Edmund Ho’s wife passes away

Former chief executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah’s wife Tatiana Lau Vai Cheng passed away at a local hospital after a long illness on Sunday afternoon, a source close to the bereaved family said last night. The funeral will be held on Saturday. 

August 9, 2016 | BY admin

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Public works chief says not involved in Iec Long land swap row

Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) Director Li Cangfeng said yesterday that he had not been responsible for land management matters during his tenure as the bureau’s deputy director in 2001 when a land swap deal involving the former Iec Long Firecracker Factory in Taipa was inked.Li made the comments after attending a press conference about yesterday’s tourist coach accident at Government Headquarters.The land swap was deemed invalid by the Commission Against Corruption

August 9, 2016 | BY admin

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Group urges ban on firms registering as ‘election campaign supporters’

Activists of the grassroots New Macau Association (NMA) yesterday called for the government to bar all companies from registering as “election campaign supporters” when further reviewing its legislative election amendment bill. The group also said associations which received subsidies from the government in the 12-month run-up to the legislature’s direct and indirect elections should also be barred from registering.The activists held a press conference at their office yesterday about

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Group says 24-hour supermarket prices are ‘competitive’

Macau Importers & Exporters Association Vice President Sunny Ip Sio Man said yesterday he believed that 24-hour supermarkets are competitive since their prices are lower than those at convenience stores.Ip, chairman of Vang Kei Hong Trading Company Ltd, made the remarks to the media on the sidelines of the opening ceremony for the company’s fourth 24-hour supermarket.Talking to reporters, Ip said the prices of goods sold at local 24-hour supermarkets are lower than those at convenience

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Committee urges govt to submit revised provident fund bill by year’s end: Kwan

The legislature’s 1st Standing Committee yesterday finished reviewing a bill on the government-proposed non-mandatory central provident fund system, according to lawmaker-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang, who chairs the committee.Kwan also said that lawmakers on the committee hoped the government would submit a revised version of the bill by the end of the year.The lawmaker made the remarks after a closed-door meeting with government officials at the Legislative Assembly (AL).The legislature’s

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Mainlander cheated out of 65,000 yuan

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said yesterday a man from the mainland was cheated out of 65,000 yuan (77,930 patacas) on an “international network” website.PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam revealed details of the case during a regular press conference yesterday. The incident began in September last year.Ho said the 32-year-old victim, a non-resident worker, came across the “international network” website which stated that anyone who registered as a member could get a return of 30 percent on the

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SJM casino revenue falls 20.7 pct in 1H

SJM said in a statement yesterday that it’s gaming revenue revenue decreased by 20.7 percent to HK$20.88 billion.  Total revenue dropped by 20.6 percent to HK$21.13 billion. Adjusted EBITDA fell by 27.8 percent to HK$1.63 billion. Profit attributable to the owners of the company decreased by 38.7 percent to HK$1.09 billion. The company’s interim dividend per ordinary share sank by 40 percent to HK$6.0 cents. Year-on-year, mass-market table gaming revenue

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Tam’s trip to Rio Olympics ‘beneficial’ to Macau: official

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng’s trip to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by a delegation of the Macau Olympic and Sports Committee, was “beneficial to Macau’s development” in sports, Ip Peng Kin, Tam’s chief-of-cabinet, said yesterday. Ip made the remarks when asked by reporters about the trip after attending a committee meeting at the Legislative Assembly (AL).Tam and the delegation attended the Summer Olympics opening ceremony in

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Group raises concerns about property management bill

An ad-hoc group comprising members of eight property management committees yesterday raised a host of concerns about a government-drafted bill regulating the management of the common areas of residential condominium buildings.Mok Kam Heng, the convener of the ad hoc group, said the bill’s articles regulating the rights and duties and the operation of property management committees could in practice make it rather difficult for the committees to operate. Mok, who heads the Nova Taipa

August 8, 2016 | BY admin

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Tam attends Rio Olympics opening ceremony

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng attended the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics on Friday (Saturday morning in Macau), his office announced in a statement last night. According to the statement, Tam accompanied a delegation of the Macau Olympic and Sports Committee to Rio de Janeiro. During his stay in the city, Tam attended a dinner with representatives of Olympic committees from Brazil, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, and

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Forum slams govt for ‘outdated’ typhoon signal rules

A guest speaker and audience members at yesterday’s Macau Forum open-air debate slammed the government for using “outdated” regulations and criteria for hoisting typhoon signals and making decisions that do not take residents’ safety into account.Attending the forum as a guest speaker, Andy Tang Iu Man, who heads the Meteorological Division of the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), said his bureau would consider updating regulations on the criteria when a particular typhoon

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Company hopes experienced staff stay in MICE sector

Zoom Creative Advertising’s Executive Director Ng Man Wai said yesterday that as Macau has a severe shortage of experienced MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) staff, she hoped that the existing staff will stay in the sector.Ng made the remarks to the media on the sidelines of a public function at the Macau Convention Centre near the airport.The function was attended by Takaki Jun, a director of famous Japanese cartoon Chibi Maruko-chan, who signed autographs for fans of

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Govt expects to adjust water tariff in 4Q

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement yesterday it was assessing the tariffs of the city’s tap water, adding that the tariffs were expected to be adjusted in the fourth quarter.The bureau did not elaborate on its possible tariff adjustments.The bureau said in the statement that its water supply costs had increased in recent years, pointing out that in 2014-15 the costs were about 7.75 patacas per cubic metre of water while the costs were around 6.68 patacas in 2013, an

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Forum urges govt to ‘plan well’ for dog racetrack plot

Attending a forum organised by local think tank Macau Wisdom Convergence yesterday, guest speakers Iu Veng Ion, Sam Keng Wan and Vong Kuoc Ieng urged the government to “plan well” how to use the large plot of land  currently leased by Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome Co. Ltd for its controversial greyhound races.The government announced last month that the company will have to shut down its current racetrack within two years. The government also said the operator would need to find another

August 8, 2016 | BY admin

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