Group urges govt to convert idle land into sports venues

The government should consider converting idle plots of land into sports venues for residents, Choi Tat Meng, who heads the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (commonly known as Kai Fong), said yesterday.Choi, who also heads the association’s sports committee, made the suggestion on the sidelines of a press conference at the group’s community service centre in Toi San district about the annual Sports Days hosted by his group, which will take place from this month to July.Pointing

March 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Gambler tries to buy chips with fake US$100 notes: police

A Chinese Canadian man was arrested yesterday for possessing 176 counterfeit US$100 banknotes and trying to exchange them into chips in a casino, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The spokesperson said a security guard at a casino in Zape told a police officer on duty on the premises about the man after he had attempted to buy gaming chips with 44 bogus US$100 notes and 11 real ones.After searching the suspect and his hotel room, the police

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Ireland hopes to share expertise in ‘common issues’ with Macau: minister

Land reclamation, transportation, development work, heritage protection and flood relief are some of the “common issues” that Ireland shares with Macau, Irish Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief Seán Canney said yesterday.Canney also said he hoped that his country will share its expertise in these common issues with Macau in the future.Canney briefed some local media yesterday at the Military Club about his visit to Macau.According to Canney, he met officials

March 14, 2017 | BY admin

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UM looking for new rector

Zhao Wei, rector of the University of Macau (UM), will quit his post at the university when his contract expires in 2018, according to a statement released by the university yesterday.The statement said that Zhao had recently notified UM University Council Chairman Peter Lam Kam Seng of his decision to step down after serving in the office for a decade.According to the statement, Lam affirmed the rector’s contributions to the university during his term of office.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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Uber drivers say their job gives them freedom

Uber drivers said yesterday that their job gives them the freedom to work a flexible schedule, reconnect with family members and make friends with customers.Speaking to The Macau Post Daily at IFT café at Anim’Arte Nam Van, Yip, a 55-year-old single mother and former casino worker, said she has worked as an Uber driver for a year.Female drivers are still a minority in the profession in Macau. Asked by The Macau Post Daily about female drivers’ special strengths, Yip said some female

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Group urges govt to co-ordinate WiFi service

Macau Computer Society Director General Michael Chan Weng Kin said yesterday that poor service quality of free WiFi in public areas was not unique to Macau, adding that it was a common problem in many cities around the world. He urged the government to act as a coordinator rather than setting up a free WiFi network in the city by itself.Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a seminar about developing Macau into a smart city. The one-day seminar, organised by the

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Ex-prosecutor hires new lawyer

Macau’s former prosecutor Ho Chio Meng, who is standing trial for a raft of serious crimes, has hired a new lawyer, government-owned broadcaster TDM reported yesterday.According to TDM, Oriana Inácio Pun will defend Ho.Pun was quoted by TDM as saying that she had asked the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) to suspend Ho’s trial so that she could prepare her case. By law, the suspension may last 30 days. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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CE schedules legislative ballot for Sept 17

The direct and indirect Legislative Assembly elections have been scheduled for September 17, according to an order by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.By law, all local elections must be held on a Sunday. Campaigning is not allowed on the eve of polling day. The official campaign period last two weeks.According to another announcement in yesterday’s gazette, the officially allowed maximum expenditure for each list of candidates in the

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4 men nabbed for injuring 3 cops

Four local men injured three police officers when resisting arrest on Saturday after the quartet’s alleged involvement in a fight at a restaurant in Areia Preta, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday during a regular press conference.The spokesperson said the four men, aged between 40 and 50, were eating at a restaurant in Rua do Canal Novo with a female friend late Saturday night when a man from another table reportedly touched the woman’s bottom.A quarrel began

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Polytec boss vows pre-sale buyers come first

Polytec Asset Holdings Limited Chairman Or Wai Sheun said yesterday he was willing to put Pearl Horizon pre-sale buyers’ interests first when dealing with the Pearl Horizon residential project dispute, while Kou Meng Pok, the president of the Pearl Horizon Condominium Owners United Association, said Or’s motive was merely to show society that he was sincere about solving the row.The residential project has been mothballed since the government decided in 2015 to axe the ill-fated project’s

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Culture chief vows review of staff hiring procedures

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leung Hio Ming promised yesterday that his bureau will review its procedures for hiring staff, with the aim of ensuring that its recruitment procedures will always be conducted in line with the law.Leung made the pledge in response to a hard-hitting report released by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) late last week, which slammed the bureau for having hired a large number of staff illegally through acquisition of services (AoS) contracts.Apart from

March 13, 2017 | BY admin

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Tutorial centre bill ready for legislation: govt

An amendment bill on the licensing and supervision of private tutorial centres is ready to be submitted to the legislature, Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Deputy Director Lou Pak Sang said yesterday.Lou made the remarks on the sidelines of the opening ceremony for a series of health promotion activities by the Macau New Chinese Youth Association.The ceremony was held at the Areia Preta Public Health Centre. Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Deputy Director Lou Pak Sang speaks

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Govt should unify medical records: doctor

The government should set up a unified electronic medical record (EMR) system to make healthcare more convenient for practitioners and patients alike, paediatrician Wu Xiaocheng said yesterday.Wu made the suggestion during a forum hosted by the Macau Civic Power (ECM) group, which discussed how the Medical Malpractice Law, which took effect last month, protects healthcare workers and patients, and whether the law can improve Macau’s healthcare system. Wu was one of the panellists at the

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Culture chief vows review of staff hiring procedures

The report acknowledged that previously a number of government entities employed staff through AoS contracts in line with Decree Law No.122/84/M. However, most of the government entities have stopped hiring workers through AoS contracts in recent years, after the CCAC and the Commission of Audit (CA) repeatedly pointed out that such contracts are inappropriate, the report says.According to the report, the commission launched an investigation in April last year into the bureau’s recruitment of

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