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

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5-year plan may clash with urban planning law: official

The government’s Policy Research Centre Director Lao Pun Lap said yesterday that some urban planning proposed in the government’s first ever Five-Year Development Plan (2016-2020) would have to be carried out even if it may clash with the urban planning law in order to respond to residents’ urgent needs.Lao made the remarks during a special consultative session at the World Trade Centre (Macau), where apart from Lao, Lei Ngan Leng, an advisor to the office of Chief Executive Fernando Chui

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Kai Fong calls for ‘seafood street’ in Inner Harbour

Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations Vice President Lam Nam Tak said yesterday that in an attempt to revitalise the Inner Harbour’s dilapidated old wharfs they should be renovated and a “seafood street”should be set up in the area.The union is commonly known as Kai Fong. Lam made the suggestion during yesterday’s meeting of the government-appointed Central Districts Community Service Consultative Council at the government’s Service Centre at Rotunda de Carlos da Mai,

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Activists urge govt to reveal its nuclear contingency plans

New Macau Association (NMA) President Scott Chiang Meng Hin and Vice-President Jason Chao Teng Hei urged the government yesterday to reveal its contingency plans in case of a nuclear incident.The grassroots group held a press conference at its office.The press conference was held to address the alleged safety concerns over a future nuclear plant in Taishan city, which is located 67 kilometres from Macau, as it has been claimed by Hong Kong media reports that despite concerns over design flaws

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IPM to start speech therapy programme: govt

Several official bodies are working together to launch a four-year bachelor’s degree programme in speech and language therapy at the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) in the academic year 2017-18, Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) President Celeste Vong Yim Mui said yesterday. Vong talked about the planned programme at the Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre during a press conference, after the opening ceremony of the government’s Paediatric Joint Assessment Centre, which is located in the

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Man set up burglary of friend’s flat: police

A 28-year-old local man was arrested on Monday for allegedly arranging a burglary at his friend’s flat last month, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a special press briefing yesterday. The spokesperson said that a man reported to the police on May 1 that his flat had been burgled. The victim also told police that he noticed a back-up set of keys he had hidden in a shoe cabinet outside his flat was missing after the burglary.After investigating, the police identified a

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Tam pledges more breastfeeding-friendly workplaces

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that all entities under his portfolio would spare no effort in creating a more breastfeeding-friendly environment on their premises.The policy secretary made the pledge after officiating over the opening ceremony of the government’s Paediatric Joint Assessment Centre in the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre. Apart for rooms for assessments and medical treatments, the new centre also has a breastfeeding

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May casino revenue falls 9.6 pct on tighter rules

Macau’s gaming revenue dropped more than analysts’ forecast in May, as tighter rules affecting gamblers increased the challenges for the city’s casinos.Gross gaming receipts fell 9.6 percent to 18.38 billion patacas, completing a two-year decline, according to data from the Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ). That followed a 9.5 percent decrease in April and compares with the median forecast of an 8 percent drop by analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.Please read the full

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Trio nabbed over HK$33 million Ponzi scheme: police

Three local men were arrested in the last few weeks for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme which they started in 2014 involving at least HK$33 million, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the trio are shareholders of a group of companies which ran a real-estate agency in Macau.According to Wikipedia, a Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation where the operator, an individual or organisation, pays returns to its investors from new capital

June 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Lawmakers raise food safety concerns

Lawmakers yesterday raised concerns over food safety if the government goes ahead with its plan to issue more licences for the selling of fresh meat, fish and vegetables.The legislators raised the issue during a Q&A session with government officials.Directly-elected lawmaker Ho Ion Sang, a vice-president of the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (commonly known as Kai Fong), said he worried about food safety after fresh meat, fish and vegetables can be sold in more

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Security chief vows to improve staff language skills

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the city’s law enforcement agencies have always encouraged their staff members to enrol in language courses to improve their fluency in various languages.  Wong made the remarks during a Q&A session in the Legislative Assembly (AL). Lawmaker-cum-unionist Leong Veng Chai said during the session that some public security officers whose first language is Portuguese had told him they felt that their superiors did not always

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Good Shepherd Centre to hold ‘Celebration Walk’ over domestic violence law

The Good Shepherd Centre said in a statement yesterday that it will organise a “Celebration Walk” on Sunday “to congratulate the Macau government for listening to the voices of the people and especially to the voices of so many who have been victims of domestic violence.”The statement pointed out that the Legislative Assembly passed a “just” domestic law on May 20, “which we are very happy about.”According to the statement, Sunday’s walk will set off at 3 p.m. from Victoria

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Gaming union urges govt to push for wage rise

Gaming Professionals Association President Cloee Chao Sao Fong urged the government yesterday to get actively involved in getting the city’s gaming operators to increase their employees’ wages based on the rate of inflation.Chao made the plea before meeting officials of the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) at the bureau yesterday.Chao said that due to the current inflation rate many low-level gaming employees were struggling to earn a decent living wage, even though the six gaming operators

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