Health Bureau to work with PSP, MGTO & IAM to ensure minors don’t drink or smoke

The Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long said yesterday that his bureau will cooperate with the Public Security Police (PSP), the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) in implementing the newly-enacted Law on the Prevention and Control on Minors’ Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages that will come into force on November 5.Dr Lo made the remarks during a launching ceremony of the Macau Alcohol Control Alliance held on the Macao Polytechnic

September 28, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Mums share ‘Infant and Toddler Reading Programme’ experience

Interview by William Chan        The Macau Post Daily recently conducted an online interview with two mothers who had participated in the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s (IC) programme “Infant and Toddler Reading Programme”.According to a statement by the bureau in July, it has launched a string of cultural activities for Macau residents of all ages that began in July, covering history, reading, and music, one of which included distributing reading packs to infants and

September 28, 2023 | BY admin

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Removing irrational burdens crucial for ties

China Daily Editorial        The high-level reception former US treasury secretary Henry Paulson received during his visit to Beijing on Monday and Tuesday should make Beijing’s desire to mend ties with Washington clear to all. Paulson met separately with the Chinese vice-president, foreign minister and central bank president.Vice-President Han Zheng met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on September 18.

September 28, 2023 | BY admin

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CE vows 2024 livelihood benefits ‘to be no less than previous year’: Kai Fong

Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (UGAMM) President Chan Ka Leong quoted Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng as saying yesterday that local residents’ livelihood benefits provided by the government next year “won’t be lower than the previous year”, adding that the application process for the government’s subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) flats was expected to start still this year.The government will hold a press conference concerning the applications for HOS flats

September 27, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau logs 1st Mpox case: Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement late last night that Macau recorded its first Mpox case yesterday.Previously, the viral illness was known as monkeypox.According to the statement, the patient is a 29-year-old unemployed local man. He came down with a fever on September 16, before developing lymphadenopathy, a rash all over his body, and blisters on Tuesday last week, the statement said.The man sought treatment at the private Kiang Wu Hospital on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday last

September 27, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Police probe HK$155,000 burglary, theft of jewellery worth 165,000 patacas

During a regular press conference on Monday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon disclosed two cases of suspected theft. In the first instance, a local woman’s flat was burglarised, resulting in the loss of HK$155,000 in cash and watches.Meanwhile, a Filipina domestic worker had her backpack stolen, containing jewellery worth over 165,000 patacas.Leng said when the local victim returned to her flat on Rua do Almirante Sérgio on Sunday evening, a male stranger suddenly rushed out of

September 27, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Macau, Zhuhai further simplify customs clearance for vehicles

Macau and Zhuhai have further simplified customs clearance procedures for vehicles crossing the border, starting yesterday.Passenger and cargo vehicles crossing the border checkpoint between Macau and the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin can utilize the one-stop customs clearance service as coordinated by the two sides instead of the previous respective checks.This is the first one-stop customs clearance practice for vehicles at mainland Chinese border checkpointsThe move is

September 27, 2023 | BY admin

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10-year-old Macau boy dies in traffic accident in Zhuhai

A 10-year-old local boy was killed and his 59-year-old father injured following a crash and vehicle fire, which occurred at about 8 p.m. on Monday in Zhuhai, according to the Office of Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak in reply to an email enquiry by The Macau Post Daily yesterday afternoon.The written reply said that after checking with Zhuhai authorities, it was confirmed that at about 8 p.m. on Monday, in the east-to-west direction of Gongbei Tunnel – a major tunnel leading to the Hong

September 27, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Macao Films & Videos Panorama 2023’ calls for submissions

Macau’s Audio-Visual Cut Association said in a recent statement that it is calling for film submissions for its “Macao Films & Videos Panorama 2023” (MFVP) programme.The programme, organised by CUT and subsidised by the Macau Cultural Development Fund, aims to discover and promote local videos and talents. The statement said the association is seeking submissions of both long and short films produced between January 2022 and September 2023, from genres such as story films,

September 27, 2023 | BY William Chan

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MDA promotes sign language learning & deaf inclusion with community event

A community promotional event was held last Saturday by the Macau Deaf Association (MDA) on the first-floor foyer of Broadway Hotel in Cotai to mark the International Sign Language Day and the International Week of the Deaf.The event, sponsored by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) and supported by Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), consisted of an opening ceremony, a series of sign-language-themed stage performances and booth games, as well as an open-top bus parade that started at the venue and

September 27, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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CEM recognises 8 companies for their quality & occupational safety

Power utility CEM held yesterday an award ceremony for its “2021/2022 CEM Health, Safety, Environment and Quality” programme at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre, in which eight contractors and suppliers were recognised for their outstanding performance in terms of quality and occupational safety.Keegan Cheang Kin Lap, director of CEM’s Human Resources and Sustainability Department, said in a speech: “Occupational safety is crucial for the long-term development of

September 27, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Hit-and-run drunken driver crashes into bus, barriers & bollards

A local driver crashed into a bus, roadside barriers and four flexible bollards and left the scene without reporting the incident to the police yesterday, Public Security Police announced it in a statement.The statement said that the male suspect is a 50-year-old local resident.The statement said that the police received a report early yesterday morning that a car accident had occurred at the junction of Rua Nova do Patane and Avenida Marginal do Patane. The police finally intercepted the

September 27, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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IC holds Cantonese Opera exhibition at 3 libraries

An exhibition titled “Voices on Paper – Cantonese Opera and Operatic Songs Cultural Exhibition”, jointly organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and the Sun Yat-Sen Library of Guangdong Province, was inaugurated yesterday afternoon at Sir Robert Ho Tung Library in Largo de Santo Agostinho, and is open to the public until November 12.The exhibition displays historical documents, materials, photos and collections related to Cantonese Opera concurrently at three branches of the Macau

September 27, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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Black Box Theatre II to feature jazz quintet

The Gregory Wong Quintet will be the first performers at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Black Box Theatre Box II on October 10, local trombonist Gregory Wong Weng Hou told The Macau Post Daily in an exclusive interview last week at ORA Coffee Tap Seac.Wong started learning to play the trombone and jazz music in Macau at the age of 15, after which he obtained a bachelor of arts degree in Trombone at the Chinese Culture University in Taipei and a master‘s degree majoring in jazz music at

September 27, 2023 | BY William Chan

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