Govt to launch heritage evaluation of ‘shipyard village’

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will soon initiate a cultural heritage evaluation of Coloane’s Lai Chi Vun Village and its traditional shipyards, IC President Leung Hio Ming announced yesterday.This means that further demolitions of shipyards in the village will be suspended for at least a year, an official source said after the announcement. Leung also said that once the evaluation process is launched, his bureau will request public works entities to suspend further demolitions of shipyards

March 29, 2017 | BY admin

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Police nab 2 bus pickpockets

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two bus pickpockets from the mainland on Sunday, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said in a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the two suspects as a 46-year old surnamed Yang and a 39-year-old surnamed Zhong.According to Ho, the Judiciary Police received a report from a woman in January last year that her mobile phone worth 5,700 patacas had disappeared while she was travelling on a public bus.Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the two hooded

March 29, 2017 | BY admin

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Visually impaired group meets with election officials

The Macau Visually Impaired People’s Rights Promotion Association held a meeting with officials from the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) yesterday to discuss the measures which the committee plans in order to assist visually impaired electors in the casting of their votes, a CAEAL statement said yesterday.The legislative elections will take place on September 17.CAEAL President Tong Hio Fong said earlier this month his committee was studying the possible design of

March 29, 2017 | BY admin

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3 locals cheated in mainland phone scam: police

Three locals were separately cheated out of a total of 140,000 yuan (about 162,000 patacas) by one of the eight phone scam gangs busted by the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Bureau earlier this month, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the locals are aged between 30 and 62. They were cheated out of 40,000 yuan, 10,000 yuan and 90,000 yuan respectively. The spokesperson said that the 15-member gang which defrauded the three victims was headed

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HK male model busted for selling drugs

A male model from Hong Kong was nabbed on Monday for selling drugs in Macau, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.The spokesperson said the 20-year-old suspect, surnamed Law, had been working as a model in Hong Kong for several months.According to the spokesperson, the police received a tip-off that Law was hired by a Hong Kong gang and was selling drugs in Macau. After investigating, the police identified Law and found out where he lived.Judiciary Police (PJ)

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Govt proposes to replace provisional disability subsidy with pension

The Social Security Fund (FSS) proposed yesterday that beneficiaries of the Social Welfare Bureau’s (IAS) provisional disability subsidy will become recipients of the fund’s disability pension, Lei Chan U, a labour sector representative on the government-appointed Standing Council on Social Concerted Action, said yesterday.Lei made the remarks when briefing reporters after attending a regular closed-door meeting of the council at the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) in Areia Preta. Social

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Minimum wage result up to expectations: govt

Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Director Wong Chi Hong said yesterday that the results of the implementation of the statutory minimum wage law for doormen and cleaners employed by property management companies have met his expectations.Wong made the remarks when briefing reporters after a regular closed-door meeting of the Standing Council on Social Concerted Action at the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) in Areia Preta.Wong said there had been only nine complaints, involving 11 workers, since the

March 29, 2017 | BY admin

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Leong vows ‘prudent’ adjustment to investment portfolio

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac pledged yesterday that the government will strive to improve the performance of investments that it makes from its financial reserves, while always adopting a prudent approach.Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event to celebrate the 9th anniversary of the Alliance for Common People Building Up Macau, at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape.The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said in a statement last week that

March 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to hold Wushu Masters Challenge again: Tam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that the government will hold the Wushu Masters Challenge this year again. Tam made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending a ceremony for the conferment of honorary doctoral degrees at the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Taipa.The Sports Bureau (ID) and Wushu General Association of Macau co-hosted Macau’s first-ever Wushu Masters Challenge in August last year. After the

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Dealer nabbed for stealing HK$145,000 chips

A local croupier was arrested on Friday for stealing HK$145,000 worth of casino chips over a period of two months, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday during a regular press conference. The spokesperson said the suspect, a 40-year-old woman surnamed Ieong, was caught red-handed while working in a casino in Nape on Friday. The spokesperson did not identify the casino. She was caught in the act by casino staff, who then reported the theft to the police, according to the

March 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Mainlander nabbed for 4 sympathy scams

A mainlander was arrested on Wednesday for cheating four locals out of a total of 83,925 patacas by taking advantage of their sympathy, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday during a regular press conference. The spokesperson said the suspect, a 40-year-old man surnamed Ou, scammed a 26-year-old local engineer out of 40,990 patacas on Monday last week. According to the spokesperson, the victim was walking in Nape when Ou approached him. Ou told the victim that he had gambled away

March 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Eco-fair to focus on ‘sustainable future’

The 10th Macau International Environmental Co-operation Forum and Exhibition (2017 MIECF) is scheduled to be held from Thursday to Sunday at the Venetian in Cotai.Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) President Jackson Chang announced the annual eco-fair hosted by the local government during a press conference at the World Trade Centre Macau in Nape yesterday. Achim Steiner, a former executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and now director of the

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No decision yet on permanent live poultry ban: Chan

The government has not decided yet on whether to ban importing live poultry into Macau in the future, Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday. However, Chan was quick to add that the government would discuss the matter with the poultry sector and make the decision as soon as possible. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of yesterday’s inauguration ceremony of the board members of the Alliance for Common People Building Up Macau (API) at The Plaza

March 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Ballots for blind voters a step forward: group

The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee’s (CAEAL) plan to design special ballot papers for visually impaired voters shows that the government has taken a step forward, Macau Special Olympics chief Hetzer Siu Yu Hong said yesterday.CAEAL President Tong Hio Fong said earlier this month his committee was studying the possible design of ballot papers in Braille, based on the feedback from the legislative elections four years ago that visually-impaired electors needed to be

March 27, 2017 | BY admin

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