Govt says no change to ‘local dealers only’ policy

The Spokesperson’s Office of the Government said yesterday there was no change in the government’s current policy that it won’t allow the import of non-resident workers to be employed as dealers (croupiers) by local casinos. This means, according to the statement, that the government’s long-standing policy which only allows local residents to work as dealers will remain intact. The statement did not say why the government chose to reaffirm its commitment to the policy

June 8, 2016 | BY admin

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Beijing vows to intensify audits of SOEs in Macau

The National Audit Office (NAO) will intensify the auditing of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) operating in Macau, Liu Jiayi, the central government’s auditor-general, said yesterday. Liu, who also chairs the governing board of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), was invited by the local government to give a lecture on the National Audit Office’s role, at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Cotai. Over 100 senior officials including Chief

June 8, 2016 | BY admin

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Macau should build itself into ‘data city’: Jack Ma

Macau should make use of the Internet and big data to build itself into a data city, Jack Ma, the founder and executive chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, said at University of Macau (UM) yesterday. Ma, also known as Ma Yun, made the suggestion during a public lecture hosted by the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce, which is headed by the 51-year-old business magnate and philanthropist, at the public university on Hengqin island. Ma also said the city should establish a new type

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt to launch 2-year study on roadside air pollutants

Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) Director Fong Soi Kun said yesterday that due to the fact that the amount of pollutants recorded by the city’s roadside automatic air quality monitoring stations over the past two years has slightly increased, the bureau will launch a two-year study on the matter.Fong made the announcement during a phone-in programme by government-owned broadcaster TDM’s Chinese-language radio channel.Yesterday’s programme focused on the city’s air quality and

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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Scholar urges Macau to become art depository

Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) Cultural Industries Research Centre Director Hua Jian said yesterday that Macau should consider becoming an art depository and a hub for art transactions and investments when considering the possible role of its cultural industries in the central governments ‘One Belt, One Road’ development strategy.Hua, a professor at the academy, made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s ‘One Belt, One Road Initiative and Opportunities for Macau

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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MGTO joins group to promote walking routes

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is co-organising a series of summer events with the Alliance for Common People Building Up Macau (API) in the hope of promoting the office’s eight walking routes around the city.Legislator-cum-businessman Chan Meng Kam is one of the group’s three honorary chairmen. A press conference was held at the group’s office in Areia Preta yesterday where along with MGTO officials, the alliance announced the events which begin this month and run until

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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Police bust man for 15 million pataca coupons con

The police have arrested a local man for cheating at least three locals out of 15 million patacas in a con involving discounted coupons and mobile phones, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, two of the three victims took the 28-year-old suspect surnamed Tang to a police station on Saturday to report the case. The third victim went to the station on Sunday.According to the spokesperson, the victims are in their thirties. Two of them are businessmen

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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Man caught attempting to kidnap 2-year-old girl: police

A 51-year-old Vietnamese man was arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap a 2-year-old local girl in Areia Preta district on Sunday, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday.The case was announced during a regular press briefing.According to the spokesperson, the girl’s father was carrying her while he was shopping in a supermarket in Areia Preta on Friday evening. When he put her down, the suspect quickly picked the girl up and headed towards the rear exit.This undated

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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No safety issues since sports facilities opened to public: UM rector

University of Macau (UM) Rector Zhao Wei said yesterday there had been no safety issues since some of the sports facilities on the new Hengqin campus were opened to members of the general public at the beginning of the month.Zhao made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s seminar about the central government’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative and Macau’s cultural industry at the Macau Science Centre in Nape.Asked by reporters about the situation after some of the university’s

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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Leong hopes to tighten Macau-Zhejiang ties

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday the government hoped to boost co-operation between Macau companies and their counterparts in Zhejiang, adding that the cultural and commercial exchanges between the two places were becoming more frequent. Addressing the founding ceremony of the Association of Zhejiang Entrepreneurs of Macau at Macau Tower, the policy secretary said he hoped more businesspeople from Zhejiang would invest in the city. He also praised

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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Annual exhibition shows local artists’ creativity

A total of 83 exhibits of various artistic forms are on display at the Old Courthouse in Avenida da Praia Grande to show the public local artists’ creativity and the development of the city’s visual arts scene.The Macau Annual Visual Art Exhibition 2016 Western Media Category, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), comprises paintings, photos, prints, sculptures, mixed media, installations and videos.The bureau says in the exhibition brochure that 60 local artists displaying a total

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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New eco-group urges govt to tackle landfill overload

The government should tackle the issue of Cotai’s construction material landfill as it has been full for years, Lei Pui Lam, who heads the newly-established Macau Association for Chinese Ecological Development and Promotion, said yesterday. Lei, an educator and Macau member of the National People’s Congress (NPC), spoke to reporters on the sidelines of the association’s founding ceremony at the Macau Science Centre in Nape, coinciding with World Environment Day (WED). The

June 6, 2016 | BY admin

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Body found off Hac Sa beach: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday that a body of an unidentified woman was found floating in the sea off Hac Sa beach.According to the statement, the Macau Customs Service received a call from a resident yesterday afternoon, saying that at about 2:20 p.m. he saw a body floating in the sea.A preliminary investigation showed that the woman, who could be an Asian, is about 30 years old and has no injuries that could have been caused by foul play, the PJ statement says.Please

June 6, 2016 | BY admin

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Education bureau’s WeChat to be ready today

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) said in a statement yesterday that its official WeChat account will be ready today so that it can provide parents with a quicker way to get notifications when there are no classes due to a typhoon or rainstormThe bureau said in the statement that via the WeChat account the public can receive the latest information about its activities and guidelines for typhoons or rainstorms.The bureau said in the statement it hoped the public will use the app to

June 6, 2016 | BY admin

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