Forum backs lower percentage of owners to rebuild

ce of a forum held by the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (UGAMM) Northern District Office yesterday called for a lower percentage of condominium owners required to agree before a dilapidated building can be rebuilt.The union, commonly known as Kai Fong, organised the forum to discuss the government’s “indefinite timetable for redevelopment of old urban areas”. About 30 residents of the northern district attended the forum.According to the government, there are over

April 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Seac Pai Van project to start this year: Macao Water

Macao Water Executive Director Nacky Kuan Sio Peng said yesterday she expected construction of the Seac Pai Van water treatment plant in Coloane to get off the ground within this year, adding that the facility was slated to be operational in 2019.Kuan made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the utility’s Customer Liaison Group (CLG) at Mandarin Oriental Macau in Nape.The company said early last year that it aimed to start construction of the plant by the

April 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt needs ‘few days’ to find HOS contracts solution: lawmaker

According to Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario, the government needs “a few days” to find a solution to the possible cancellations of the home ownership scheme (HOS) purchase contracts of applicants who themselves, or members of their households, have become owners of a private residential property while waiting for the HOS deeds to be signed, lawmaker Kwan Tsui Hang said yesterday.The Housing Bureau (IH) said in a statement last month that it had had cancelled

April 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Local man loses 1.7 million in investment scam: police

A man in his fifties has lost a total of 1.7 million patacas which he deposited into a bank account in Hong Kong in an “investment” scam, according to the Judiciary Police (PJ).The victim was told by someone he had met on the Internet that an “investment chance” was available to him, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the victim met a woman on a mobile phone social networking application in September last year. The victim saw a

April 26, 2017 | BY admin

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SJM says Cunha to exit board

Hong Kong-listed Gaming Operator SJM Holdings has announced that Rui Jose da Cunha, one of the longest-serving advisors to casino mogul Stanley Ho Hung Sun, will not seek re-election at its upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) as one of the company’s executive directors.SJM announced Cunha’s departure from the board in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday. The statement said that Cunha “does not offer himself for re-election…for the reason of change of his

April 26, 2017 | BY admin

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SJM opens Jai Alai Avenue

Casino operator SJM opened Jai Alai Avenue yesterday, describing it as “Macau’s latest cosmetics and beauty landmark.”According to an SJM statement, Board of Directors Chairman Ambrose So Shu Fai, Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer Angela Leong On Kei and Director Rui Cunha celebrated the opening of the new shop with over 100 guests. The statement pointed out that the about 2,800-square-metre shop showcases over 60 cosmetics and fragrance brands. According to the

April 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Police bust ‘drug parties’ in karaoke bar

A total of 39 suspects from Macau, Hong Kong and the mainland were nabbed on Sunday for selling and taking drugs during “drug parties” in a karaoke bar in Nape, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, 25 of the suspects are males. The spokesperson said the suspects include businesspeople, a nurse, a junket PR staff, plus the DJ and manager of the venue.When the police raided the bar in Nape, the officers found that the suspects were taking drugs in

April 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Culture bureau to axe AoS staff within a year: chief

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leung Hio Ming said yesterday his bureau would discontinue within a year the employment of 82 staff members who were hired on acquisition of services (AoS) contracts by the bureau.“About three quarters of the staff involved will be laid off between June and September,” said Leung, pointing out that the bureau would need a transition period for human resources and work arrangements.Leung made the remarks during a special press conference at the

April 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Local media reps learn about green tourism in Taitung

A local delegation of media representatives last week paid a visit to southeastern Taiwan, with the head of delegation, Jornal Va Kio editor-in-chief Leong Chi Sang saying that the policies for Taitung’s green tourism development and awareness of environmental protection are worthwhile for Macau to learn from.Leong also pointed out that both Taitung and Macau are multicultural cities, adding that Macau could learn from Taitung’s development experience.The local delegation, consisting of 25

April 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Protected teahouse’s exterior unchanged since 2014: govt

Choi Kin Long, the acting chief of the Division for Cultural Heritage Conservation of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), said yesterday that the exterior of the former Lok Kok tea house building has remained unchanged since 2014.The building was listed as a heritage site under the category of “buildings with architectural interest” in 1984.Choi made the remarks when speaking to reporters after a press conference about the bureau’s hiring malpractice at the IC headquarters in Praça do Tap

April 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Sin Fong evacuees upset over lack of reconstruction timetable

Flat owners of the ill-fated Sin Fong Garden Building in Rua da Ribeira do Patane, which was hastily evacuated after some of its main pillars burst in late 2012, yesterday expressed anger that the reconstruction of the high-rise still cannot get off the ground because of the ongoing lawsuit between the government and the building companies allegedly responsible for using poor building materials that ultimately caused the incident.The Macau Jiangmen Communal Society, which has promised to cover

April 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Visitors rise 5.7 pct to 2.5 million in March

Macau recorded 2.5 million visitor arrivals last month, averaging 80,684 a day, a year-on-year increase of 5.7 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.Overnight visitors rose by 13.9 percent to 1.33 million, while same-day visitors dropped by 2.4 percent to 1.16 million.The average stay of overnight visitors dropped by 0.1 day to 2.1 days. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

April 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Woman loses 150,000 yuan in baccarat scam: police

A mainland woman was cheated out of 150,000 yuan (about 170,000 patacas) last week by a man who claimed he had a friend who had developed a software which could help its users win at baccarat, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the victim said she met the suspect in a casino late last month when he told her about the software.Starting on April 12, the suspect and the victim gambled together many times in casinos in the peninsula and Cotai, the

April 25, 2017 | BY admin

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77-year-old plane on world tour reaches Macau

A twin-engine propeller-driven Douglas DC-3 that made its maiden flight 77 years ago is now flying around the world sponsored by Swiss watch manufacturer Breitling and touched down on Sunday for its local stopover. It is off to Taipei today.The plane took off on its round-the-world trip from Switzerland on March 9 to mark the day it first flew 77 years ago. The Breitling DC-3 HB-IRJ, parked in a hanger at the local airport, was originally a military aircraft and used as a bomber during World

April 25, 2017 | BY admin

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