Govt to provide 700 elderly care home places

The chief of the Social Solidarity Department of the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said yesterday that 700 additional elderly care home places will become available in the next two to three years.Choi Sio Un made the remarks while speaking to reporters yesterday after attending a closed-door meeting of the Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council, which was held at a community service centre run by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) in Taipa.Choi Sio Un, who heads the

February 8, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt won’t resume live poultry sales until it’s safe: Chan

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday that the government has not yet come up with a timetable to resume the sale of live poultry until it can confirm that the potentially fatal bird flu does not pose a threat to consumers. Asked by reporters, after a committee meeting at the legislature, when the ban on selling live poultry will end, Chan said the government needed to discuss the issue with the mainland authorities. “It depends on the result of the

February 8, 2017 | BY admin

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6 rogue cops stand trial for abetting illegal entries & exits

Six Public Security Police (PSP) officers went on trial at the Court of First Instance (TJB) yesterday for a range of alleged crimes such as offering banned travellers illegal entries, stays and exits in Macau for cash.  The sextet were arrested in January last year on suspicion of assisting a loan-sharking gang by leaking confidential police information, arranging illegal entries and exits for travellers banned from the city and “shielding” them during their illegal stays in

February 8, 2017 | BY admin

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2-stroke engine vehicle subsidy plan to begin next week

Residents can apply for the government’s subsidy to scrap scooters and other kinds of vehicles with two-stroke engines starting next Wednesday until the end of June, Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) Vice Director Ip Kuong Lam said yesterday.Ip made the announcement while addressing a press conference about the plan at the bureau.  Ip said the 3,500 pataca subsidy scheme, promulgated by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On yesterday and taking effect today, aims to encourage

February 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Man nabbed for abusing wife for 2 ½ years

A Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday a local man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly abusing and raping his wife on multiple occasions for about two and a half years, adding that the suspect had also choked his son with a belt and clothes hanger at least twice.  According to the spokesperson, the suspect, surnamed Wu, is a 44-year-old casino security guard while his 40-year-old wife is unemployed. The couple have been married for 19 years with two sons aged 18 and

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Group urges govt to make better use of crowd control measures

The Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations yesterday urged the government to make better use of its crowd control measures, which the government implements across the city centre during peak holiday periods by diverting the large number of tourists to the old quarters surrounding the major sightseeing spots in the city centre, with the aim of boosting business there. The association is commonly known as Kai Fong, its name in Cantonese. Lei Cheok Kuan, a vice-president of

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Lawmaker slams govt for ‘sluggish’ legislative process

Lawmaker Melinda Chan Mei Yi slammed the government yesterday for its “sluggish” legislative process, saying that the government should not use the argument that “the lawmakers might not have enough time to review the bill” as an excuse for not submitting its consumer rights protection amendment bill to the legislature before the end of its current term. After Sunday’s Macau Forum open-air debate in Areia Preta Park, Consumer Council (CC) Executive Committee President Wong Hon

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Union calls for subcontracting rules

The Macau Federation of Trade Unions yesterday urged the government to finish drafting a by-law regulating the practice of subcontracting in the construction sector as soon as possible, with the aim of helping solve labour disputes affecting workers hired by subcontractors.The federation, the city’s number-one trade union organisation, is commonly known as Gung Luen, its name in Cantonese. Indirectly-elected lawmaker Ella Lei Cheng I, a vice-president of the federation, made the appeal

February 7, 2017 | BY admin

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270 cases of car park ‘misuse’ last year: govt

A total of 270 cases in which motor vehicle owners “misused” public car parks were recorded last year, 72 more than in 2015, or 36.4 percent, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday.According to public car park regulations, a motor vehicle cannot be parked in a car park for more than eight consecutive days, except if the owner has a monthly pass. If the owner breaks the rule, the car park management can ask the Public Security Police (PSP) to clamp the vehicle. The

February 6, 2017 | BY admin

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CNY visitor arrivals grow 9.9 pct

A total of 935,266 visitor arrivals were recorded between last Friday, Chinese New Year’ Eve (CNY), and Thursday, the sixth day of the CNY, an increase of 9.9 percent compared to last year’s CNY period, according to official statistics released by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) on Friday.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

February 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Approved crash helmets to be announced in June: govt

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) will announce the officially approved models of crash helmets on June 13 when the executive order regulating the safety standards of the protective headgear takes effect, according to a DSAT statement released at the weekend. The executive order was promulgated in June last year and will take effect after a one-year transition period, after which riders and passengers wearing crash helmets which fail to meet the official standards face a fine of 600 patacas.The

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Woman gets jail for 202 Macau trips on fake papers

A mainland woman who travelled on bogus documents to Macau 202 times has been sentenced to three months behind bars, the Shanghai Daily reported at the weekend. According to the Saturday report, which cited prosecutors in Shanghai’s Fengxian district, the female defendant surnamed Xiao from Guangdong province was handed the sentence for “illegally crossing the border.” The report did not say when the sentencing took place and when the prosecutors made the remarks. PLEASE

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Unionist urges govt to set up facilities for pedestrians near Kou Ün Kai

Macau Forum panellist Ron Lam U Tou, who heads the preparatory committee of the Macau Synergy Association, yesterday suggested the government set up facilities for pedestrians along the route from Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro to a car park for coaches under Praça do Tap Seac. The government’s ban on tourist coaches picking up passengers along Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro – Kou Ün Kai in Cantonese – from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. took effect on Wednesday. The government has suggested that

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Group urges govt to explain re-laying of high-voltage cable

The newly-founded local think tank Macau Synergy Association yesterday urged the government and power utility CEM to explain why the company will have to re-lay the underground high-voltage cable connecting power utility CEM’s substation in Ilha Verde to its substation in Cotai, only five years after the cable was first laid.The preparatory committee of the think tank held a press conference yesterday about the issue, at its office in Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida.The convenor of

February 6, 2017 | BY admin

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