Mask-wearing requirements to be adjusted from tomorrow: govt

The Macau government's Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has issued the following statement this morning. The statement has been edited by The Macau Post Daily.The novel coronavirus epidemic situation in Macau has continuously remained stable over the last two months. Referencing the anti-COVID-19 experience worldwide, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre will adjust its mask wearing requirements starting tomorrow.In general, one is not required to wear a

February 26, 2023 | BY admin

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Lee, Ho vow to boost HK-Macau ties, promote GBA high-quality development

HONG KONG – Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu today met with his Macau counterpart Ho Iat Seng at Government House to exchange views on promoting Hong Kong's cooperation with Macau and the high-quality development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), according to a statement by Hong Kong's Information Services Department (ISD).The ISD statement quoted Lee as saying that travel between Hong Kong and Macau has been "vigorous" since the full resumption of

February 25, 2023 | BY admin

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China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis

     Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, February 24, 2023    China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis1. Respecting the sovereignty of all countries. Universally recognized international law, including the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, must be strictly observed. The sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all countries must be effectively upheld. All

February 24, 2023 | BY admin

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Govt launches measures to ease traffic snarl-up in Zone A

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced yesterday that the government will implement traffic improvement measures to tackle traffic congestion, including opening a right-turn lane from the Barrier Gate to Avenida Leste do Hipódromo via Avenida Norte do Hipódromo and removing the right-turn junction from Avenida do Dr Francisco Vieira Machado to Rotunda da Amizade during peak traffic hours.Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Kelvin Lam Hin San said during a press conference yesterday after the

February 24, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Privacy office urges public not to help criminals register phone numbers

The Office for Personal Data Protection (GPDP) urged the public yesterday to abide by Macau’s real-name telephone system in accordance with the law, and to protect their personal information, underlining that members of the public should not assist criminals in registering phone numbers by providing them with their personal information.According to a GPDP statement, criminals tend to lure people with various benefits to provide their personal information to help them register phone numbers,

February 24, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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MIA vows to ‘calmly’ overcome challenges

The Macau International Airport (MIA) continues to “calmly” overcome its challenges, difficulties and obstacles, based on the “all-out” support from both the Central People’s Government and the local government, as well as the guidance from the corporate management and all the concern and guidance from the media, Ma Iao Hang, chairman of airport operator CAM, said yesterday.Ma made the upbeat remarks during the Macau International Airport Company Limited’s (CAM) 2023 Media Spring

February 24, 2023 | BY admin

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PBOC proposes to allow pataca for small-value payments at in-depth cooperation zone in Hengqin

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the nation’s central bank, in collaboration with the Guangdong provincial government as well as several other entities under the central government, yesterday announced their joint “opinions on supporting” the financial development of the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, which propose that the zone’s authorities should gradually allow the use of the pataca for small-value payments there.The zone is also colloquially known in

February 24, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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UM inaugurates Satellite Ground Station

The University of Macau (UM) recently inaugurated its Satellite Ground Station and held a symposium on Disaster and Ocean Remote Sensing Technologies, the public university said in a statement on Wednesday.The statement noted that the event was organised by UM’s “State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City” (SKL-IOTSC) with support from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), among others.According to the statement, UM Rector

February 24, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Coco Zhao Jazz Concert to be held at CCM tomorrow

“Coco Zhao Jazz Concert” will be held tomorrow at the Grand Auditorium of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape, featuring Hunan-born jazz singer Coco Zhao’s (趙可) compositions, popular jazz standards and Chinese jazz classics, Zhao said during a press conference at the CCM yesterday.The Macau Post Daily published an exclusive interview with Zhao on Wednesday.The septet comprises Zhao, saxophonist Wilson Chen, trombonist Hu Qingwen, guitarist Lawrence Ku, pianist Huang Jianyi, double

February 24, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Ho meets Shenzhen mayor, vowing to strengthen ties

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng met with Shenzhen Mayor Qin Weizhong yesterday at Macau Government Headquarters, pledging that Macau will continue to strengthen cooperation in various spheres with Shenzhen, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement.Ho’s meeting with Qin came after he held two separate meetings in Macau with mayors from two Guangdong cities, Guangzhou and Zhuhai, last week.During yesterday’s meeting with Qin, Ho said that with the COVID-19 pandemic being

February 24, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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IPIM & young entrepreneurs group hold online investor presentation

The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Portugal-China Young Entrepreneurs Association (AJEPC) held an online-offline event called the “Join Macao, Seize PSCs Opportunities” Online Investor Presentation Session yesterday that was attended by over 30 enterprises, the government institute said in a statement.The statement noted that the event was held to promote Macau and the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin to overseas markets, and Macau’s

February 24, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Mainlander dies after ‘falling’ from height: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) were notified by the Public Security Police (PSP) at 6:27 a.m. yesterday that a 41-year-old non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland was certified dead by the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre after “falling” from a building’s rooftop on Rua da Fábrica, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said in a statement.According to the statement, the male victim surnamed Mei lived in a flat in the building with his colleagues.One of his colleagues, whose gender was

February 24, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Applications for Authorised Economic Operator status to start next month: Customs Service

The Macau Customs Service (SA) announced on Wednesday that submissions for sectors such as manufacturers, importers, exporters, freight forwarders, warehouse operators, terminal operators and carriers to apply for Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status, will start from next month.The Macau Customs Service held a briefing session on the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme on Wednesday at the Macau Chamber of CommerceAccording to the Macau Customs Service, AEOs authorised by the Macau

February 24, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Local, mainland police bust drug-smuggling gang, nab 9 members 

The Judiciary Police (PJ), in conjunction with their mainland counterparts, busted a cross-border gang on Wednesday which smuggled drugs from the mainland to Macau and sold them to local drug users, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.The gang had operated for at least a month, according to Ho.PJ officers arrested six suspected members – four males and two females – of the gang in Macau on Wednesday separately at their respective homes and workplaces in

February 24, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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