Owner of THE 13 admits ‘significant’ doubt about future

Hong Kong-listed South Shore Holdings Limited, which owns THE 13 Hotel in Coloane, has admitted that “a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt” on its “ability to continue as a going concern.”The company announced the downbeat news in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday night. In the statement, the company described THE 13 as an “exclusive luxury hotel and entertainment complex.” This photo taken in September shows THE 13 Hotel (in red)

November 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Gambler uses fake HK$1,000 banknotes in casino: police

A gambler from the mainland allegedly used at least five counterfeit HK$1,000 banknotes at a casino in Cotai, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said at a press briefing yesterday.Chan said that earlier this week staff at the Cotai casino discovered the five bogus HK$1,000 banknotes in the dealer’s cash box and reported the case to the police. Police officers went to the casino to investigate and arrested the 31-year-old suspect who was still there. He refused to cooperate with the

November 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt repossesses illegally occupied plot in Hac Sa

The Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) said in a statement yesterday that its officials, in conjunction with officials from several other government entities, have repossessed an illegally occupied plot of land in Hac Sa Village in Coloane.The officials carried out the repossession of the public plot covering an area of 70,740 square metres last Tuesday, the statement said.The statement said that DSSOPT officials had discovered during their regular inspections that the public

November 29, 2018 | BY admin

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2 mainlanders stab compatriot in cash row

Two mainland men who had an argument with a male compatriot because he would not lend them money stabbed him, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said at a press conference yesterday.At the time of the press conference yesterday afternoon, only one of the two suspects had been caught.The victim is a 32-year-old mainlander who came to Macau “to have fun,” according to Chan.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

November 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Police plan to renovate No. 2 Police Station

The Public Security Police (PSP) plan to renovate the police station located next to the former greyhound racetrack, according to the proposed legal development conditions for the plot on which the police station is situated, which were published by the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) yesterday.The station, colloquially known at the No. 2 Police Station, is located on the corner of Avenida do Conselheiro Borja and Avenida do Almirante Lacerda.The Lands, Public Works and

November 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Police nab marital rape suspect

A local woman was allegedly raped by her estranged husband in her parents’ flat in Areia Preta district on Sunday because he was upset with her leaving him and taking their daughter with her to her parents’ home while he was living on the mainland, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference yesterday morning.The 32-year-old local woman works as a dealer in a casino. The suspect is a 31-year-old local resident surnamed Che who is unemployed and

November 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Group to gather signatures against turning Bobo into specimen

The government’s decision to turn Bobo, the city’s beloved Asian black bear who died last Tuesday, into a specimen for display has angered many locals, with the Abandoned Animals Protect Association of Macau (AAPAM) starting a petition for people to sign this Saturday at Bobo’s former enclosure in Flora Garden.On the day that Bobo died aged 32 or 33, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) said there were plans to preserve the ursine’s body through taxidermy to be turned into a

November 28, 2018 | BY admin

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TCM practitioner arrested for sexual assault

A traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner in his twenties was arrested on Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting a female patient while she was receiving treatment, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a local surnamed Kou.The Health Bureau (SSM) first disclosed in a statement on Friday that a woman had recently told the bureau that a TCM practitioner surnamed Kou from the Chong An

November 28, 2018 | BY admin

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15-year-old HK girl caught for drug trafficking: police

A male suspect and a 15-year-old girl from Hong Kong were stopped by the Judiciary Police (PJ), who were acting on a tip-off, on Monday night outside the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal for suspected drug trafficking.A PJ spokesperson said at a special press conference yesterday morning that the girl and the 23-year-old man worked as a drug-trafficking team.The spokesperson said that the schoolgirl surnamed Cheang and the jobless man surnamed Lee are suspected drug traffickers. While the man was

November 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Police find 113 sham marriages in Jan-Oct

The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday that a total of 113 sham marriages were detected between January and October.The statement said that in their ongoing fight against fake marriages in the first 10 months of this year, the Public Security Police detected 113 such bogus arrangements.The statement pointed out that the Immigration Department, which is run by the Public Security Police, has continued to strengthen its background checks and approval of residency

November 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt mulls new residency scheme for ‘talents’ and S&T professionals: Leong

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday that the government is studying the possibility of launching a new pilot scheme for the granting of residency to “talents” and science and technology (S&T) professionals from outside Macau, according to which such applicants would not need to secure a job from a local employer first before being approved to move to Macau.Leong made the remarks when answering questions from several

November 28, 2018 | BY admin

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F3 horror crash survivor leaves Macau, appointed ‘Macau Tourism Goodwill Ambassador’

The German female racing car driver Sophia Flörsch, who survived a horror crash during the Formula 3 Grand Prix race of the 65th Macau Grand Prix on November 18, was discharged from hospital yesterday and returned to her country late last night, the local authorities announced.Moreover, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday appointed Flörsch a “Macau Tourism Goodwill Ambassador” during a special press conference held by the Health Bureau (SSM) at the public Conde de S.

November 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Mainlander tricks compatriot & flings chilli oil at him: police

A mainlander tricked a male compatriot into transferring 140,000 yuan to a bank account on the mainland and then threw chilli oil at him, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said at a brief press conference yesterday in Zape.According to Chan, the suspect surnamed Chen, a 23-year-old real-estate agent, and the victim a 36-year-old money changer, met last Friday at 11:45 p.m. outside a casino resort hotel in Cotai. Chen wanted to exchange Hong Kong dollars into yuan and asked the victim

November 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Taking taxi from HZMB to cost 5 patacas extra

Taking a cab from the taxi rank outside the checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) or from the HZMB man-made island will cost passengers 5 patacas extra from December 8, according to an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday. A statement by the Transport Bureau (DSAT) said the surcharge was a way of compensating cabbies for the additional time and fuel costs required to arrive at the HZMB area. The new measure also applies to the taxi rank at the

November 27, 2018 | BY admin

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