Group starts online vote on 8 scenic spots

The online global voting on Macau’s eight new scenic spots will start today, as the event’s organiser, the Chinese Cultural Exchange Association (CCEA), launched the voting website and social media platforms yesterday.During a press conference at the Macau Science Centre yesterday, CCEA Chairman Lei Pui Lam said that the new eight scenic spots were a gift to Macau, which this year marks the 20th anniversary of its return to the motherland.Lei said that getting the public to jointly select

January 15, 2019 | BY admin

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20-month-old girl in serious condition due to flu with pneumonia

A 20-month-old girl is in a serious condition due to Type A influenza associated with pneumonia, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement last night.According to the statement, the girl began to have a fever and cough on Thursday and was taken by her family to the private Kiang Wu Hospital for outpatient treatment on Friday, after which she was prescribed Tamiflu and allowed to return home.On Sunday, the girl was taken to the private hospital again as her condition had not improved and she

January 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Curbing tourism would affect Macau’s image: MGTO chief

Any attempts to curb Macau’s visitor numbers would affect the city’s international tourism image, Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday. Asked by reporters on the sidelines of a blessing ceremony at the Anim’Arte NAM VAN lakeside leisure space, Senna Fernandes said any such initiative would have to be carefully studied. “How could we establish such criteria? The free entry of people is a way of measuring the city’s openness

January 15, 2019 | BY admin

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2-year-old girl has flu with encephalitis: govt

Health Bureau (SSM) Deputy Director Kuok Cheong U said yesterday that a two-year-old girl who had recently been diagnosed with influenza A associated with slight encephalitis is in a stable condition.Kuok made the remarks while speaking to reporters in Iao Hon Market Park on the sidelines of the “Jointly Creating a New Environment for the Community 2019” carnival, which was organised by the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (commonly known as Kai Fong) in collaboration with

January 14, 2019 | BY admin

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Ticktum: ‘Macau makes Monaco feel boring’

BURIRAM – British racing driver Dan Ticktum says Macau’s Guia Circuit is a favourite track of his and many other top racing drivers.The Guia Circuit plays host to the annual Macau Grand Prix, one of motor racing’s most prestigious events outside the Formula 1 calendar, and its unique combination of long straights, tight corners and elevation change means the 6.2 km track is widely regarded as one of the world’s most challenging circuits.“I’ve got quite a biased view on Macau,”

January 14, 2019 | BY admin

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New approvals of residential mortgage loans rise

New approvals of residential mortgage loans rose while those of commercial real estate loans decreased in November last year, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) has announced.In November, new residential mortgage loans approved by local banks increased by 6.6 percent month-to-month to 3.6 billion patacas. New approvals of commercial real estate loans dropped by 11.6 percent month-to-month to 2.8 billion patacas.As of the end of November, the outstanding value of new approvals of residential

January 14, 2019 | BY admin

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FM commissioner urges local media to tell world about successful ‘One Country, Two Systems’ implemen

The Commissioner of the Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Macau, Shen Beili, says she hopes that the local media will tell the world about Macau’s successful implementation of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle.Shen, who heads the ministry’s local office, made the remarks in a speech on Friday during a seminar attended by senior representatives of Macau’s media companies. About 60 representatives from the city’s Chinese-, Portuguese- and English-language media

January 14, 2019 | BY admin

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Massachusetts ends Wynn probe without revealing findings yet

LOS ANGELES – The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has completed an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against former gambling executive Steve Wynn and the company he founded, Wynn Resorts.However, the commission won’t release any of the findings or a conclusion until its attorneys assess a Nevada judge’s ruling this month that bars some of the information from being disclosed.David Mackey, an outside counsel to the commission, told the panel on Thursday he was awaiting a

January 14, 2019 | BY admin

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Drain cleaner thrown at woman’s face: police

A mainland woman arrested by the police on Wednesday evening in Areia Preta, where she lived, was a former colleague of the victim who had drain cleaner fluid thrown at her that same afternoon, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a special press conference on Friday.The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon in an alley near Avenida do Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues in Zape.The suspect surnamed Zhou, a 54-year-old housewife, worked with the victim until two months ago, the spokesperson

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‘Extra．Ordinary’ Fringe Festival gets underway

The 18th Macau City Fringe Festival has kicked off with more than 20 programs and activities for local artists and residents to find urban arts in their daily lives.The event, which began with an opening ceremony at the Old Courthouse in Nam Van, is organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). Themed “Extra．Ordinary,” it aims to turn arts into a daily routine through different means of expression, according to the organiser.On Friday night, after the opening ceremony, a combination of

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CEM fair aims to raise awareness of eco-protection

Over 1,000 children and their parents attended the CEM Energy Fun Fair in Praça do Tap Seac yesterday, CEM Executive Committee Chairman Bernie Leong Wa Kun said.The fair aimed to promote public awareness of environmental protection in Macau.Power utility Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM) hosted its annual event yesterday. Hundreds of pupils from 12 local secondary schools competed in designing and setting up game booths for the public, according to a CEM statement.CEM Executive

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CEM says faulty transformer causes power outage

A total of 19 buildings in the areas of Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, Guia Hill and Avenida de Horta e Costa were affected by a power cut last night which power utility CEM said was due to a malfunctioning transformer.About 400 household and shop units were affected by the power cut that hit at about 6:30 p.m.According to the Public Security Police (PSP), a 36-year-old local man was stuck in a lift because of the power outage. He was rescued by firefighters and did not need

January 14, 2019 | BY admin

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4-year-old flu boy’s critical condition improving: Tam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that the condition of a four-year-old boy suffering from serious influenza – whose critical condition was revealed by the authorities earlier this week – is improving.Tam made the remarks while speaking to reporters yesterday at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre where he was briefed by Heath Bureau (SSM) officials and the hospital’s senior staff members about the ongoing measures to cope with the

January 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Ceiling collapses in New Yaohan injuring at least 2

A ceiling in New Yaohan Department Store collapsed on Sunday and injured two shoppers, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Choi Iok Kin said at a regular press conference yesterday.Choi identified the two injured as a mother in her 40s who sustained head and back injuries and her 12-year-old daughter who sustained a bruise to her waist. Both were taken to the private Kiang Wu Hospital for treatment, Choi said.The spokesman did not say whether the two victims are locals or visitors.Public

January 11, 2019 | BY admin

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