NIA receives about 30,000 foreign permanent residents’ mainland travel permit applications

As of yesterday, the number of applications for special travel permits to enter mainland China for foreign permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macau received by the National Immigration Administration (NIA) had reached about 30,000, the NIA announced at a press conference in Beijing yesterday.Since July 10, non-Chinese nationals who are permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macau have been able to apply for the permit, officially known as Hong Kong and Macau Residents’ Entry and Exit Permit

August 20, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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HK salesman, mainland engineer cheat casino at baccarat

A Hong Kong salesman and an engineer from the mainland have been arrested for separately cheating a casino when playing baccarat, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said at a regular press conference yesterday.In the first case, the 35-year-old salesman is surnamed Kakadiya.According to Ho, on a Saturday morning, Kakadiya participated in a baccarat game at a Cotai casino. During the game, after the cards were revealed, he immediately placed a HK$1,000 casino chip on the “Lucky 6”

August 20, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Govt collecting oath-taking forms from CE election committee members

The period for members of the 400-strong Chief Executive Election Committee to submit their respective oath-taking declaration forms to the Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission (CAECE) started yesterday, with all of them required to submit their forms by 8 p.m. on Saturday.A total of 344 out of the Chief Executive Election Committee’s 400 members were chosen by secret ballot cast by 5,521 voters on August 11, while the other 56 members were chosen by a variety of other methods earlier

August 20, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Malaysia’s public transport giant MRT Corp Sdn Bhd briefs MAICC on RTS Link, delegates visit Forest City

Yuki Lei in Malaysia        A business delegation of the Macao ASEAN International Chamber of Commerce (MAICC) continued yesterday its fact-finding trip aiming to deepen its understanding of Malaysia’s economic development when the Malaysian government arranged for its MRT Corp Sdn Bhd public transportation giant to give the delegation members an in-depth presentation on its ongoing Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project between Malaysia’s state of Johor Bahru and

August 20, 2024 | BY admin

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Tickets for 36th Macao Int’l Music Festival go on sale

The 36th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) is slated to take place from October 4 to November 4, with tickets for the monthlong event, themed “And the Stars Shine”, now on sale.According to a statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) on Friday, this year’s music festival will feature 12 programmes.The festival will open with Tosca – Opera in Three Acts by Giacomo Puccini presented by the Mariinsky Theatre from Russia and acclaimed classical music conductor Valery

August 20, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Local lensman explores act of seeing in 21st century at ‘Datascape’ exhibition

Young local lensman Kun Wang Tou is showcasing his works at an exhibition entitled “Datascape – Post Photographic Art in Digital Era”, which is displayed across The Parisian Macao’s third floor until September 30.Open from 12 noon to 7 p.m., the free-admission exhibition in Cotai is part of the Art for All Society’s (AFA) annual “Artificial Landscape: New Media Art Exhibition Series I” and invites exhibitiongoers to think about photography’s evolving definition in the digital

August 20, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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China moves to create first-class business environment in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region: NDRC

BEIJING – China’s top economic planner unveiled a three-year action plan yesterday to create a first-class business environment in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, especially the Xiong’an New Area.Over the next three years, China expects to remove barriers hindering the flow and allocation of production factors, improve services for trade, investment and government affairs, and lower institutional transaction costs in the region, according to the National Development and Reform

August 20, 2024 | BY admin

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Ho urges local officials to adopt spirit of CPC Central Committee 3rd plenum

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng convened and chaired a session on Friday briefing top and senior local officials about the spirit of the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which was held from July 15 to 18.According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) on Friday, Ho said during the session that local officials at all levels must ensure the full implementation of the central authorities’ decisions and plans for

August 19, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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MAICC aims to grasp business opportunities in Johor-Singapore SEZ

Yuki Lei in Malaysia        A business delegation of the Macao ASEAN International Chamber of Commerce (MAICC) visited the Johor State Government of Malaysia yesterday and toured the R&F Princess Cove and RTS (Rapid Transit System) railway projects there, and MAICC Chairman Kelvin Tan Hai Ching said he expected the delegation members to deepen their knowledge and grasp the business opportunities before the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is established,

August 19, 2024 | BY admin

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Chief executive candidacy nomination to run from Aug 29 to Sept 12

Macau’s chief executive candidacy nomination period will run between August 29 and September 12, the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission (CAECE) has announced.According to a statement by the commission on Friday, anyone interested in running for the MSAR’s top post can collect their candidacy proposal form from the electoral affairs counter at the Public Administration Building on Rua do Campo in person or through a designated

August 19, 2024 | BY admin

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MICAF Music Camp kicks off

The “1st Macao International Children’s Arts Festival (MICAF) - Music Camp” kicked off on Friday and is on until Wednesday, during which an Achievements Concert is slated to be held at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape to showcase the participants’ rehearsal accomplishments, according to a statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) on Friday.The ongoing music camp is co-hosted by the bureau and Wynn Resorts (Macau), as well as produced by Macao Orchestra Company Limited, the

August 19, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGTO holds mid-phase review briefing for QTSAS

The Quality Tourism Services Accreditation Scheme (QTSAS) Mid-phase Review Briefing Seminar for the Food and Beverage and Travel Agency Sector was held on Friday to give participating businesses an overview of the completed inspections for the scheme’s first stage, according to a Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) statement on that day.The scheme was launched in 2014.The statement did not say where the seminar, aimed to “facilitate merchants’ prompt optimisation and improvement of

August 19, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Mainland Olympians to arrive in Macau Aug 31 : Sports Bureau

The Sports Bureau’s (ID) Sport for All Division Chief Lou I Wan announced yesterday that the 2024 Paris Olympic Games mainland Chinese Olympians delegation will visit Macau from August 31 to September 2, after visiting Hong Kong from August 29 to 31.Lou made the remarks during a press conference held at the bureau’s headquarters yesterday, adding that the delegation will depart from Hong Kong for Macau on August 31, while the list of athletes will be announced soon.During the upcoming

August 19, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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4 men cheated out of 880,000 patacas in online-dating scam: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two local men on Friday suspected of cheating four local men out of a total of 880,000 patacas in online-dating scams since July, PJ spokesperson said during a special press conference on Saturday.According to the spokesperson, the four victims are local men, a young male, two middle-aged males, and an elderly male, while the two scammers are a 27-year-old local man surnamed Lo and a 29-year-old local man surnamed Pin.The Judiciary Police received a report

August 19, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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