14,000 vehicles given up since January: govt

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San said yesterday that the registrations of about 14,000 vehicles have been cancelled since the beginning of the year, amounting to the total number of vehicles given up last year.Lam made the remarks on the sidelines of a road safety activity for senior citizens hosted by his bureau at the Macau Federation of Trade Unions’ Workers Stadium near the Barrier Gate.“The negative growth rate for the number of vehicles has been 2 percent throughout the

June 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Bobo’s new home to be ready at year-end: official

Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Administrative Committee member Leong Kun Fong said yesterday that the new home for the city’s ageing celebrity bear Bobo in Coloane’s Seac Pai Van Park was slated to be ready at the end of the year.Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event to celebrate the first birthday of locally-born giant panda twins Kin Kin and Hong Hong at Seac Pai Van Park.IACM President Jose Fonseca Tavares told reporters early last

June 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Revamped Catholic Centre to boast hotel: diocese

The Macau Roman Catholic diocese said in a statement last week that the redevelopment of the long-abandoned Catholic Centre in the city centre “will be launched soon”, adding that the revamped building will include a “pilgrims hotel”.According to the statement, the redeveloped building at the junction of Avenida da Praia Grande, Rua Formosa and Rua do Campo will consist of three main segments – an exhibition hall, training facilities, and hospitality services.The statement said that

June 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Man jumps to death from Nam Van building: police

A man from the mainland jumped to his death from a high-rise in Nam Van yesterday morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in statement yesterday.The police identified the man as a 49-year-old surnamed Lin.Local Chinese-language media identified the residential building as Lake View Tower, which is opposite the Finance and IT Centre.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

June 26, 2017 | BY admin

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6 sick after eating take-away from Pizza Hut in Taipa

Six people came down with suspected gastroenteritis on Thursday after eating take-away food from Pizza Hut in Taipa, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Food Safety Centre said in a statement on Saturday.The statement said that a group of seven people ordered take-away from Pizza Hut in Taipa and six of them got diarrhoea after eating the food.The statement said that based on the Health Bureau’s (SSM) examination, the incident was most likely caused by food bacteria.PLEASE READ THE

June 26, 2017 | BY admin

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Industrial buildings unsuited for commercial activities: architect

A local architect said at an open-air debate yesterday that it was not suitable for commercial activities and industrial activities to run side by side in an industrial building because the combination would pose a high safety risk.The Macau Forum weekly debate programme is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.Yesterday’s focus of the forum was on the government’s industrial building revitalisation policies – how to make good use of the city’s many

June 26, 2017 | BY admin

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8 ‘unlicensed’ eateries closed at COD: tourism chief

A total of 13 restaurants operated without licences for three years at the Soho space of City of Dreams (COD) in Cotai, Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday, adding her office has ordered eight of them to close.Senna Fernandes said the predicament was due to facility changes in two of the company’s hotels.Soho is an indoor food street at City of Dream. It opened in 2014. City of Dreams is owned by Melco Resorts & Entertainment.This

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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No timetable for analysing lawmakers’ proposed changes to Land Law: Chan

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday her office did not have a timetable for when it would finish analysing a Land Law amendment bill proposed by lawmakers Leonel Alves and Zheng Anting.Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters after the swearing-in ceremony of newly-appointed Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Vice President Lo Chi Kin, at the IACM headquarters in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.Chan said that her office had recently received the

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Wushu Masters Challenge to return in August

The city’s second Wushu Masters Challenge, slated to take place on August 10-13, will spotlight major wushu competitions and training courses, the Sports Bureau (ID) and Wushu General Association of Macau (WGAM) said yesterday.According to the two organisers, which co-hosted a press conference at Macau Tower yesterday, the event will mainly focus on dragon and lion dances, as well as the two wushu disciplines of taolu and sanda.While ‘wushu’ is Putonghua for martial arts, ‘taolu’

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Incineration plant expansion to finish in 2021: govt

The third-phase expansion project of the solid waste incineration plant in Taipa is expected to be completed in 2021, Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) Director Raymond Tam Vai Man said yesterday.Tam made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s prize-giving ceremony of the 2016 Macau Green Hotel Awards. He told reporters that the preliminary design of the expansion had already been finished, adding the government was calling for bids for the environmental impact assessment.According

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Cops nab trio for swapping massage parlour patron’s money for fakes

The police in the mainland have arrested three men for swapping banknotes of customers at a foot massage parlour for bogus ones, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.The spokesperson said one of the suspects, surnamed Han, 33, ran the parlour while the second and third suspect, surnamed Xiang and Ceng, both 27, worked at the massage parlour.According to the spokesperson, 11 people – five locals, three non-resident workers and three from Hong Kong – were found using

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Labour sector elects 2 candidates

Educator-cum-unionist Lam Lon Wai and unionist Lei Chan U were elected yesterday to represent the labour sector in the upcoming indirect legislative election on September 17.The Federation of Macau Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen), gathering sub-unions and “friendly groups”, organised an internal election yesterday at its headquarters in Patane, which elected the two candidates.Workers’ Children High School Vice Principal Lam Long Wai, also a vice president of Gung Luen,

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Narrow streets give impression of repetitive roadworks: new IACM vice-chief

Newly-appointed Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Vice President Lo Chi Kin said yesterday that many streets in Macau are narrow – and this was one of the reasons that residents felt that disruptions caused by roadworks were particularly severe.Lo made the remarks while speaking to reporters after his swearing-in ceremony at the IACM headquarters in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.Lo headed the bureau’s Public Roads and Sewerage Department from 2010 until March when he was appointed

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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New IACM vice-chief suitable for new post: Chan

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday that newly-appointed Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Vice President Lo Chi Kin is fully suited to join the bureau’s top brass.Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters after Lo’s swearing-in ceremony at the IACM headquarters in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.The bureau’s Administrative Committee consists of a president, two vice-presidents and five members.Newly-appointed Civic and Municipal Affairs

June 23, 2017 | BY admin

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