Govt modifying list on construction types for eco-impact assessment

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) is modifying an official list classifying which kinds of construction projects are subject to environmental impact assessments, Raymond Tam Vai Man, who heads the bureau, said yesterday. The city’s eco-chief spoke to reporters on the sidelines of a public event celebrating World Environment Day in Praça da Amizade, popularly known as Sintra Square. Tam said the list, which was introduced by the bureau in 2013 on a trial basis, had to be

June 6, 2016 | BY admin

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Draft of new taxi regulation complete: transport chief

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San said yesterday that the draft of a new taxi service regulation had been completed and he hoped the legislative process can be concluded within the current term of the legislature. The term expires in the late summer of next year. Lam also said the bureau would this week apply for IOS approval for its app about bus route information, adding he expected the public to be able to download the app on their mobile phones later this month.

June 6, 2016 | BY admin

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About 70 march to celebrate domestic violence law

About 70 residents took part in a celebratory march yesterday to express their gratitude for the long-awaited passage of a government-drafted bill on preventing and combating domestic violence.The Good Shepherd Centre, organiser of the event, began the walk from Vasco da Gama Garden at around 3 p.m., heading towards Government Headquarters, where the group handed in a letter to say “thank you” to the government, lawmakers and anyone else who took part in the legislative process.The Law on

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Police nab 2 Russians using fake ATM cards

Two male suspects from Russia have been arrested for allegedly using fake bank cards to withdraw money from cash machines in Macau in 2014, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday. Speaking at a special press conference, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson identified the duo as a 50-year-old surnamed Gorbunob, who told police that he was a hotel manager in Russia, and a 36-year-old surnamed Airapetov, who said that he worked as a fitness coach in his home country. The

June 3, 2016 | BY admin

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Councillor worries public housing project ‘higher than stadium flame’

The government should reconsider its plan to build a public housing estate next to Taipa’s Olympic Sports Centre, engineer Wu Chou Kit, a member of the Urban Planning Committee, said yesterday, adding that any new buildings  nearby should not be higher than the cauldron of the centre’s stadium. The committee held a meeting at the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau to discuss the proposed legal conditions for the possible development of 15 plots of land. The meeting, which

June 3, 2016 | BY admin

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Macau can help mainland firms expand: IPIM chief

Macau can assist mainland enterprises in expanding their businesses in Portuguese-speaking countries and markets along the “Belt and Road” by providing construction-finance matching services, Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) President Jackson Cheong said yesterday. Cheong made the remarks in a speech at the opening session of the 7th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) at the Venetian. Macau’s financial sector has been

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Police bust 2 mainland drug dealers

Judiciary Police (PJ) officers early yesterday arrested two men from the mainland on suspicion of selling drugs. A PJ spokesperson announced the case during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters.The two suspects are a 28-year-old surnamed Zhou and a 21-year-old surnamed Wen, according to the spokesperson. While told police that he’s a businessman, Zhou claimed to be unemployed. Please read the full article in our print edition. 

June 3, 2016 | BY admin

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Group to hold June 4 vigil tomorrow

The Macau Democratic Development Union announced in a statement on its Facebook page yesterday that their annual June 4 vigil in Largo do Senado will start at 8 p.m. tomorrow.The vigil has been organised since 1990 by the group, to commemorate the June 4 incident in Beijing the year before. Grassroots legislators Au Kam San and Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong are leaders of the group, which says that the movement should not be forgotten and that the victims deserve justice.The group says its objective

June 3, 2016 | BY admin

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Civic leaders worry renewal of old quarters ‘just a pipe dream’

Two members of the government-appointed Northern Districts Community Service Consultative Council – Wong Ian Man and Ho Chong Chun – said yesterday they worried that the renewal of the city’s old quarters could be just “castles in the air”.Addressing yesterday’s meeting of the council at the government’s Service Centre in Areia Preta, Wong, who heads the Macau Chain Stores and Franchise Association, said that the redevelopment of the city’s old quarters should not remain at the

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⅔ homeowners’ accord needed for building renewal: lawmaker

Lawmaker Andrew Chan Chak Mo said yesterday that a government-initiated bill on the management of the communal areas in residential buildings was proposing that any renewal projects for the shared areas of a building must first gain the permission of at least two-thirds of the condominium owners committee.The legislature’s 2nd Standing Committee held a closed-door meeting at the Legislative Assembly (AL) with government officials yesterday. The outline of the bill was passed in October

June 3, 2016 | BY admin

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Telecom ‘concession assets’ divide opinions

Lawmaker-cum-businessman Chan Meng Kam said yesterday that the opinions about the ownership of the city’s telecom “concession assets” were starkly divided between lawmakers and the government, with the former feeling that they should belong to the government.The legislature’s Public Administration Affairs Monitoring Committee met government officials in the legislative chambers yesterday to discuss the situation of Macau’s telecom services as well as reflecting concerns raised by some

June 3, 2016 | BY admin

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Paddle Battle: Special Olympians all set for dragon boat race

They’ve been training the whole year round and they’ve been practising on the lake for two months, the athletes from Macau Special Olympics (MSO) are all set to compete in the dragon boat races which paddle off tomorrow.Started  by  the  community  as  a  dragon  boat  activity  before  1979,  the  tradition  has grown to become an annual event that not only attracts local residents to take part for a lot of fun and spirited

June 3, 2016 | BY admin

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Sands settles 6-year feud with fired Macau chief

LAS VEGAS – US gaming mogul Sheldon Adelson has ended his six-year legal fight with the former head of his Macau casinos whose allegations of “outrageous and illegal” demands by the Las Vegas Sands chairman prompted a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation.A “comprehensive and confidential” settlement was reached between Steven Jacobs and the company, according to a statement by Sands China to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday. The case had been scheduled for

June 2, 2016 | BY admin

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Group asks why telecom concession assets managed by CTM

Government-appointed Central Districts Community Service Consultative Council member Ron Lam U Tou urged the government yesterday to tell the public why telecom operator CTM will continue to manage the city’s telecomm “concession assets” exclusively for the next five years.Lam, a vice-president of local think tank Choi In Tong Sam, also said the way the government deals with the “concession assets” was against its plan to open the local telecom market further.Lam made the remarks

June 2, 2016 | BY admin

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