Ho briefs Premier Li about Macau Zone at CIIE

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (front, right) shakes hands with Premier Li Qiang during the latter’s visit to the Macau Zone of the Chinese Pavilion on the sidelines of the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) and Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai yesterday. According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), Ho briefed the premier on the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) exhibits at the expo and Macau’s development drive. The local

November 6, 2023 | BY admin

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Sands China remains key supporter of ‘Peng On Tung’ service: Kai Fong

The General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (UGAMM) yesterday held the launch ceremony of a community caring campaign at its Social Services Building in Toi San district.The union is generally known as Kai Fong, its name in Cantonese.Sponsored by Sands China, the campaign is jointly organised by two Kai Fong subsidiaries, namely the “Peng On Tung” Tele-Assistance Service Centre and Ngai Chon Centre, and incorporates a series of training activities to nurture young local

November 6, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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Walk for a Million to resume offline charity march

After having been held only via WeChat for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, civic leader Tina Ho Teng Iat, president of the Charity Fund from the Readers of Macao Daily News, announced at a press conference on Friday that the 40th Macau Walk for a Million will be held, for the first time, both offline and online on December 10, with the starting point near the Kun Iam Statue on Avenida Dr Sun Yat-Sen.The participants will walk along Praça do Lago Sai Van and Avenida Doutor Stanley Ho

November 6, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police bust Brazilian drug mule, 2 mainland drug suspects

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference on Saturday that PJ officers have arrested three men separately in two drug-related cases and seized a total of 933.6 grammes of cocaine and 56.7 grammes of methamphetamine (aka ice), with a respective estimated street value of about 3.08 million patacas and 187,000 patacas.The three suspects, comprising a Brazilian and two mainlanders, were transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) yesterday, facing

November 6, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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USJ students talk about their submissions to The Young Post

In the past four editions of The Young Post, readers were able to read essays on various topics from the perspectives of eight different writers, all of whom are students enrolled in different majors at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), learning English with Principal Lecturer Prof. Jason Chan.From reading about recovering from a sport-related injury, raising awareness of mental health based on personal experiences, knowing what it’s like to live far from one’s home, to even adjusting

November 6, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Xi meets Scholz via video link

     BEIJING – President Xi Jinping on Friday met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz via video link.Noting that between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have entered their second 50 years, Xi said that China and Germany, as all-round strategic partners, had worked together in the spirit of mutual benefit and grown together in the spirit of mutual learning and exchange.“This is the valuable experience of the smooth development of

November 6, 2023 | BY admin

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Washington needs to wake up and smell the coffee

China Daily Editorial        A bipartisan, bicameral group of US lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday, calling for sanctioning dozens of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region officials for allegedly violating “human rights” and undermining the “rule of law”.The proposed “Hong Kong Sanctions Act” would require the US president to decide within 180 days of its passage whether or not to sanction 49 Hong Kong officials, judges and prosecutors under US laws –

November 6, 2023 | BY admin

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Macau’s economic diversification to focus on integration into nation’s development: govt plan

The Macau government yesterday announced the final version of its plan for appropriately diversifying the city’s economy based on its “1+4” model, according to which the local government’s appropriate economic diversification drive will require the city’s active integration into the nation’s development plans and strategies.According to the plan, the drive will require Macau to grasp the opportunities created by the nation’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and by the ongoing

November 2, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Police nab man for pawning fake ‘gold’ necklace

A man from the mainland has been arrested for hocking a “gold” necklace in a local pawn shop, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 61-year-old suspect surnamed Huang told the police he’s a retiree.According to Lei, a pawn shop manager reported to the police on Saturday that a fake gold necklace had been pawned earlier that day for 40,000 patacas by Huang and an accomplice.Huang was arrested on Sunday when he attempted to leave

November 2, 2023 | BY William Chan

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HK man collects 370,000 patacas from ‘guess who I am’ scam victims: police

A man from Hong Kong has been arrested for his involvement in two “guess who I am” phone fraud scams, totalling 370,000 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.The 27-year-old suspect surnamed Lao told the police he’s jobless. The two victims are elderly women.According to Lei, one of the victims reported to the police on Sunday that she had previously received phone calls from a male imposter pretending to be her

November 2, 2023 | BY William Chan

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TDM’s TV Drama Screenplay & Production Contest shortlists 3 submissions

Public broadcaster TDM has launched its first TV Drama Screenplay and Production Contest, and three of 14 local submissions have been shortlisted and have entered the next stage of selection, Hong Kong film director Teddy Chan Tak-sum, who chairs the competition’s jury, announced in a press conference yesterday at the TDM Forum II Studio.The contest, themed “Unlimited Power and Brilliant Talents”, is a part of a series of prelude activities celebrating the station’s 40th anniversary,

November 2, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police nab mainlander over ‘practice banknote’ scam

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said in a regular press briefing yesterday that a man from the mainland has been arrested for his involvement in a “practice banknote” deception case, scamming the victim out of a total of 482,000 yuan (525,000 patacas) in online bank transfers.The suspect is a 32-year-old man surnamed Qiao. He told the police that he’s a businessman.According to Lei, Qiao struck a deal with a male mainlander on Monday in a Cotai hotel room, according to which

November 2, 2023 | BY William Chan

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MGP Museum presents motor-racing-themed mapping show

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes announced yesterday the debut of the motor-racing-themed “Macau Grand Prix Museum Chronicles: 70 Legendary Years” mapping show which is presented on the façade of the Macau Grand Prix Museum (MGPM) in Zape every 15 minutes between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. every night this month.Senna Fernandes said in a speech during last night’s opening ceremony that the Macau Grand Prix (MGP) is an “inextricable” part of

November 2, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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All Souls’ Day holiday

Due to it being the All Souls’ Day public holiday (追思節) today most of The Macau Post Daily’s editing team will be taking the holiday off and return to work on Sunday so the print edition of your favourite newspaper will be on the newsstands again on Monday. However, our digital edition on our website https://www.macaupostdaily.com/ will be updated round-the-clock. Our local news and editorials as well as commentary by national media organisations are also available on various

November 2, 2023 | BY admin

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