Election committee says 14 sign more than 1 nomination form

The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) has so far discovered 14 registered voters who have signed more than one election candidature nomination form among the eight applications received, CAEAL President Tong Hio Fong said yesterday.Each nomination form must be signed by a minimum of 300 and a maximum of 500 registered voters. According to the law, each registered voter can only sign one nomination form.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on

June 8, 2017 | BY admin

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Developer offers flexible schemes to woo buyers

While the government has just recently stepped up measures aiming to cool property prices and curb speculation, developers are coming up with flexible payment terms to attract buyers to invest in the local property market.Concord Industrial and Commercial Development Enterprise, which developed luxury residence One Oasis in Seac Pai Van, yesterday started the sale of its nearby Sky Oasis The Lux Mansions currently under construction.There are 120 units at the Lux Mansions and each has a floor

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S&T fund to sponsor smart city projects

The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) will launch a new financial support programme to encourage individuals as well as small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop projects which will help transform Macau into a smart city, FDCT President Frederico Ma Chi Ngai said yesterday, adding the upper funding limit for each project will be 500,000 patacas.Addressing yesterday’s press conference about the programme at the fund’s Dynasty Plaza office in Nape, Ma said the

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Woman with little boy steals fashion jewellery: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a local woman on Monday for stealing a necklace and a pair of earrings from a boutique in Nape, PSP spokesman Lei Kai Sang said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspect as a 55-year-old woman surnamed Cheong.According to Lei, a boutique in Rua de Berlim reported to the police on Saturday that a necklace and a pair of earrings had vanished and suspected that they had been stolen.Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Kai

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Macau to join start-up contest in Shenzhen: govt

The government’s education and training scheme aims to give young people the skills to start their own business, Economic Services Bureau (DSE) Deputy Director Lau Wai Meng said yesterday.The scheme was launched last year.Lau made the remarks yesterday during a press conference at the bureau about details of the scheme’s programme this year.Economic Services Bureau (DSE) Deputy Director Lau Wai Meng addresses yesterday’s press conference about the government’s youth start-up scheme, at

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Woman duped out of jade worth 1.8 million yuan

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two men on Sunday for cheating a businesswoman from the mainland out of jade worth 1.8 million yuan, PJ spokesman Chan Cho Man said during a regular press conference yesterday.Chan identified the two male suspects as a 37-year-old local man surnamed Wong and a 54-year-old man surnamed Luo from the mainland. Chan identified the victim as a jade jewellery trader.According to Chan, a friend of the victim introduced Wong and a woman to the victim. Wong and the

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Ex-culture chief quits heritage committee

Former Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) president Guilherme Ung Vai Meng, who was appointed a member of the Cultural Heritage Committee in March, has handed in his resignation due to “personal reasons”, IC President Leung Hio Ming said on the sidelines of a press conference yesterday.Ung retired from his post as IC chief in February after a seven-year term. In April, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) revealed in a report that the bureau had hired a large number of staff on unjustified

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Union’s blue book calls for workers’ livelihood protection

The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen) yesterday announced the launch of a ‘blue book’ on labour relations and employee interests at its headquarters in Rua da Ribeira do Patane, calling for the protection of workers’ livelihoods.According to a Gung Luen statement, the association commissioned scholars from the China Institute of Industrial Relations (CIIR) in Beijing to write the blue book.The China Institute of Industrial Relations, known until 2003 as the

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Taipa ferry terminal shops to open in September

Shops at the new Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On will open in September, according to the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA), while no opening date has yet been set for the terminal’s food court, Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council Deputy Convener Cristina Ho Hoi Leng said yesterday.DSAMA officials yesterday gave the council a tour of the new gigantic terminal which began operating at the beginning of the month. A closed-door meeting between the officials and the council

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Young hotel worker robs 2 drunks

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a young local man on Monday for robbing two drunken men of their valuables, PJ spokesman Chan Cho Man said during a special press conference yesterday.The suspect admitted that he had robbed the two men, on two separate occasions, due to “a greedy impulse” as he saw that both were drunk in the street, according to Chan.Chan identified the suspect as a 21-year-old hotel restaurant worker surnamed Iong.Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the hooded robbery

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Man nabbed for abusing wife, daughters, attacking cop: police

A local man has been arrested for abusing his wife and two daughters for over a decade, generally after getting drunk, and for an attack on a police officer, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said yesterday.According to Wong, both the suspect, surnamed Ng, and his wife are about 40 years old, while their daughters are secondary school pupils. Wong said Ng is a businessman and all the family members are locals.Wong said the victims asked the police for help on Sunday night

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Privacy chief’s resignation confirmed: report

The Personal Data Protection Office (GPDP) yesterday said its director Vasco Fong Man Chong has handed his resignation to Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, who has approved it, according to government-owned broadcaster TDM.Fong was appointed as the privacy office’s director in December 2014 on secondment from the Court of Second Instance (TSI) where he had worked as a judge.Fong headed the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) between 2009 and 2014, also on secondment from the Court of

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Motorcyclist arrested for ignoring roadblock: police

A mainland motorcyclist was arrested on Monday for refusing to stop at a police roadblock along Rua Dois do Bairro Iao Hon, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said yesterday.According to Wong, the suspect, surnamed Wu, is an unemployed man in his forties.Wong said when Wu refused to stop at the roadblock at about 11:30 p.m. on Monday after the police officers had signalled him to do so, adding that Wu sped away from the roadblock.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT

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Group urges govt to toughen up illegal inn law

The Alliance for Common People Building Up Macau (API) urged the government yesterday to toughen up the illegal inn law – in order to make those providing illegal accommodation criminally liable – with the aim of turning it into a more effective deterrent.The association held a press conference about the matter yesterday on its premises in Areia Preta.Law 3/2010 on the Prohibition of Providing Illegal Accommodation came into force in 2010. Any amendments to the law proposed by the

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