April Fool’s Day story

This is just to set the record straight: Friday’s front-page article headed ‘Estoril mosaic to grace disease centre façade’ was a spoof news story marking April Fool’s Day. Judging by our conservations with readers, some would have liked the story to be “real”. Anyhow, we hope that the government will find a dignified solution to the future whereabouts of Hotel Estoril’s Fortuna mosaic, which should be preserved. We also hope that the government will be able to put citizens’

April 5, 2016 | BY admin

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Student found unconscious on UM campus dies

A female student of the University of Macau (UM), who was found unconscious in her bed at Stanley Ho East Asia College on Friday, was declared dead later that day, according to an online report on Sunday by Orange Post, a student-run news outlet at the public university.The student, surnamed Lei, was a first-year student of the university’s Faculty of Education, according to an email sent by the faculty to its students yesterday. After being found unconscious by her roommate, Lei was

April 5, 2016 | BY admin

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Over 90,000 flu shots used so far: govt

Over 90,000 residents have had their flu shots since late last year, Health Bureau (SSM) public health specialist Leong Iek Hou said on the sidelines of a dengue fever awareness event outside Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery in Rua da Piedade yesterday.According to Leong, there are about 10,000 flu shots left. She urged residents who have yet to have their flu shots to get one free of charge at any of the government’s public health centres, or the vaccination centre at Kiang Wu Hospital.Leong said

April 5, 2016 | BY admin

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Ovitrap index set to rise this month: official

Health Bureau (SSM) official Leong Iek Hou said yesterday the government was expecting the city’s ovitrap index (OI) to rise this month.According to Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the ovitrap index measures the number of Aedes-positive ovitraps. The number is then used for monitoring and detecting Aedes mosquito populations thus acting as an early warning signal to pre-empt disease outbreaks.Dengue is spread by several species of mosquito of the Aedes type,

April 5, 2016 | BY admin

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Health chief urges residents to get free anti-flu jab

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said yesterday that the government still has about 30,000 seasonal influenza vaccines in stock, urging residents to have their free-of-charge anti-flu jab as soon as possible.Lei made the appeal on the sidelines of a cocktail reception at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape.Lei was a guest at the function, organised by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions to celebrate the 65th anniversary of its several Workers’ Clinics.  Health Bureau (SSM) Director

March 24, 2016 | BY Staff Reporter

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Zhuhai party chief probed for ‘suspected graft’

Li Jia, secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Zhuhai Municipal Committee, is being investigated for suspected “severe disciplinary violations”, the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced last night.The 51-year-old, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, was posted to Zhuhai in 2012, according a website jointly operated by the commission and the Ministry of Supervision. He studied Chinese philosophy at Sun

March 24, 2016 | BY admin

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Education bureau responsible for smooth rainstorm drill: Tam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has the responsibility to ensure that the annual rainstorm drill runs smoothly.Tam made the remarks on the sidelines of a public event in Hac Sa Village.On Monday morning, government-broadcaster TDM mistakenly announced on its Chinese language TV channel a rainstorm warning meant as part of an annual drill, which misled many parents into believing that school had been

March 24, 2016 | BY admin

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Visitors drop despite CNY holiday

The number of visitor arrivals dropped by 1.2 percent year-on-year in February despite the mainland’s week-long Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday during that month, according to figures released by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) yesterday. This year, the CNY fell on February 8. It fell on February 19 last year. However, visitor arrivals rebounded by 8.1 percent month-to-month to 2.54 million in February. 

March 24, 2016 | BY Xia Lixian

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Police plan Easter Holiday crowd control

The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday that in anticipation of a strong influx of visitors during the Easter holiday, they will, if needed, implement crowd control measures in the city centre and around the Barrier Gate. The city’s three-day Easter Holiday starts on Friday. Monday is not a public holiday but government offices and banks will be closed. Easter Monday is a public holiday in Hong Kong. The statement said that the police will deploy more officers

March 24, 2016 | BY Staff Reporter

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Govt to allow meat & fish vendors near wet markets

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday the government had decided to allow fresh meat, poultry and fish vendors to operate near municipal wet markets.Leong announced the decision during a special press conference at Government Headquarters yesterday.The spokesman for the government’s top advisory body said that according to a government regulation published in 1996, only frozen food retailers were allowed to operate within a certain radius of municipal markets. The

March 24, 2016 | BY Leong Lok Ian

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Woman loses 15,000 patacas in WeChat scam

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said yesterday a woman lost 15,000 patacas in a scam in December in which she was told by a man she met through WeChat that she could receive 60,000 patacas within three months after investing 15,000 patacas in the stock market.A PJ spokesperson announced details of the case during a regular press briefing. The female victim, who is a non-resident worker employed by a local hotel, reported the scam to the police on Tuesday.The spokesperson said the victim in December

March 24, 2016 | BY Angus Wu

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Man ‘loses’ chips, cash in hotel room: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said yesterday a mainland man lost a quantity of gambling chips and cash in a Cotai hotel room yesterday, which the police suspect to have been stolen by a woman he shared the room with the night before.A PJ spokesperson announced the case during a regular press briefing. However, the spokesperson gave no further information about the woman. The spokesperson said the victim, who reported the case to the police yesterday, met the suspect when he was gambling in a

March 24, 2016 | BY Angus Wu

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Council to discuss govt project in Pac On: Rosario

The government will submit its plan to build a multipurpose building in Pac On, Taipa’s industrial district, to the Urban Planning Council for discussion, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday.The Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) is inviting bids for the design and construction of the building, which will be located on a plot known as O1, according to yesterday’s Official Gazette (BO). The gazette also says that the bids must be submitted to

March 24, 2016 | BY Davis Ip

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Lawmakers debate liquidated damages for public work projects – no conclusion

The Legislative Assembly (AL) held a plenary debate yesterday on whether clauses on liquidated damages should be included in future public work contracts or not.  Legislator-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I, who proposed the debate, said last month that liquidated damages should be paid by contractors working on public construction projects who breach the terms and conditions of their contracts resulting in delays and cost overruns.Speaking during the debate, Secretary for Transport and

March 24, 2016 | BY Davis Ip

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