Govt vows to help ‘typical old shops’: DSE chief

Economic Services Bureau (DSE) Director Tai Kin Ip said yesterday that his bureau would assist small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing and supporting their “typical old shops” to rebrand.Tai made the remarks in his opening speech during a founding ceremony at the government-run Macau Business Support Centre (MBSC) in China Civil Plaza in Alameda Dr Carlos d’Assumpçáo.At the event, the bureau launched the “Typical Old Shops Support Group” in conjunction with the

November 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass social workers licensing bill

The legislature yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill on the mandatory accreditation and licensing of social workers, with the aim of improving the quality of the services provided by social workers and reinforcing their professional image.Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng introduced the outline of the bill during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday.According to Tam, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) commissioned a study

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Ex-info bureau to house youth start-ups, Tourist Police: Leong

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday that the former premises of the Government Information Bureau (GCS) will be used as a venue for youth start-ups as well as an office for the Tourist Police unit.The five-storey building next to Sao Domingos Church in the city centre has been mostly empty for 11 years since the info bureau moved to its current premises in China Plaza.The government said late last year that it planned to use the

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Central govt official rejects municipal elections

Zhang Rongshun, deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), said in Macau yesterday that the board members of Macau’s non-political municipal organisation cannot be elected by popular vote.Zhang made the remarks during a seminar jointly organised by the Macau Legal Workers Association and Macau Basic Law Promotion Association. The seminar, about the establishment of a non-political municipal organisation in Macau,

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Macau firm buys 30 pct stake in Portuguese media group

Macau-based KNJ Investment, headed by local businessman Kevin Ho King Lun, has acquired a 30 percent stake in Portugal’s Global Media Group for 15 million euros (140 million patacas), the Portuguese radio channel of government-run local broadcaster TDM reported last night.According to the report, Global Media Group’s ownership structure after the deal will consist of two shareholders each holding 30 percent (Ho’s KNJ Investment and Jose Pedro Soeiro), one holding 20 percent (Joaquim

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Japanese firm to use ‘integrated resort’ theme at gaming show

Japanese company Pixel Companyz Inc., which will be taking part in next week’s Macau Gaming Show (MGS), will at its ‘integrated resort’-themed booth present the latest news updates about the so-called “casino law “and tourism development in Japan.A Jasdaq-listed company in Japan, Pixel is an office automation supplier which also sells LED lighting systems, real estate and is also engaged in the relocation, construction and renovation of offices.According to Bloomberg, the company

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Govt vows to ‘localise’ national anthem law

The government will draft related local legislation as the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) on Saturday passed decisions to include the National Anthem Law in the Macau Basic Law’s Annex 3, the Secretariat for Administration and Justice said in a statement on Saturday.The NPC Standing Committee in Beijing on Saturday adopted decisions to apply the newly-adopted National Anthem Law both in Hong Kong and Macau, the nation’s two special administrative

November 6, 2017 | BY admin

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NMA gets new leadership

The New Macau Association (NMA) has elected a new president and vice-president, lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou, also an NMA vice-president, told The Macau Post Daily over the phone yesterday.Kam Sut Leng was elected the president and Wong Kin Long a vice-president of the grassroots group in a by-election on Friday, according to Sou.Kam succeeds Scott Chiang Meng Hin who recently resigned as the group’s president.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

November 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Win a visit to SJM Theodore Racing Garage

Gaming operator SJM, title sponsor of the SJM Theodore Racing Team for the 64th Macau Grand Prix next week, is offering fans a chance to visit the racing team’s paddocks and meet the all-star drivers Maximilian Günther, Callum Ilott, Zhou Guanyu and Mick Schumacher.The Macau Grand Prix will take place from November 16 to 19.A statement from SJM yesterday said that the drivers would form “the four-car assault of SJM Theodore Racing by Prema as it looks to regain the coveted title and secure

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Paddington 2 to open 2nd Int’l Film Festival Macau

Paddington 2, which had its world premiere in London yesterday, will open the 2nd International Film Festival & Awards – Macau (IFFAM) on December 8, the organisers announced at a press conference on Friday.Paddington 2 is a live-action-cum-computer-generated imagery (CGI) animated adventure comedy film directed by British writer-cum-director Paul King.According to British media reports, the film is based on the stories of the character Paddington Bear created by the late British author

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Labour law amendment divides forum

Guest speakers as well as members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum were starkly divided over the proposed increase in the number of days for statutory maternity leave.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) launched a 45-day public consultation in late September on proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Law, which proposes three to five days paid paternity leave and 14 unpaid days

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Gaming operators should ‘protect’ staff from addictive gambling

Macau Social Services Centre Chief Supervisor Hetzer Siu Yu Hong said yesterday that gaming operators should have a clear policy to “protect” their employees from addictive gambling.The centre is a non-profit initiative set up by lawmaker-cum-SJM Executive Director Angela Leong On Kei.In an interview with reporters, Siu made the remarks during the centre’s annual activity against problem gambling at the Macau Federation of Trade Unions Stadium near the Barrier Gate.Macau Social Services

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UNESCO declares Macau ‘Creative City of Gastronomy’

Macau became a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy this week and Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday that it was now for the city as a whole to work together to pass on its gastronomic traditions for sustainable development.Following UNESCO’s announcement in Paris on Tuesday, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said in a statement yesterday that the new status given by UNESCO would foster the diversification of the city’s economy,

November 2, 2017 | BY admin

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Councillors call for bus fare adjustment mechanism

Central District Community Service Consultative Council Deputy Convener Lok Nam Tak said the council’s members suggested yesterday that the government establish a bus fare adjustment mechanism in order to avoid a backlash from the public in the long run.Lok made the remarks during a post-meeting press briefing at the Central Districts Residents’ Service Centre in Rotunda de Carlos da Maia. As is customary, the meeting took place behind closed doors.Referring to the councillors’

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