Lawmaker urges govt to be resolute on repossessions

Grassroots lawmaker Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong has urged the government to take a resolute stance on repossessing plots of land when their respective provisional concessions have expired.Ng made the appeal in a written interpellation submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. Copies of the interpellation were sent to the media.The veteran lawmaker says in his interpellation that 13 plots of land in Nam Van, namely C1, C3, C4, C5, C6, C8, C9, C10, C11, C12, C17, D2 and D5, are provisional

August 2, 2016 | BY admin

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San Kio group launches culture-fest

San Kio District Welfare and Mutual Help Association Vice President Lei Chi Iun said yesterday that in order to improve residents’ knowledge of local traditions his group will organise a raft of activities to celebrate the “Double Seven Festival”.Lei made the announcement during an outdoor press conference in San Kio Garden to announce details of the activities. According to information released by the association during the press conference, the “Double Seven Festival” will

August 2, 2016 | BY admin

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SJM hopes to create business opportunities for locals

SJM Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer Angela Leong On Kei said yesterday she hoped that the gaming operator’s Jai Alai and Grand Lisboa Palace casino projects will create more business opportunities for the city’s micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).Leong made the remarks while attending the launch of an MSME procurement partnership programme jointly organised by SJM and the Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM). According to Leong, SJM’s procurement from

August 2, 2016 | BY admin

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Man nabbed for hacking neighbour to death

A 51-year-old man yesterday allegedly hacked a 59-year-old male neighbour to death with a chopper, after a heated argument with him and his 23-year-old son, who was also attacked by the suspect and sustained non-life threatening injuries, according to separate statements from the Judiciary Police (PJ) and the Public Security Police (PSP). The injured 23-year-old, surnamed Aoieong, is a policemen, the Public Security Police said in a statement, adding that his father died soon after

August 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Police bust mainlanders for usury & fraud

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday the arrests of two mainland men on Friday on suspicion of usury and fraud.A PJ spokesperson revealed details of the case during a regular press briefing yesterday. The duo comprise a 28-year-old businessman surnamed Zhong and a 34-year-old jobless man surnamed Pang. The spokesperson said that at least two suspects in the case were still at large.Please read the full article in our print edition.

August 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Taiwan firm encourages online startups

Doris Wang Ching-yi, vice-manager of a Taiwan online company – Beauty 88 Online Shopping Mall – said yesterday locals should opt for an online business when considering a startup.Wang made the remarks to the media on the sidelines of a forum which focused on the opportunities of starting an online business.Wang’s company took part in the 2016 Macau Franchise Expo (MFE) hosted by the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) at the Venetian in Cotai. The forum ended

August 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt asks residents to name panda twins

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) has announced that residents can propose names for the locally-born panda twins from Monday next week until the end of the month.According to an IACM statement, each resident can only submit one two-name suggestion and explain in no more than 160 Chinese characters why they have chosen the names.The names can be submitted online (http://www.macaupanda.org.mo/naming) or by collecting a form from any IACM office. Besides, there will be “big

August 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Forum slams govt for lacking urban renewal rules

Attending the weekly forum in Areia Preta Park hosted by government broadcaster TDM, speakers and audience members alike slammed the government yesterday for lacking the necessary regulations and comprehensive policies to start the city’s long-delayed urban renewal projects.Yesterday’s programme focused on the government’s announcement last week that it would build temporary housing for residents affected by urban renewal projects. The forum also discussed the issue of whether the current

August 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Councillor rejects opening all urban council meetings to public

Government-appointed Urban Renewal Council member Wong Chung Yuen said yesterday that some issues related to urban renewal projects could be “sensitive” so he personally disagreed with those members of the public who said that all of its meetings should be open to the public.Wong made the remarks after attending yesterday’s Macau Forum open-air debate programme in Areia Preta Park when asked by reporters for his comments on criticism that the council lacked transparency.The council was

August 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Civic leader slams govt for plan to raze Estoril

Chan Tak Seng, who heads the Alliance for Common People Building Up Macau (API), slammed the government yesterday for insisting on pushing ahead with its plan to redevelop the plot of land where the former Hotel Estoril and Estoril Swimming Pool are located, despite the fact that some segments of the population want the façade of the hotel and the swimming pool to remain intact.Chan made the criticism when speaking to reporters after attending yesterday’s Macau Forum open-air debate

August 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Vehicle imports shrink 57 pct in H1

Macau’s imports of cars and motorcycles shrank by 56.7 percent to 593 million patacas in the first half of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. Imports of watches dropped by 41.6 percent year-on-year to 1.95 billion patacas in the first half of the year. Mobile phone imports decreased by 47.6 percent to 2.3 billion patacas. Gold jewellery imports fell by 23.8 percent to 2.5 billion patacas. Imports of handbags and wallets dipped 20.4 percent to 1.2

August 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt won’t implement school drug testing: official

The head of the Prevention and Treatment of Problem Gambling and Drug Dependence Department of the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), Hoi Va Pou, said yesterday that the government will not run a drug-testing programme in local schools. She also said that the government was instead providing front-line staff members with training and booklets with the aim of helping them identify young drug abusers.Hoi made the comments on the sidelines of an anti-drug drama competition organised by the bureau

August 1, 2016 | BY admin

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No.1 typhoon signal is up

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) hoisted the No.1 typhoon signal at 0:30 a.m. today.The signal was hoisted as Tropical Cyclone Nida was 800 kilometres east-southeast of the city at around midnight. It was heading north-west at about 20 kilometres per hour, threatening to bring with it strong winds and heavy rain.According to the bureau’s website, based on the current trajectory of the storm, the bureau said that the No. 1 signal might be replaced by the No.3 signal, depending

August 1, 2016 | BY admin

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Traffic councillors call for more info on roadworks

Members of the government-appointed Traffic Consultative Council urged the Transport Bureau (DSAT) yesterday to release more information on the city’s many roadworks, Kou Kun Pang, the convener of the council’s special task group on traffic policy planning and management, said. Kou made the remarks after yesterday’s council meeting at the bureau. The closed-door meeting was attended by several DSAT officials including its director Lam Hin San attended. Kou, an associate

July 29, 2016 | BY admin

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