Councillors urge govt to create more specific strategic development plan

About a dozen members of the government-appointed Urban Planning Committee urged the government yesterday to come up with a more specific strategic development plan for Macau covering the 2016-2030 period.Mi Jian, principal consultant of the government’s Policy Research Office (GEP), who attended the meeting held by the committee at the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT), briefed the members on the strategic development plan for Macau from this year to 2030.The meeting, which

December 15, 2016 | BY admin

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Live poultry sales suspended over bird flu: govt

The government announced last night that all sales of live poultry in the city will be temporarily stopped with immediate effect after discovering the H7 strain of the avian influenza virus (AIV) in silkie chicken samples at the Nam Yue Supply Market yesterday afternoon.Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) President Jose Fonseca Tavares made the announcement during a press conference at the bureau’s headquarters in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro. Health Bureau (SSM) officials also attended

December 14, 2016 | BY admin

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City’s first human AIV infection confirmed: govt

A poultry stall owner, a 58-year-old local man, tested positive for the H7 strain of the avian influenza virus (AIV) late last night and has to remain in the isolation ward of the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre (CHCSJ).Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion announced the city’s first confirmed case of human AIV during a special press conference at the hospital early this morning.The man was tested twice for the virus last night – and both results were positive. Health

December 14, 2016 | BY admin

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Ex-secretary, veteran educator top honours list

Former anti-corruption chief and policy secretary for social affairs and culture Cheong U and veteran educator Lei Pui Lam top this year’s honours list, the government announced yesterday.According to the announcement, U and Lei were awarded the Decoration of Honour – Gold Lotus, Macau’s second highest decoration. The highest decoration – Grand Lotus – was not awarded this time.U is retired. Lei is one of Macau’s 12 deputies to the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing. He

December 14, 2016 | BY admin

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Burglar enters flat with keys left outside: police

A burglar opened the doors of a flat in Fai Chi Kei early yesterday morning with the keys which the flat owner had left in the basket of a bicycle parked outside the flat, resulting in a loss of 6,500 patacas, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said.PJ spokesman Chan Cho Man said during a regular briefing that the female victim, who lives with her husband in the flat in Rua do Comandante João Belo, usually parks her bicycle in the corridor outside her flat with her door keys in the basket.According to

December 14, 2016 | BY admin

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USJ to offer 2-year associate degree programmes

The private University of Saint Joseph (USJ) will offer four two-year associate degree programmes from the next academic year to meet local demand, USJ Rector Peter Stilwell announced yesterday during a press conference on the Roman-Catholic university’s campus in Nape.Addressing the press conference, Stilwell said the associate degree programmes are Architectural Technology, Media Production, Portuguese-Chinese Translation, and Product Design.“Associate degrees are something new to

December 14, 2016 | BY admin

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Young people don’t get enough sleep: survey

A survey released yesterday shows that young locals do not get enough sleep – 6.95 hours per day on average. Sheng Kung Hui (SKH) Macau, which carried out the survey, said that young people in the city have to get more sleep.The survey, called Macau Youth Indicators, has been commissioned by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) and carried out every two years since 2008 by SKH Macau.The Anglican Church is known as Sheng Kung Hui in Hong Kong and Macau.Bonnie Chang Mei Fan, who heads

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Fewer local youth take drugs in mainland: govt

According to the Macau government’s central registration system for drug users, the youth segment only takes up 4.8 percent of the city’s 374 registered drug users in the first half of this year, down by nearly half over the same period last year.Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) Drug Abuse Prevention Division Head Tang Yuk Wa quoted the figures when briefing reporters after attending a closed-door meeting of the government-appointed Narcotics Control Committee at the Education and Youth Affairs

December 14, 2016 | BY admin

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Argentinean director’s ‘The Winter’ wins film-fest

Argentinean director Emiliano Torres’s Spanish-language “The Winter” won the best film award at the 1st International Film Festival & Awards • Macao (IFFAM) yesterday.The awards ceremony, which was held at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM), marked the end of the six-day film-fest, which was co-organised by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Macau Films & Television Productions and Culture Association (MFTPA).According to a statement from the festival’s organising

December 14, 2016 | BY admin

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Wynn inks procurement deals with about 200 SMEs

Wynn currently has procurement contracts with about 200 local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Linda Chen, the gaming operator’s executive director, said yesterday.Chen made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending the launching ceremony of mobile app “ChoicePro”, which serves as a platform to connect local SMEs and large enterprises and provides the latest procurement information to further promote business opportunities for local SMEs. The app was developed by a

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Employers urge govt to allow non-local delivery drivers

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac insisted yesterday that the government will allow employers to hire non-resident delivery drivers only if locals are unwilling to fill the vacancies.Currently, the hiring of non-local drivers – both for passenger and goods vehicles – is banned by the government. Leong made the remarks during a seminar about labour affairs with local business associations hosted by the Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM) at its headquarters in

December 13, 2016 | BY admin

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Ex-chief prosecutor says needed to rent villa, denies running criminal group

Standing accused of spending public funds on renting a villa in Coloane for his personal use, former ex-chief prosecutor Ho Chio Meng insisted yesterday that it was necessary to rent the mansion in Coloane to entertain important guests and officials from outside Macau when they visited the Public Prosecution Office (MP).Ho made the remarks in his defence on the second day of his trial by the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) yesterday.The trial is taking place in front of a panel of three judges,

December 13, 2016 | BY admin

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Nursing college to provide dementia tests

Urging the public to pay more attention to dementia, the private Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau (KWNC) announced yesterday that it will provide free cognitive tests to detect the disease in the elderly.Addressing an on-campus press conference in Avenida de Venceslau de Morais, KWNC President Florence Van Iat Kio said the college would collaborate with the Dr. Stanley Ho Medical Development Foundation and the Macau Alzheimer’s Disease Association (MADA) to provide the test at three elderly

December 13, 2016 | BY admin

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Wynn donates 500,000 patacas to Tung Sin Tong

Wynn has made a 500,000-pataca donation to the local Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society, and a cheque presentation ceremony was held at Wynn Palace in Cotai yesterday.Wynn Macau President and Executive Director Ian Michael Coughlan, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director Linda Chen and Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace Vice President of Communications Katharine Liu as well as a delegation from Tung Sin Tong including Chui Sai Cheong, the organisation’s president, and Deborah Vong, a member of

December 13, 2016 | BY admin

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