Taipa ferry pier to finally open tomorrow: govt

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) will hold an opening ceremony for the Pac On Ferry Terminal in Taipa tomorrow morning, according to a media invitation sent out on Monday.Government officials said earlier this year they expected the terminal to be finally operational by the end of this quarter.The bureau has said that once the new terminal started operating, the Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal, which is currently in use, would close for good.This photo taken in August last year shows

May 17, 2017 | BY admin

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Lui wants open Hengqin border, tax debate later

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) Deputy Chairman Francis Lui Yiu Tung called yesterday for an open border between Macau and Hengqin Island to promote tourism in both places.Lui made the proposal as the keynote speaker of a forum at the 11th G2E Asia gaming expo which opened at the Venetian yesterday.He said that Macau visitors should be allowed to visit Hengqin without having to go through immigration controls. He said this would turn Macau into a more interesting travel destination, for

May 17, 2017 | BY admin

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Over 65,000 attend vocational training

A total of 65,751 people attended vocational training courses last year, a year-on-year growth of 9.6 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday. The statement said that most courses recorded an increase in trainees “as residents grasped the chance to enjoy the benefits of the [government’s] Continuing Education Development Plan in 2016, which was the last year of the plan’s second phase.”According to the statement, Business and Administration courses

May 17, 2017 | BY admin

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3 cops arrested for illegal entry & exit scheme

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three police officers on Saturday on suspicion of running an illegal entry and exit scheme for mainlanders barred from Macau or overstaying in the city.PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai announced details of the case during a special press conference yesterday.The three Public Security Police (PSP) officers joined the force between 16 and 22 years ago, according to Choi.Choi identified the suspects as surnamed Wong, who is in his forties, Chong and Ho, both in their

May 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Transfer of ex-power plant plot to govt in 18 months: CEM

CEM Customer Liaison Committee Vice President Iun Iok Meng said yesterday he expected his company to transfer the plot of land, where the former CEM power station in Avenida de Venceslau de Morais is located, to the government in one and a half years’ time, adding that the demolition of the station is already underway.Iun, who is also an advisor to the CEM Executive Committee, made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a regular meeting of the utility’s Customer Liaison Committee at

May 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Police nab female fraud gang kingpin

A 54-year-old local woman who headed a fraud gang has been arrested for cheating local and mainland victims out of about 3 million patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the woman, surnamed Chan, set up the all-women gang in 2010 to scam money out of both local and mainland residents by persuading them to invest in the gang’s “charity fund” for “a treasure hunt on Mount Emei”.Mount Emei, one of the

May 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Police nab 14 illegal workers at Polytec project

A total of 14 illegal workers from the mainland who allegedly worked on the construction site of a residential project, known as “Lote T+T1”, were caught by the police yesterday, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said.“Lote” is Portuguese for “plot of land”. “Lote T+T1” is Hong-Kong based Polytec’s new residential project in Areia Preta. Its temporary land concession will expire in July.The company’s nearby Pearl Horizon residential project has been mothballed

May 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Homeless drug user nabbed for arson

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a 39-year-old local man, a convicted drug-user, on suspicion of arson, a PJ spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, a fire erupted outside an electrical appliance shop inside the Camões Commercial Centre in Avenida do Ouvidor Arriaga at about 11 a.m. on April 3. The shop’s rear gate was blackened by smoke. No-one was injured.The spokesperson said the police found a homeless man, who is the suspect in

May 16, 2017 | BY admin

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IACM to pay 14 million patacas to staff of ex-live poultry stalls

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) will provide about 14 million patacas for former live poultry vendors to use as severance payments for their employees, IACM President Jose Fonseca Tavares said yesterday.Tavares made the remarks after a closed-door meeting with about 50 representatives of the now defunct live poultry sector at the bureau’s headquarters in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.The bureau announced late last month that the government had decided to impose a permanent ban on

May 16, 2017 | BY admin

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B&R Initiative offers Macau great opportunities: civic leaders

The Belt and Road (B&R) Forum for International Co-operation taking place in Beijing has got the Macau delegation thinking how the local government and people should prepare themselves for participation in the large-scale project and how to adopt a new mindset to grasp new opportunities resulting from the intercontinental undertaking.Heads of states and governments from 29 countries and hundreds of other leaders of the international community attended yesterday’s opening ceremony of the

May 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Chan conveys condolences over passing of Qian

Acting Chief Executive Sonia Chan Hoi Fan has expressed her condolences over the passing of former prime minister Qian Qichen, according to a statement by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) on Saturday.Qian passed away in Beijing on Tuesday, aged 89. He was also a former foreign minister and headed the preparatory committees for the Hong Kong and Macau special administrative regions in the 1990s. The career diplomat retired in 2002. Chan’s letter of condolences underlined Qian’s close

May 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Ilha Verde residents urge govt to improve hygiene & safety

A dozen Ilha Verde residents, led by Ilha Verde District Welfare and Mutual Help Association Vice President Chan Fong, yesterday urged the government to improve hygiene and safety conditions in the neighbourhood.The group showed reporters around the former island’s Fok Tak Estate which comprises 15 five-storey residential buildings.Most of the residents who attended the press conference said they have been living in the district for over 20 years, and that the conditions have worsened over

May 15, 2017 | BY admin

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5 men nabbed for computer forgery, incl 3 cops

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested five men, including three law enforcement officers, on suspicion of being involved in organised crime, malfeasance, bribery and computer-related forgery, according to a PJ statement released yesterday evening.The statement did not reveal to which branch of Macau’s various law enforcement agencies the suspects belong.The Judiciary Police will announce details of the case at the PJ headquarters in Zape this morning. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR

May 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Hotel’s water system fixed after Legionnaires’ disease scare: health chief

The Parisian casino-hotel has fixed its chlorination system following its recent Legionnaires’ disease scare, SSM Director Lei Chin Ion said yesterday, adding the results of the analyses of water samples after the hotel had tackled the issue on the bureau’s advice were expected to be known in about a fortnight.According to Hong Kong media reports last month, three Hong Kong men diagnosed with legionnaires’ disease had separately stayed at The Parisian between December and early April. All

May 15, 2017 | BY admin

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