Land Law legislative intent in line with committee: speaker

Officials of the Legislative Assembly (AL) have listened to the recordings of all the meetings of the legislature’s 1st Standing Committee and plenums about the Land Law, AL President Ho Iat Seng said on Friday, adding the transcripts show that the legislative intent of the law is the same as the standing committee’s conclusion.The officials listened to the recordings to confirm the legislative intent of the law after legislator-cum-law professor Gabriel Tong Io Cheng submitted the draft of

April 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Forum backs lower ratio for rebuilding

Guest speakers at yesterday’s Macau Forum agreed that the proportion of flat owners required to agree on the redevelopment of their building should be lowered, from the current 100 percent.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.Members of the Urban Renewal Council proposed in a closed-door meeting last month that the required proportion of unit owners that need to agree on the redevelopment of their building be 90 percent for

April 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Watch out for the bear!

April 1, 2017 | BY admin

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Special radio taxis to blacklist uncivil customers

The Macau Radio Taxi Corporation will put the phone numbers of those who frequently verbally abuse staff members at its call centre, book a taxi but do not show up or cancel their bookings on a blacklist, Kevin U Kin Lung, the company’s general manager, said yesterday.U said his company was looking forward to serving “quality customers”, insinuating that those showing uncivil behaviour would be blacklisted permanently or temporarily. The government signed an eight-year contract with the

March 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Cinematheque Passion: More than just a cinema

Cinematheque Passion officially opened its doors yesterday and is ready to introduce locals to the world of film with screenings of new releases of non-mainstream movies, theme-of-the-month showings, free viewings of local productions, workshops, critics programme – all intended to get people to see beyond the blockbusters and nurture a new generation of film buffs.The inauguration ceremony was marked by the debut of three new productions, each created by three local directors – Tracy Choi

March 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Tam suggests Pearl Horizon buyers seek emotional help

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng yesterday urged pre-sale buyers of the ill-fated Pearl Horizon project who are suffering from stress due to their difficult situation to seek emotional support from private social organisations or the social service centres run by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS).Tam made the remarks yesterday when replying to an oral interpellation by directly-elected lawmaker Mak Soi Kun during a plenary session of the legislature.The residential

March 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Tam pledges more breastfeeding rooms

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng pledged yesterday that the government will encourage more government entities and private companies to set up breastfeeding rooms on their premises.Tam made the remarks yesterday when replying to an oral interpellation by directly-elected lawmaker Wong Kit Cheng during a plenary session of the legislature.In her interpellation, Wong pointed out that the government in recent years has been promoting the setting-up of public

March 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Group urges CCAC to probe ‘suppression’ of free assembly

The grassroots New Macau Association (NMA) petitioned Commissioner Against Corruption André Cheong Weng Chon yesterday, urging his officials to investigate the police’s alleged suppression of freedom of assembly by interrupting an event by the group in Taipa last Friday.Apart from fighting graft, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) includes the function of the city’s ombudsman.A CCAC official accepted the petition on Cheong’s behalf.Speaking to reporters in the lobby of the Dynasty

March 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Dealers complain about ‘unreasonable’ sackings

Backed by the New Macau Gaming Workers’ Rights Union, seven former dealers who claim to have been “unreasonably” dismissed, complained to the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) yesterday.The seven ex-croupiers wore facemasks and sun glasses.High-profile labour activist Cloee Chao Sao Fong, who heads the union, told reporters outside the bureau that her group had received complaints from over 20 ex-dealers about a local casino, claiming they had been forced to resign or were “unreasonably”

March 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Youth policies to focus on raising competitiveness: govt

The city’s youth policies will focus on raising young residents’ competitiveness and helping them cope with challenges such as Macau’s mono-economy, Un Hoi Cheng, head of the Youth Department of the Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), said yesterday.Un made the remarks during a press conference about a closed-door regular meeting of the Youth Affairs Committee at the bureau.The committee had commissioned Sun Yat-sen University’s Centre for Studies of Hong Kong, Macau and the Pearl River Delta

March 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Election board vows to control noise of campaign vehicles

The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) intends to control the noise generated by campaign vehicles blaring candidates’ messages during the two-week campaign period, Tong Hio Fong, who heads the committee, said yesterday.Speaking to reporters after a meeting with officials of the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) at the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo, Tong said his committee acknowledged the level of noise produced by campaign activities had affected

March 30, 2017 | BY admin

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Group calls for resident-orientated urban renewal

New Macau Association (NMA) activists yesterday urged the government-appointed Urban Renewal Council to draft urban renewal plans and projects based on the principle of improving residents’ living conditions.NMA President Scott Chiang Meng Hin, accompanied by Vice President Sulu Sou Ka Hou, made the remarks during a press conference about urban renewal, at the group’s office in Nam Van. Chiang criticised the council for being preoccupied with details of the rehabilitation and redevelopment

March 30, 2017 | BY admin

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Cultural Heritage Council meeting on shipyards open to public: Tam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that next month’s meeting of the Cultural Heritage Council to discuss the cultural heritage evaluation process for Coloane’s Lai Chi Vun Village and its shipyards will be open to members of the public and the media.Tam made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre after attending a ceremony in which the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards accredited the public

March 30, 2017 | BY admin

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Man loses HK$2 million when changing wheel

A local businessman yesterday lost HK$2 million in cash which he put on the front passenger seat of his car when he was changing his car wheel, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during yesterday’s regular briefing.Ho said the victim called the police at about 5 p.m. yesterday that he had lost a black bag with HK$2 million in it in Rua Francisco H. Fernandes in Nape.According to Ho, the victim told the police officers when they arrived at the scene that he withdrew the money

March 30, 2017 | BY admin

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