250 taxi licences draw 745 bids – top bid of 8.8 million patacas possibly ‘miswritten’

A committee chaired by Transport Bureau (DSAT) Vice Director Chiang Ngoc Vai unsealed and screened 745 bids for 250 taxi operator licences yesterday – with the highest bid amounting to 8,816,800 patacas.The lowest bid among the 250 accepted bids stood at 870,000 patacas. The minimum bid had been set at 200,000 patacas. However, the top bidder, surnamed Chan, immediately submitted a verbal appeal as she claimed that the amount had been “miswritten”.  Transport Bureau (DSAT)

April 18, 2016 | BY admin

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Lawyers question ‘passive sting operations’ in taxis

Attending yesterday’s forum in Areia Preta Park hosted by government broadcaster TDM, lawyers Jorge Ho Kam Meng and Hong Weng Kuan questioned the government’s proposed “passive sting operations” to collect evidence in its fight against rogue cabbies.About two dozen residents attended the weekly open-air forum. Yesterday’s programme focused on the government’s proposed changes to the city’s taxi regulation.Ho, a guest speaker at the forum, said that he did not support the

April 18, 2016 | BY admin

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Bureau raises its number of ‘eco-fans’

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) says that in an attempt to raise residents’ awareness of the city’s eco-protection zones and bird nesting areas, it has increased the number of trained volunteer guides through its “eco-fans” programme. The bureau made the announcement last week in a written response to questions by The Macau Post Daily about its efforts to raise environmental awareness. According to the response, the bureau launched the “eco-fans” programme in

April 18, 2016 | BY admin

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80-year-old doctor gropes 18-year-old patient: police

Suspect says breast massage helps relieve symptomsAn 80-year-old doctor has been arrested for groping the breasts of an 18-year-old female patient, claiming that it would relieve the discomfort she felt from her acid reflux, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said on Friday.Speaking during a special press briefing, the spokesperson said the victim, a female secondary school pupil, went to a police station on Tuesday night.The victim told police that earlier that evening, as she was showing

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CE avoids meeting us: Pearl Horizon buyers

Over 2,000 pre-sale buyers of Pearl Horizon flats participated in a protest march yesterday to again urge Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On to meet their representatives, Pearl Horizon Condominium Owners United Association President Kou Meng Pok said yesterday, adding that the group was under the impression that “the chief executive is avoiding meeting us”.The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement that the protest drew about 680 people and that 120 PSP officers were deployed

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Jewellery retailers are pessimistic: group

A wave of pessimism is affecting local jewellery retailers, Macau Goldsmith’s Guild Vice-President Lei Cheok Kuan told reporters yesterday, adding he did not expect any improvement before the end of this year. Lei, who is also a vice-president of the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (Kai Fong), made the downbeat remarks on the sidelines of a forum hosted by the Macau Wisdom Convergence think tank in Iao Hon district where he was a guest speaker. Lei said the sales

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Group sets up business platform for art start-ups

The Pan Mac Junior Chamber launched a business platform yesterday to help art start-ups find their footing in the market.The group is an affiliate of the Junior Chamber International (JCI), a non-profit international non-governmental organisation (NGO) for young people between 18 and 40 years, with members in about 124 countries.The group held a press conference at it headquarters in Rua de Santa Clara announcing a series of activities and events, all with the purpose to help local art

April 18, 2016 | BY admin

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Group urges govt to submit big projects to legislature for debate

Members of the Macau Community Development Initiative (MCDI) yesterday handed in a petition urging the government to submit all of its large-scale projects to the Legislative Assembly for plenary debate. Grassroots lawmaker Au Kam San, the group’s vice-president, spoke to reporters about the demand outside Government Headquarters after handing the petition, addressed to Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, to an official. Au is a former member of the New Macau Association

April 15, 2016 | BY admin

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Northern districts LRT route still undecided: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday that the government has still to decide on the route of the city’s light rail transit (LRT) in the peninsula’s northern districts. The policy secretary also said the government’s top priority was to solve the problems affecting the LRT project in Taipa caused by the long-running row between the government and several contractors about the construction of the LRT depot in Cotai. Due to the dispute, the

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Buyers urge court to give Pearl Horizon lawsuit ‘priority’

A group of Pearl Horizon pre-sale flat buyers submitted a petition to the Judiciary yesterday, urging Court of Final Appeal President Sam Hou Fai to order local courts to give priority to all lawsuits involving the troubled residential project.Speaking to reporters after handing in the group’s petition, Pearl Horizon Condominium Owners United Association Kou Meng Pok said his group hoped that all the lawsuits between the government and Polytex Corporation, the developer of the ill-fated Pearl

April 15, 2016 | BY admin

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Doormen row didn’t raise condo crime numbers: PJ chief

Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Chau Wai Kuong said yesterday that the so-called doormen row earlier this year did not lead to an increase in crime numbers in buildings.Chau made the remarks on the sidelines of a colloquium with building management companies on crime trends in buildings. The meeting at the PJ headquarters was open to the media.According to a PJ statement, 25 property management companies’ representatives attended the meeting.Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Chau Wai Kuong speaks

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Bus stop announcement system to go on trial soon: traffic chief

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San said yesterday that a trial run of the long-announced “next stop announcement system” for the city’s public buses will finally start at the end of next month or in early June.Lam also said that he expected the system to be implemented formally around mid-August.Lam made the announcement after attending a closed-door meeting of the government-appointed Traffic Consultative Council at the bureau.Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San talks

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Expat with dog attacks inspectors: IACM

Two Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) inspectors were attacked by an expatriate walking his dog near Rua do Chunambeiro on Tuesday night, the bureau said in a statement yesterday. The male expat owns the dog, government broadcaster TDM reported last night. According to the General Regulation Governing Public Places, pets in public places must be in a cage or be kept on a lead by their owners.Please read the full article in our print edition.

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Cops nab 3 teens for vehicle theft

The police arrested three teens for stealing a scooter on Wednesday, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday.The spokesperson announced the case during a regular press briefing.According to the spokesperson, the local trio comprising two 14-year-old boys, one of whom isn’t in school, surnamed Tang and Tse, and a 16-year-old waiter surnamed Lei. Please read the full article in our print edition.

April 15, 2016 | BY admin

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