower during a press conference for the 5th GTEF, which will take place on October 15-16 at Studio City in Cotai.The event, themed “The Growing Consumer Class – Rethinking and Reshaping the Future Tourism Landscape”, is

September 21, 2016 | BY admin

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Mainlander threatens gamblers with ‘AIDS syringe’: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday announced the arrest of a man from the mainland on Thursday on suspicion of threatening gamblers on two occasions in two casinos with a syringe by claiming he had AIDS, in order to get the gamblers give him money to gamble with.PSP spokesman Lam Keong made the announcement during a regular press conference yesterday. Lam identified the suspect as a 27-year-old man surnamed Guo.On September 8, Guo saw that two men had won a large amount of money in a

September 20, 2016 | BY admin

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MUST hospital calls for medical resources integration

Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) Hospital Vice President Edward Lai Cheuck Seen yesterday urged the government to integrate medical resources across the city’s three hospitals.Lai made the suggestion while speaking to reporters on the private university’s campus where he attended a ceremony in which the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh granted the Centre of Excellence for Professional Medical Development run by MUST’s Faculty of Health Sciences the recognition of

September 20, 2016 | BY admin

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30 gaming tables ‘enough’ for Jai Alai: Angela Leong

SJM Executive Director and Chief Administrative Officer Angela Leong On Kei said yesterday that about 30 gaming tables would be enough for the company’s Casino Jai Alai that is set to reopen by the end of the year.Leong made the comments while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a business matching session held by the gaming operator for local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at Grand Lisboa.The session, co-hosted by SJM and the Macau Chamber of Commerce, attracted about 400

September 20, 2016 | BY admin

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Man dies after being attacked by ‘friend’

A local man in his fifties died after a fight between him and a “friend” during a heated argument at about 2:30 a.m. in a restaurant yesterday, according to the Judiciary Police (PJ).Until late last night, no one had been arrested in connection with the incident which happened outside a restaurant in Rua de Horta e Costa, close to Horta e Mitra Municipal Market.  According to a PJ statement released early yesterday morning, the victim, surnamed Kam, had a meal and drank beer with his

September 20, 2016 | BY admin

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Holy House of Mercy slams ‘disrespectful’ govt

Holy House Mercy (SCMM) President António José de Freitas said yesterday the government had shown “no respect at all” to the charitable association when it suddenly announced that it would move its public notary office in the building to another private property. Freitas made the angry remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of attending a press conference for the annual charity event “Walk for a Million” which will take place on December 11. The Legal Affairs

September 20, 2016 | BY admin

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HK man found dead ‘in bed’ in casino

A man from Hong Kong in his seventies was found dead in a bed in a “rest area” at a casino in Rua de Foshan in Zape early yesterday morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday.A report by government-owned broadcaster TDM identified the casino as Casino Kam Pek Paradise.Casino Kam Pek Paradise is housed on the first to fifth floors of San Kin Yip Commercial Centre in Rua de Foshan. The casino, jointly operated by SJM and Paradise Entertainment Limited, opened in late

September 20, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt should reduce imported labour: lawmaker

Lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I slammed the government yesterday for allowing “too many” non-resident workers in Macau. Speaking to The Macau Post Daily in a phone interview yesterday, Lei said over 90 local cleaners, who had worked at the Grand Lisboa Palace construction site, complained to her on Saturday that they appeared to have been laid off after working for just two or three days.Lei said some of them had been told to take the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday after which they

September 20, 2016 | BY admin

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Student group wants teens to reduce phone use

Leaders of a local student association urged the government, schools and universities yesterday to teach teenagers how to spend a “reasonable” amount of time on their mobile phones.The group made the suggestion during a press conference about the findings of a survey, urging local teens to reduce the time they are spending on their mobile phones.The press conference was held in the office of the General Association of Chinese Students of Macau (AECM) in Rua de Manuel de Arriaga.General

September 19, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt to announce ‘family inns’ survey results

Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday her office expected to announce the results of a study on the feasibility of “family inns” in various districts in the city.Senna Fernandes made the remarks while speaking to reporters in Praça do Tap Seac where she attended an event promoting the eight walking routes set up by her office. The event was organised by the Macau Retailers and Tourism Services Association.In June 2014, the office

September 19, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt names panda twins Kin Kin & Hong Hong

The baby panda twins locally born to daddy “Hoi Hoi” and mummy “Sam Sam” (“Hoi Sam” meaning happiness in Chinese) have officially been named “Kin Kin” and “Hong Hong”, which means “healthy” when combined as “Kin Hong” in Chinese.The names were chosen by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) from a total of 1,718 pairs of names that local residents had proposed to the bureau during a panda naming campaign, according to a statement from the bureau on

September 19, 2016 | BY admin

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Forum urges gaming operators to process food waste

One of the guest speakers at yesterday’s Macau Forum, Andy Loi Man Keong, a vice-president of local think tank Collective Wisdom Policy Centre, urged the city’s six gaming operators to process more food waste produced by the many restaurants in the resorts they run, instead of just “dumping” it at the refuse incineration plant.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.Yesterdays’ focus of the forum was on how the

September 19, 2016 | BY admin

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3 locals hurt in multi-vehicle accident in Coloane

Three locals were injured in a collision between a motorcycle, two scooters and a people carrier yesterday in Coloane and taken to hospital, according to government broadcaster TDM’s Chinese-language radio stationThe report said a 34-year-old male motorcyclist was seriously injured while a 47-year-old female driver and a 32-year-old scooter rider were slightly hurt.The report also said the collision took place yesterday morning at the junction of Rua de Antonio Francisco and Estrada de Cheoc

September 19, 2016 | BY admin

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HK man ‘jumps to his death’ at ferry terminal

A Hong Kong man in his twenties was seen jumping off the footbridge outside the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal yesterday morning and died in the afternoon from the severe injuries he sustained.The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement they received a report from the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre at 2:48 p.m. that the man had died.According to the statement, a Macau Customs Service officer reported the incident after a local casino worker saw the man jumping off the footbridge

September 19, 2016 | BY admin

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