Notice on Further Optimizing Visa Policies for Foreign Macao Residents to Travel to the Mainland

2024/10/16In order to further facilitate personnel exchanges between the Macao SAR and the Mainland, the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Macao will provide more convenient visa policies for foreign Macao residents (including permanent residents and non-permanent residents) to travel to the Mainland from October 16, 2024. The specific arrangements are as follows:1. Foreign Macao residents who travel to the Mainland for short-term tourism, trade, visiting

October 17, 2024 | BY admin

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Concerts boost local economy: StarMac CEO

With about three to five concerts being held in Macau every week, Macau’s “concert economy” is very “hot”, boosting the number of visitor arrivals and economic development, StarMac Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Lou Kit Long said yesterday.Lou made the remarks in a phone-in programme hosted by public broadcaster TDM’s Chinese-language radio station, Ou Mun Tin Toi. Yesterday’s episode discussed how the “entertainment and convention” industry can boost the city’s

October 17, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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29th MIF, 2024MFE open with 1,300 exhibitors

The 29th Macao International Trade & Investment Fair (29th MIF) and the Macao Franchise Expo 2024 (2024MFE) kicked-off yesterday at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo, with the two-fair event attracting over 1,300 exhibitors throughout its run.Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong, Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Zheng Xincong, and Commissioner of the Commission of

October 17, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Legislators pass bill on property & commercial registration

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill that will allow residents to process their property, commercial registrations and notary procedures online through their “Macao One Account” or “Business & Associations Platform” mobile app.The new law will take effect on December 1.Lawmaker-cum-lawyer Vong Hin Fai, who heads the legislature’s 3rd Standing Committee, said during yesterday’s plenary session that the government will expand the scope of its

October 17, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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UTM to host ‘Discovery Day’ next Saturday

The Macao University of Tourism (UTM) will host its “Discovery Day: Exploring Educational Excellence” next Saturday, October 26, aiming to offer the latest admission information and insights into its academic characteristics and culture to local students and parents, as well as those from neighbouring regions, according to a recent statement by the public university.The statement noted that the free-admission event, which will also offer “a glimpse of university life”, will feature

October 17, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police bust new type of illegal currency exchange scam

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a regular press conference yesterday that two men from the mainland have been arrested for involvement in a new type of illegal currency exchange scam tactic.The 27-year-old suspects are a farmer surnamed Wu and a salesman surnamed Zhang. Both victims are males from the mainland.According to Chong, one of the victims arranged a currency exchange deal with Wu on WeChat last Thursday. They met in a hotel guestroom, where the victim

October 17, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Be wary of fake ‘Macao Spending Rewards’ lucky draw SMS scam: PJ

The Judiciary Police (PJ) warned members of the public in a statement yesterday of a fake “Macao Spending Rewards” lucky draw phishing SMS sent out by scammers, wherein victims’ information can be used for unauthorised transactions.According to the statement, the Judiciary Police have recently discovered that scammers have been randomly sending out phishing messages to residents under the guise of “Macao Spending Rewards”, claiming that one can enter a “lucky draw” by opening an

October 17, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Over 66 pct of fires caused by human error: Fire Services Bureau

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) yesterday announced the number of fire attendances in the first three quarters of this year, in which human error remained the most common cause of fires, accounting for 66.47 percent of the total number of fire attendances, urging the public not to leave their cooking unattended and to turn off all their electrical appliances before leaving home, while also being careful in handling and disposing of flammable items in their daily life, including cigarette

October 17, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Health Bureau logs 2 more reported dengue fever cases

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced yesterday that two more dengue fever cases have been reported, comprising a 37-year-old tourist from the mainland and a 42-year-old non-resident worker (NRW) from Nepal, making them the 12th and 13th cases of travel-associated dengue cases in Macau this year.According to an SSM statement, the first patient, who came to Macau from the mainland last Thursday and stayed in a flat in Hoi Wan Building in the Praça de Ponte e Horta ( 司打口 ) area with his

October 17, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police nab 4 local males for drunk driving

Four local men have separately been arrested for drunk driving, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Cheong Im Sim said at a press conference yesterday.In the first case, the 33-year-old local suspect surnamed Yu works as a restaurant manager.At around 1 a.m. on Friday, the police received a report of a traffic accident on Sai Van Bridge. When police arrived at the scene, they found 10 damaged collapsible posts, and some debris left by a vehicle.A few minutes later, the police received

October 17, 2024 | BY William Chan

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New Coloane jail to start operating on Saturday

The Correctional Services Bureau (DSC) announced yesterday that inmates held at the current prison on Rua de São Francisco Xavier (聖方濟各街) will be transferred on Saturday to the city’s new jail on Estrada da Barragem de Ka Ho (九澳堤壩馬路), both of which are located in Coloane.In response to the Post’s enquiry as to whether the relocation will include its “special detention zone” next to the Academy of the Public Security Forces for inmates requiring special detention,

October 17, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Legislators pass bill toughening penalties for illicit gambling, criminalising illicit currency exchanges

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill that will raise the penalties for illicit gambling activities, specifically bar the operation of online betting, clearly define parallel betting as an illicit gambling activity, and criminalise illicit currency exchanges occurring on gaming resorts.The bill will become law on the day after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO).The bill passed yesterday will be a new criminal law on illicit gambling replacing the

October 17, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Lawmakers pass bill streamlining procedures on evicting defaulting tenants

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill streamlining civil procedures on evicting defaulting tenants.The bill amends eviction rules listed in the Civil Procedures Code. The amended civil procedures on eviction will take effect on March 1 next year.The newly amended procedures aim to enable landlords to evict tenants who refuse to pay their rent and to move out, within a shorter period of time than now.The bill’s outline was passed during a plenary session of

October 17, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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22 MPU students present works at Creative Macau

The Creative Macau gallery in Nape is showcasing the works of 22 students from the Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) until October 26 for an exhibition entitled “Time Pixels”, showcasing creativity through different mediums.The artworks were created by 22 year-four students who are mainly from the public university’s Visual Arts Programme.A recent statement on Creative Macau’s website notes that the students completed the works during the “Social Artistic Practice” and “Sociology

October 17, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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