Sam keen to strengthen coordination mechanisms

The Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) will make efforts to open a new chapter through strengthening coordination mechanisms, Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said yesterday while delivering the 2025 Policy Address.In his first policy address, Sam pointed out that enhancing coordination mechanisms is a key measure for the new administration to deepen administrative reform and improve governance capacity.The new SAR government, he noted, will adopt a proactive and responsible attitude, along

April 15, 2025 | BY admin

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Sam pledges to promote healthy, orderly development of gaming industry

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai yesterday pledged to promote the healthy and orderly development of the city’s gaming industry in accordance with the law, amid the government’s continuous efforts to further diversify the economy.In his inaugural policy address as chief executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR), Sam emphasized stringent compliance frameworks for gaming concessionaires, requiring operators to “strictly adhere to legal provisions and regulatory

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Police arrest mainlander for selling phoney phone

A man from the mainland was arrested on Saturday for selling a counterfeit phone, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Wong identified the suspect as a man surnamed Zhou, who is in his fifties.According to Wong, the police received a report on Wednesday from a mainland man who had been sold a knockoff phone. The victim was walking along Rua Cidade de Sintra‮!‬‭（仙德麗街）when he was approached by Zhou. Zhou claimed to

April 15, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Pedestrians respond to bad air: Vox pop

Interviews by Rui Pastorin        Macau yesterday continued to be affected by bad air quality, with the air quality level remaining between “very bad” and “severe”. Given the predicament the Post wanted to know how this was affecting members of the public, with one saying that she had noticed some effects while another was not able tell the difference.The local observatory noted in a statement on Sunday that the city was affected due to the continued influence of

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MGTO to hold mega roadshow in Tokyo

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is scheduled to hold the mega roadshow “Journey to Experience Macao” in Tokyo from Thursday through Sunday as part of its plan aiming to expand Macau’s international market segments.MGTO said in a statement last night that Japan has long been one of Macau’s major foreign visitor markets, with the event aiming to “ignite” Japanese travellers’ intention to visit Macau, further tapping into the Japanese market.The event will feature a series

April 15, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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IC calls for ‘Macao • Hengqin Craft Market’ stall operators

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is calling for stall operators for the ‘Macao • Hengqin Craft Market’, with applications for handicraft stall operators open until April 28.The craft market is set to be held at the Hengqin Culture and Art Complex from June 12 to 15 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., the bureau noted in a statement yesterday.The statement said that application is open for handicraft stall operators, with those interested able to apply on www5.icm.gov.mo/craftmarketV2 , where more

April 15, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police nab Filipina domestic helper for selling & using drugs

A female non-resident worker (NRW) from the Philippines was arrested on Saturday for trafficking in and taking drugs, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 39-year-old woman surnamed Nicdao, who works as a domestic helper.According to Ho, based on a tipoff, the Judiciary Police (PJ) identified Nicdao as a suspected drug trafficker who went to Hong Kong to buy drugs on Friday last week and intended to sell them

April 15, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Cloud Gallery hosts inaugural exhibition ‘From Embers to Blossoms’

Interview by William Chan        Cloud Gallery is debuting in the Barra neighbourhood with its inaugural exhibition “From Embers to Blossoms: Sou Pui Kun Printmaking Exhibition.” The exhibition highlights local artist Sou Pui Kun’s latest works, featuring approximately 30 pieces created using his signature “UV-cured ink intaglio printmaking” technique. Sou and the gallery’s director, Lai Sio Kit, shared insights with the Post prior to the exhibition opening on

April 15, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau to step up development of cooperation zone in Hengqin: Sam

Hengqin is the key to unlocking Macau’s appropriate economic diversification, Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said yesterday, while delivering his 2025 fiscal year policy address at the Legislative Assembly.This was the first policy address since Sam took office. He noted that the SAR government regards the high-quality achievement of the second-stage development goals of the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin as a significant task.Sam underscored that the SAR government will

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Sam vows to push forward appropriate economic diversification

The appropriate economic diversification is the priority of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) government, Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said yesterday, while delivering his 2025 Policy Address at the Legislative Assembly.This was the first policy address since Sam took office. He said the relatively undiversified economic structure remains the primary challenge for the current SAR government.Sam noted that long-standing issues persist, such as a narrow visitor base, imbalanced fiscal

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Spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council: Full Support for Macao to Create a New Chapter of High-Quality Development

Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council on Macao SAR 2025 Policy Address On April 14, a spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council made a statement indicating that the first policy address delivered on that day by the sixth Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Sam Hou Fai, thoroughly implements the spirit of President Xi Jinping’s important speeches during his inspection tour of Macao last December. It fully

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Spokesperson for the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macao: Full Support for the New SAR Government’s Innovative Development Efforts and Striving for New Progress

Statement by Central People’s Govt Liaison Office in Macao SAR on 2025 Policy Address Today [April 14, 2025], the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Sam Hou Fai, delivered the first policy address of the new SAR government. A spokesperson for the Central Government Liaison Office in Macao said that the policy address deeply implements the spirit of President Xi Jinping’s important speeches during his inspection tour of Macao, bravely undertaking the important

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Woman falsely accuses man of rape over gambling deal

A 36-year-old woman from the mainland falsely reported to the police last week that she had been raped by a man in a hotel guestroom after he broke his promise to “help her win money” at the gaming tables after they had consensual sex, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a regular press conference on Friday.The woman surnamed Zheng told the police that she works as a saleswoman in the mainland.According to the spokesperson, the woman met the man in a casino in Cotai earlier

April 14, 2025 | BY admin

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The decline of volunteer computing – what lies ahead?

Hoi Sio Hong, Form 4, Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College        DreamLab, an app that harnessed the processing power of smartphones to assist cancer, climate, and COVID-19 research while users slept, shut down on April 2. Volunteer computing, once a revolutionary model harnessing idle devices for scientific research, is facing a quiet decline. In today’s landscape, dominated by advanced commercial cloud services and ever-changing technology, volunteer computing* is

April 14, 2025 | BY admin

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