HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge logs over 16 million passengers in 2023

GUANGZHOU – More than 16.3 million inbound and outbound passengers and 3.26 million vehicles passed through Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) in 2023, 1.29 times and 3.8 times that of 2019, respectively, official data shows.Tour groups drove the main passenger flow last year via the bridge, the longest bridge-and-tunnel sea crossing in the world, according to the bridge’s border inspection station yesterday.Data shows that in 2023, more than 45,000 mainland tour groups

January 3, 2024 | BY admin

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LRT daily passenger average rises to 13,900 last month

The daily average number of Light Rail Transit (LRT) passengers increased to 13,900 last month from the average of only 6,500 per day in November, apparently thanks to the operational start of the new section connecting Taipa and the peninsula’s Barra on December 8.The government-owned LRT operator, Macau Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM), announced last month’s number on its website yesterday.After the three-year COVID-19 pandemic, the LRT passenger numbers started to recover

January 3, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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45-year-old man dies of influenza Type B

A 45-year-old man died of influenza Type B yesterday, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the local resident suffered from cancer. He came down with a fever and cough on New Year’s Eve, and was taken to the private Kiang Wu Hospital by his family after he suffered breathing difficulties and cardiac arrest.The statement said he tested positive for the influenza Type B at the emergency department of the private Kiang Wu Hospital and his chest

January 3, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Non-local man hangs himself in hotel room

The Judiciary Police (PJ) received a report from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) on Sunday stating that earlier that day a non-local man committed suicide by hanging himself in a hotel room in Cotai, the Judiciary Police said in a statement.According to the statement, the deceased returned to his hotel room alone on Saturday night and did not leave thereafter. When the hotel staff entered the room to clean it on Sunday, they discovered that he had hanged himself in the bathroom, prompting them to

January 3, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Mainlander nabbed for people smuggling

A man from the mainland has been arrested for receiving and leading illegal immigrants from and to people-smuggling spots in Macau for a mainland gang, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a special press conference yesterday.The 33-year-old suspect surnamed An claimed to be jobless.According to Chong, the Judiciary Police, together with the Macau Customs Services, busted a people-smuggling case in the waters off the former Lai Chi Vun Shipyards in Coloane last month.

January 3, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Civic leaders worry about lack of motorbike parking facilities

The government-appointed Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council hosted this year’s first regular meeting yesterday, during which two of its 15 members voiced their concerns about the city’s “insufficient” motorbike parking facilities.The meeting was held at the Islands District Public Services Centre in Seac Pai Van estate in Coloane.Council member Lo Chung Yee said that she had received complaints from residents about the lack of auxiliary sign 12a at motorcycle

January 3, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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New jail set to gradually come into use this year

The city’s new prison in the hamlet of Ka Ho in Coloane is expected to gradually come into use this year, with its administrative department set to be the first to relocate, Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council Deputy Convener Wong Leong Kuan quoted Coloane Prison Chief Lam Kam Sau as saying during a regular closed-door meeting yesterday.Wong made the remarks during a press briefing after the government-appointed council’s meeting at the Islands District Public Services

January 3, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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6 female artists under 38 present 20 artworks at Albergue

An exhibition entitled “U38 Young Female Artists Exhibition” is taking place at the Albergue SCM —  A2 Gallery in Calçada da Igreja de São Lázaro, showcasing 20 artworks by six female artists from Macau and the mainland.Aiming to foster dialogue from an international perspective, with a special focus on the Greater Bay Area (GBA), the works on display have been created by Huang Yin, Kit Lei Ka Ieng, Lu Beimei, Guo Mengyao, Wong Wengio and Xie Lisi, according to a statement from

January 3, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt launches pilot scheme to train access officers

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has launched a year-long pilot scheme to train access officers to ensure that the disabled are able to enjoy a barrier-free environment when entering public entities’ premises, according to the bureau’s statement on Friday.Access officers promote equality and social inclusion by making sure that persons with disabilities can access public services.The scheme, which started yesterday, initially is on a trial period, with a total of 17 access officers on duty

January 3, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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MGTO offers free tickets for HKIA-Macau bus link

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has launched a free ticket offer for the direct bus service from the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to Macau, according to an MGTO statement on Sunday.The offer, a partnership between MGTO and the bus service operator, has been available since Monday, New Year’s Day. Using the free tickets, tourists from overseas and the Taiwan region will be able to travel directly from the HKIA to Macau Port via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB), the

January 3, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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BRI to boost Portugal-China cooperation: Portuguese expert

Interview        LISBON – The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will further boost relations between China and Portugal, Fernanda Ilheu, president of the Friends of the New Silk Road Association (ANRS) has told Xinhua in a recent interview.Ilheu, who is also a professor at the University of Lisbon (ULisboa), said that the initiative should reach Portugal through scientific cooperation projects and commercial ventures, using both land and sea routes.As a result,

January 3, 2024 | BY admin

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Macau logs 28.2 million visitors in 2023, 72 pct of pre-pandemic 2019

     Macau recorded 28.23 million visitor arrivals last year, a daily average of 77,000, accounting for 70 percent of pre-pandemic 2019, according to preliminary statistics released by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) today.     Last year's preliminary visitor arrival figure was up by about 395 percent compared to 2022.    According to an MGTO statement released by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), Macau recorded 175,030

January 1, 2024 | BY admin

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Xi, Kim designate 2024 as China-DPRK Friendship Year

     BEIJING -  President Xi Jinping and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s top leader Kim Jong Un have jointly designated 2024 as the China-DPRK Friendship Year and launched a series of activities today.  Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and Kim, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made the announcement in their exchange of New Year greeting

January 1, 2024 | BY admin

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Xi, Biden exchange congratulations on 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties

    BEIJING - President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden have exchanged congratulatory messages today to mark the 45th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic relations. In his message, Xi said the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States is a major event in the history of bilateral and international relations. Over the past 45 years, the China-US relationship has gone through ups and downs and moved forward on the whole, which has

January 1, 2024 | BY admin

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