Macau SAR flags flying at half-mast today to mourn ex-premier Li

Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) flags will fly at half-mast today to mourn the recent passing of former premier Li Keqiang, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement yesterday.Li passed away in Shanghai last Friday, aged 68. His mortal remains will be cremated in Beijing today.According to the statement, MSAR flags will fly at half-mast at Government Headquarters and Santa Sancha Mansion as well as all border checkpoints today.According to Xinhua, Li, a

November 2, 2023 | BY admin

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Swimming season ends with no lifeguards on beaches until next year: DSAMA

This year’s open-water swimming season ended on Tuesday, with the lifeguards no longer on duty at the city’s two beaches – Cheoc Van (Bamboo Bay) and Hac Sa (Black Sand) – until May next year, the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement yesterday.The open-water swimming season in Macau starts on May 1 and ends on October 31.The statement said that the bureau reminded members of the public to exercise extra caution when swimming or engaging in water activities at beaches when

November 2, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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ID bureau to issue new ID cards from Dec 15

Identification Services Bureau (DSI) Director Chao Wai Ieng announced yesterday that the bureau will roll out the new generation of identity (ID) cards for Macau residents from December 15, adding that taking into account that nearly 400,000 residents will have their ID card renewed in the next three years, seven Government 24-Hour Self-Service Centres will later be launched, in conjunction with new document card processing and collection machines, enabling residents to apply for the renewal of

November 2, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Wynn hosts 5-day outdoor chilli & beer fest in Cotai

The 5-day “Wynn Gastronomy Extravaganza – A World Tour of Chili” and “The 3rd Macau-Qingdao Beer & Cultural Festival and the Macau-Qingdao Week” kicked off at the Wynn Palace South Lawn in Cotai yesterday, with the simultaneous East-meets-West events offering gastronomy and a string of activities until Sunday.The world tour of chilli event features food, wine, culinary contests, and entertainment, as well as over 20 specialty F&B stalls, a handicraft market by social service

November 2, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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IAM, Gongbei customs ink pact on ‘aquatic food animal’ supply safety

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) signed the “Memorandum of Cooperation in Establishment of ‘Advance Inspection and Cooperation in Supervision’ Model for Aquatic Food Animals Supplied to Macao” with the Gongbei Customs District in Zhuhai yesterday, according to a statement from the bureau.IAM President José Tavares led a delegation to visit Zhuhai yesterday at the invitation of the General Administration of Customs, and signed the memorandum with Gongbei Customs District Director

November 2, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt expects to run budget surplus next year

The government has submitted its 2024 budget bill to the Legislative Assembly (AL), according to which it expects to run a budget surplus “again”.The bill was yesterday released on the website of the legislature, which has scheduled the debate and vote of its outline to be held during a plenary session on Tuesday next week.After the passage of its outline by lawmakers, the bill will be reviewed by one of the legislature’s standing committees before it is resubmitted to another plenary

November 2, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Time to use UN General Assembly resolution to bring Israel-Palestine conflict to an end

China Daily Editorial        When the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the Palestine-Israel conflict on Saturday, calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities”, many let out a sigh of relief, hoping it will end, even if temporarily, the deaths and sufferings of people in the Gaza Strip.But that was not to be, for Israel intensified its attacks on Gaza and began its ground offensive into northern Gaza

November 2, 2023 | BY admin

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Casino takings hit post-pandemic record of 19.5 billion patacas in Oct, up 400 pct

Macau's gross gaming revenue (GGR) generated by its 30 casinos rose by 400.2 percent year-on-year to 19.5 billion patacas in October, hitting a new post-pandemic record, according to figures released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) today.In January 2020, GGR amounted to 22.1 billion patacas. Last month's GGR accounted for 88.3 percent of the one recorded in January 2020.Macau confirmed its first COVID-19 case on January 22, 2020, resulting in a drastic decrease in local

November 1, 2023 | BY admin

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Radio taxi operator says facing ‘limited’ carrying capacity

Macau Radio Taxi Services Limited (Macau Taxi) General Manager Sunny Wang Pei Shen told reporters yesterday that along with the “high” number of requests for radio taxi services after the three-year COVID-19 pandemic, the company’s officially stipulated number of just 300 licensed radio taxis has limited its carrying capacity, pointing out that without taking into account vehicles undergoing maintenance, a maximum of 300 radio cabs can be put into service every day.A statement by the

November 1, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Hengqin MNN show flats open to public from today

Show flats of the Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) residential project in Zhuhai’s Hengqin island are open to members of the public from today, Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) announced in a statement yesterday.Free shuttle bus services between the MNN neighbourhood and the Zhuhai-side checkpoint zone of the Hengqin-Macau joint border checkpoint are available from today, the statement said.The company said last week that it was now aiming to start MNN home sales this month. MNN home sales were

November 1, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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AMCM says is drafting bills promoting modern finance

The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) reaffirmed in a statement yesterday that it is drafting a number of bills with the aim of promoting the development of the city’s modern finance industry.Modern finance is one of the four new key industries of the Macau government’s ongoing “1+4” drive aiming to appropriately diversify Macau’s economy.The Macau government’s 1+4 model aims to consolidate the development of the city’s tourism and leisure industry while putting special emphasis on

November 1, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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IC calls on local TV & film entities for FILMART applications

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will set up its “Macao Pavilion” at the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) next year, and calls on local film and TV production entities to participate in the event, the bureau said in a statement yesterday.FILMART is “a principal trading centre for films and TV series in the world and is an important platform for exploring co-production opportunities in Asia”, according to the statement. Over 7,300 practitioners from 41 countries and

November 1, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Hotels log nearly 10 million guests in Jan-Sept

Macau’s hotels recorded 9.79 million guests in the first nine months of this year, a year-on-year growth of 160.9 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.According to a DSEC statement, guestrooms’ average occupancy rate rose by 43.1 percentage points year-on-year to 80.6 percent in the nine-month period.The number of hotels (including inns) at the end of September stood at 137, 17 more than a year earlier.The number of available guestrooms grew by 22.2 percent

November 1, 2023 | BY admin

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52-year-old man becomes this year’s 1st reported Legionellosis case

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that a 52-year-old local man has been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease (aka Legionellosis), becoming this year’s first reported case.According to the statement, the patient affected by cardiovascular disease and diabetes, suddenly suffered from dizziness and cyanosis* and recurrent fever on Monday, so he sought outpatient treatment at the public Conde de São Januario Hospital Centre. The statement added that his chest CT scan showed

November 1, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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