Civic leader urges govt to raise road safety awareness

Central District Community Service Consultative Council member Chan Iek Cheong urged the government yesterday to raise public awareness of road safety in responding to the increased number of “serious” traffic accidents.Chan quoted a recent report from the Transport Bureau (DSAT) as noting that the total number of traffic accidents in the first quarter of this year reached 3,113, up to a “certain extent” from the 2,987 accidents in the same period last year, causing three

June 8, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Lawmakers pass bill allowing digital car & marriage registration

Residents will be able to process their marriage registration online, as well that of births and deaths, Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon noted when introducing a bill to amend the current law regulating civil registrations in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday.The civil registration amendment bill’s outline was passed yesterday by the lawmakers, after it will be passed to one of the legislature’s standing committees for an article-by-article review

June 8, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Temporary housing project to enter typical floor construction phase: MUR

Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) said in a statement yesterday that the temporary housing project on Lot P in Areia Preta is entering the “typical floor construction phase”, the government-owned company said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the project’s pile foundation, excavation, floor structure and waterproofing works have been completed. The fitting-out works are slated to take place in the second half of this year, while the project is expected to be completed

June 8, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands China presents ‘The Macao Showcase’ in Singapore

Sands China launched “The Macao Showcase” at its sister property Marina Bay Sands in Singapore yesterday, inviting sales and trade partners, regional and international media, Singaporeans and travellers to experience Macau, according to a statement from the company.The event, which had its opening ceremony at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore yesterday and ends tomorrow, is the company’s first major event organised in an overseas market post COVID-19, the statement

June 8, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Local artist presents ‘A Drop In The Ocean’

Local artist Joan Lam Wai I is displaying her paintings in an exhibition titled “A Drop In The Ocean” at the Creative Macau Gallery on the ground floor of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) until Saturday.A statement from the gallery noted that most people nowadays are “heavily reliant” on their electronic devices, being unable to attend to their own surroundings and “explore nature by heart”.Lam, who is dedicated to developing her works through different media, has created most of her

June 8, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Record 13 million take one of world’s toughest college entrance exam

Analysis        BEIJING – Nearly 13 million young adults entered exam rooms across mainland China yesterday morning to sit for the college entrance test, or “gaokao” (“higher [education] exam”), a record high number since matriculation resumed in 1977.The exact number of applicants for this year is 12.91 million, an increase of 980,000 from last year, according to the Ministry of Education. Their exams will last from two to four days, depending on their choice of

June 8, 2023 | BY admin

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Business community more in touch with reality

China Daily Editorial        For a long time, some Western politicians, most vocally in the United States, have been trying to sever the ties between their countries and China. But for all the noise these blowhards make about alleged security threats and the imperativeness of decoupling China from the global economy, their sound and fury signifies nothing more than appeals to certain segments of the public.The reality of the shared interests between the world’s two largest

June 8, 2023 | BY admin

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Water charges to stay unchanged this year: DSAMA director 

Speaking to the media yesterday, Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) Director Susana Wong Soi Man reaffirmed that the government has no plans to increase tap water charges this year.Wong said that the charges were subject to the city’s socio-economic recovery and residents’ affordability and, therefore, for the time being there was no timetable for a possible increase.Macau’s tap water charges were last raised in 2016, Wong pointed out. She noted that, however, there have been several rounds

June 7, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Post office in Iao Hon to close, post office in Mong Ha to relocate nearby

Two post offices in the peninsula’s northern district will “merge” into one later this month, when the post office in Iao Hon district will close for good, while the post office in Mong Ha district will relocate to a nearby location, the Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) has announced.According to a CTT statement on Friday, the Mong Ha Post Office, which is currently located on the first floor of the Mong Sin social housing estate on Avenida de Venceslau de Morais, will be

June 7, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Permanent vehicle inspection channels at Hengqin checkpoint to open after August: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the permanent vehicle inspection channels at the Hengqin joint border checkpoint are now expected to come into service shortly after the end of August.Wong made the remarks when replying to oral interpellations by several lawmakers during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle.Since the Macau-mainland joint checkpoint on Zhuhai’s Hengqin Island came into service in August 2020, only temporary vehicle inspection channels have

June 7, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt asks community to give elderly equal employment chances: Lei

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said yesterday that even though Macau has become an ageing society, many senior citizens still have the physical strength, experience and knowledge to continue to serve society, adding he hopes that the community would treat all employment opportunities equally.Lei made the remarks during an oral interpellation plenary session yesterday in the legislature’s hemicycle, adding that the government would continue to pay close attention to issues such

June 7, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Lawmaker, student voice concerns over MPU’s changes in music class structure

Legislator José Maria Pereira Coutinho sent a written interpellation to Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U last Wednesday regarding certain issues raised by students of the Macao Polytechnic Institute’s (MPU) Bachelor of Arts in Music.According to the interpellation, the students, numbering over 100, enrolled in the programme with the promise of “one-on-one” instruction by part-time or full-time instructors in piano and vocal courses, leading them to pay high

June 7, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Govt plans to launch luggage check-in service for arrivals via HK

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said yesterday that the government is planning to launch a luggage check-in service in cooperation with Hong Kong to enable passengers arriving in Macau via Hong Kong to pick up their luggage on arrival in Macau.Lei made the remarks during an oral interpellation plenary session yesterday in the legislature’s hemicycle, adding that the luggage can be delivered both by ferry and by land, which is aimed at making it more convenient for overseas

June 7, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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411 COVID-19 infections recorded Monday, 170.4 pct up from Sunday

Macau recorded 411 COVID-19 infections on Monday, an increase of 170.4 percent from the 152 infections reported on Sunday, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, seven new COVID-19 patients were admitted to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre on Monday for treatment.Consequently, a total of 145 new COVID-19 patients were admitted to treatment facilities between May 1 and June 5.Macau’s current peak

June 7, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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