Tam says only culture bureau hired via AoS deals

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) was the only entity under his portfolio which had hired staff illegally through acquisition of services (AoS) contracts.Tam made the remarks on the sidelines of the 36th Student Chinese Calligraphy Competition at Hou Kong Middle School.The bureau was revealed to have employed a large number of staff through illegal procedures in a report released by the Commission Against

April 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Lawmaker urges govt to check non-local workers quota

Lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I urged the government yesterday to pay close attention to the quotas of non-resident workers granted to local companies.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event hosted by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen) in Iao Hon Market Park to celebrate the upcoming Labour Day, Lei, a vice-president of the federation, said that some local workers had asked for her union’s help late last year as they said that after signing

April 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Woman burnt in fire caused by short circuit

A 63-year-old Hong Kong woman was injured in a fire at her flat in Rua de Nossa Senhora do Amparo early yesterday morning, according to a spokesperson for the Fire Services Bureau (CB).According to the spokesperson, the bureau received a report at about 6 a.m. that a flat in the building, with Yu Seng Tailor Company on the ground floor, was on fire.Arriving at the scene, firefighters found that a flat on the top floor of the three-storey building was on fire, according to the spokesperson. The

April 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Greyhound ‘Garlic‘ finds a loving forever home

Garlic is one of the first greyhounds to be adopted from the greyhound race track in Fai Chi Kei. MPD Weekender met up with her new owners Edith Lam and her husband Roberto Wong as well as ANIMA President Albano Martins, who set the adoption in motion, in Nam Van earlier this month. Garlic is a five-and-a-half-year-old greyhound that was brought to Macau from Australia in 2015, where she had six races under the name Darling Princess. Garlic raced for a year in Macau under the name Dynamite

April 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Vet bill won’t ban surgery in clinics: govt

The Animal Disease Prevention and Veterinarian Bill will not ban pet clinics from performing operations, but will not allow hospitalisations unless there is at least one vet standing by at the facility 24 hours a day, Choi U Fai, head of the Animal Control and Inspection Division of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), reaffirmed yesterday.Choi made the remarks during the second and last public consultation session for the bill, which took place at the Sao Lourenço Municipal Market

April 21, 2017 | BY admin

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Man nabbed for cheating couple out of HK$400,000

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Sunday on suspicion of conniving with another man to cheat a couple from the mainland out of HK$400,000 in a casino-hotel resort in Cotai, PJ spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said in a regular press conference yesterday.Yeung identified the suspect as a 37-year-old surnamed Xu. The couple are surnamed Lin, with the husband aged 40 and the wife aged 38, according to Yeung.According to Yeung, the other male suspect in the case is still at

April 21, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt sets up website for scholarship & student loan applications

The government has set up a website for students so that they can check out information on scholarships and student loans provided by various government entities, as well as apply for a number of scholarships or student loans at the same time, the Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) said in a statement yesterday.The website of the “Service Platform for Scholarships, Student Loans and Financial Support Awarded by Government Entities” is on https://www.bolsas.gov.mo.The website contains

April 21, 2017 | BY admin

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Chinese Ethnic Culture Week to begin next week

The 8th Chinese Ethnic Culture Week is scheduled to take place from Friday next week to May 5, Ho Ka Lon, a deputy-director of the Association for the Promotion of Chinese Ethnic Unity, said yesterday.The group announced details of the culture week during a press conference on Macau Cable TV’s premises in Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida.According to Ho, 90 youths from 30 ethnic minority groups in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland will visit Macau to participate in the culture

April 21, 2017 | BY admin

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3 girls cheated in concert ticket scam: police

Three local girls have been cheated out of HK$6,720 (6,900 patacas) after failing to receive concert tickets they purchased online, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a regular briefing yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the victims are surnamed Lok, Cheong and Leong, aged 18, 17 and 16 respectively.Two of the victims are high-school pupils, while Lok is a local university student.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

April 21, 2017 | BY admin

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Possible CTM fine depends on its report: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday the government would decide whether or not to fine CTM after analysing its detailed report about the partial failure of its Internet service on Tuesday night.About 30,000 customers were affected by the about four-hour-long incident, according to CTM. The company’s top management members “sincerely” apologised for it on Wednesday at a press conference, where they assumed “total” responsibility for the

April 21, 2017 | BY admin

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CTM ‘sorry’ for Internet failure due to software flaw

Telecom operator CTM yesterday “sincerely” apologised for the partial failure of its Internet service that affected about 30,000 customers on Tuesday night.The company also said that the incident was caused by a “software defect” in its system and that it would “completely” rectify the glitch to ensure the problem does not happen in the future.The company held a special press conference yesterday to brief the media about the incident that affected Internet users for several hours on

April 20, 2017 | BY admin

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Woman robs money changer using pepper spray

A 31-year-old woman from Zhejiang province was arrested on Tuesday for robbing a 41-year-old man of HK$343,500 and 7,000 yuan in cash, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday during a special press conference.According to the spokesperson, the victim surnamed Cai works as a money changer, exchanging yuan into HK dollars for gamblers in local casinos.The spokesperson said Cai received a phone call from a woman who wanted to exchange yuan to the value of HK$400,000 on the evening of

April 20, 2017 | BY admin

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Election monitor urges govt to regulate subsidised entities

Self-declared election monitor Jason Chao Teng Hei, the former vice-president of the grassroots New Macau Association (NMA), said yesterday that his new platform, “Project Just Macau”, has received three election-related complaints, and he urged the government to set up clear guidelines on regulating entities which allegedly use their public subsidies to “solicit political affiliation” from their staff members.Project Just Macau is a website created by Chao and started operating early

April 20, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt raises polling stations by 6 to 36, prefers stairless venues

The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) will set up 36 polling stations for the upcoming direct legislative elections, six more than four years ago, Tong Hio Fong, who heads the committee, said yesterday, adding that the number of locations for election campaign hoardings will be increased from 80 to 115.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17. While 14 lawmakers will be directly elected by popular vote, 12 legislators will be

April 20, 2017 | BY admin

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