Group expects 60 pct fewer local racers competing in Macau Grand Prix

Macau Motorsports Drivers and Riders Association President Lei Kit Meng told reporters yesterday during a press conference at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape he expected the number of local racers competing in the upcoming 70th Macau Grand Prix (MGP) to be down by 60 percent due to the suspension of the funding programme for local racers to compete outside Macau this year.The funding programme, which is organised by the public Macau Foundation (FM), aims to support local riders and drivers to

May 8, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Amy Lau presents ‘Memories of Old Macau: The Story of My Childhood’

Canadian Chinese writer Amy Lau Chuen Yim presented the Chinese- and English-language versions of her book “Memories of old Macau: The Story of My Childhood” at the International Institute of Macau (IIM) in Nape on Saturday. Lau, a retired librarian and teacher living in Edmonton, Alberto, Canada, gave an evocative presentation in Cantonese about her “eight happy childhood years” in Macau that began in 1958, when her family arrived here from her native Guangzhou. The family moved to

May 8, 2023 | BY admin

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Macau Grand Prix slated for November 11-12, 16-19: Pun 

Sports Bureau (ID) President Pun Weng Kun told reporters on Saturday that in order to celebrate a new milestone – this year’s Macau Grand Prix (MGP) marking its 70th anniversary – a number of races will be held over two weekends, on November 11-12 and November 16-19.Pun made the remarks on the sidelines of the two-day 70th Macau Grand Prix - Family Carnival at the karting track in Coloane.According to Pun, the FIA Formula 3 World Cup, FIA GT World Cup and other world-class races will

May 8, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Over 10k visitors attend ‘Let’s Hang Out’ during May Day holiday

The “2023 Let’s Hang Out-Lusophone and Macao Products Bazaar” was held at Albergue SCM on April 28-30 during the Labour Day holiday, attracting over 10,000 visitors, the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) said in a statement on Friday.According to the statement, the three-day event, which was held for the eighth time since it was launched in 2018, drew visitors to the São Lázaro heritage precinct, where a raft of activities including exhibitions and sales,

May 8, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt drafts new plan for stricter construction height limits on plots around Guia Hill

The government has drafted a new plan that proposes stricter construction height limits on still undeveloped plots surrounding Guia Hill, with the aim of ensuring the protection of the view of Guia Lighthouse in compliance with the requirements of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Paris.The new plan proposes height limits on certain plots in the area lower than the current official requirements for the area promulgated in 2008.The government has underlined that the newly announced

May 8, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Holiday spending mirrors China’s economic vitality, boosts global growth confidence

Analysis by Zhang Yisheng, Fan Yu        BEIJING – China’s tourism and consumption have been firing on all cylinders during the just-ended May Day holiday, showing the country’s extraordinary economic resilience.From the latest tourist hotspot Zibo, a low-profile industrial city in eastern Shandong province now famous for its iconic barbecues, to a camel-riding traffic jam at a desert spot in the northwestern city of Dunhuang, resorts across the country were swamped

May 8, 2023 | BY admin

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13 brawling gamblers banned from Macau for 1-5 years: police

Regarding a fight between two groups of gamblers at a casino in Cotai on May Day, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam and Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong announced yesterday in a joint special press conference that the 13 mainlanders involved in the brawl over baccarat banker and player betting will be banned from entering Macau’s casinos for two years, and they also have been banned from entering the city between one and five years.Lai and Ho did not identify the

May 5, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Woman cheated out of 120,000 patacas in ‘guess who I am’: police

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference on Wednesday that a local woman in her seventies fell for a “guess who I am” scam, resulting in a loss of 120,000 patacas.According to Ho, the victim received a call in early March from a Putonghua-speaking man who sounded like her son-in-law living in Hong Kong, claiming that “he was arrested in Macau for attacking someone”, asking the victim to lend him 120,000 patacas for compensation to the injured

May 5, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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19 taxi violations recorded during May Day holiday period: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) announced in a statement last night that they recorded 19 violations by cabbies during the mainland’s five-day Labour Day Golden Week period, which started last Saturday and ended on Wednesday.According to the statement, the 19 regulatory breaches comprised two cases of overcharging passengers, three cases of refusing to pick up passengers, one case of long-hauling, three cases of negotiating fares with passengers, and 10 cases of jumping the queue to pick up

May 5, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Golden Week ‘beyond our expectations’: MGTO chief

The five-day Golden Week, which started last Saturday and ended on Wednesday, was beyond the Macau Government Tourism Office’s (MGTO) expectations and had “very good” results, MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes told reporters yesterday.Senna Fernandes made the remarks after a press conference that was held at The Londoner Macao, which announced details on the fourth edition of the Sands Shopping Carnival.Senna Fernandes said that Macau logged around 490,000 arrivals throughout

May 5, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau & Hengqin co-launch internships in mainland

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and Livelihood Affairs Bureau of the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin have co-launched two internship programmes, in conjunction with two mainland companies, providing a total of 60 positions involving areas such as cultural tourism operations, convention and exhibition management, event execution and broadcasting, and brand business, according to a press conference at the DSAL headquarters on Avenida do Dr Francisco Vieira Machado

May 5, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Sands China president hopes shopping carnival will draw more visitors

      The fourth edition of Macau’s largest retail event, the Sands Shopping Carnival, is slated to take place from July 20-23, with Sands China President Wilfred Wong Ying-wai telling reporters during a press conference about the event yesterday at The Londoner Macao he hopes that it will welcome more visitors this year than previously.The carnival, which provides a free business platform for local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Sands retailers, received over

May 5, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands Resorts Macao restaurants offer special menus for Mother’s Day

Signature restaurants across Sands Resorts Macao’s properties are launching special menus to spoil mothers on Mother’s Day, according to a statement from the gaming resort operator yesterday.At The Venetian Macao, the statement noted that Cantonese restaurant Pin Yue Xuan will feature a Mother’s Day dinner menu on May 14. Priced at 1,088 patacas for a minimum of two, highlights include steamed spotted grouper fillet with dried cabbage; and crispy Shiqi baby pigeon.At Hiro by Hiroshi

May 5, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Wynn Palace showcases PIAGET collection

An exhibition, co-organised by Wynn Palace and PIAGET, the Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweller, is being held through Sunday at the resort’s Parlor Suite, showcasing the brand’s exclusive collections, while also providing guests with “an unparalleled experience of dazzling jewellery watches”, according to a recent statement by the US resort operator.In addition, the brand will also set up a pop-up store at the resort until the end of this month, offering guests “a prestigious

May 5, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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