Vehicular traffic curbs around Rua da Felicidade eased

Starting Friday, the scope of the Rua da Felicidade pedestrianisation project has been reduced as only a section of the main street has still been designated as a pedestrian precinct, reopening Travessa do Mastro and Travessa do Aterro Novo to vehicular traffic.The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced the adjustments to the Rua da Felicidade pedestrianisation project on Thursday, stating that enhancements to the temporary pedestrian precinct would be made starting the next day, including the

October 14, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Student pair steal 132 used phones from parallel trading goods den: police

Two local students were arrested on Wednesday for stealing 132 used phones from a parallel trading den and selling them to make a profit, involving a retail value of HK$260,000, a spokesperson said in a special press conference on Thursday.According to the spokesperson, the suspects are a 22-year-old local male university student surnamed Chan and 18-year-old female high school student surnamed Ho, who told the police that they are lovers.Ho had been involved in parallel trading activities for

October 14, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police nab 3 cleaners for stealing beverages & cosmetics at illegal inns

Three employees of a cleaning company hired by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) were arrested on Tuesday for taking advantage of their work to steal alcoholic beverages and cosmetics while cleaning illegal guesthouses before they were sealed by MGTO over the past six months, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said in a regular press conference on Thursday.According to the spokesperson, the trio comprise a mainlander surnamed Lian in his thirties who heads the cleaning

October 14, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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‘Macau always needs new blood’: Leonel Alves

The sixth-term chief executive (CE) election was held yesterday morning at the Forum Macao Complex, and 398 electors of the 400-member CE Election Committee took part, among whom 394 voted for Sam Hou Fai and four cast blank votes, while two were absent – and elector Leonel Alberto Alves, a former legislator and lawyer by profession, said yesterday right after the poll that “Macau always needs new blood”.Yesterday’s election was held after last year’s amendments to the Chief Executive

October 14, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau’s sixth-term chief executive election

Backgrounder         The chief executive election, held once every five years, is a significant event for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR). The just concluded election yesterday saw Sam Hou Fai elected by an overwhelming majority as the MSAR’s sixth-term chief executive.In 1999, when Macau returned to the motherland, the first chief executive was elected by a selection committee composed of permanent residents of Macau, opening a new chapter in the

October 14, 2024 | BY admin

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Sam, Macau’s chief executive-elect

Profile      Sam Hou Fai was elected yesterday as the sixth-term chief executive of the Macau  Special Administrative Region (MSAR), pending appointment by central government.He won the election with 394 votes in favor out of 398 valid ballots. Song Man Lei, president of the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive Election, announced Sam as the winner.Born in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, in 1962, Sam graduated from Peking University as a law major and

October 14, 2024 | BY admin

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Machiavellian schemes won’t take US anywhere in the Asia-Pacific

China Daily Editorial        As expected, Washington couldn’t wait to throw itself behind Taiwan island’s secessionist-minded leader Lai Ching-te after the latter delivered a “pro-independence” speech on Thursday.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken went to the extent of warning Beijing against taking any “provocative” action against the island after Beijing criticized Lai’s performance, in which he tried to drive home his central point in a subtle and mild

October 14, 2024 | BY admin

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Lai Ching-te’s aggravated separatist addiction highly dangerous

Commentary        BEIJING – Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te once again exposed his highly provocative nature as he went even further in peddling his separatist fallacy of “Taiwan independence.” Yet all his patchwork narrative is illogical and absurd.Recently, Lai continued to brazenly preach his “two states” claim, openly clamoring that “Taiwan has sovereignty” and that “the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has no right to represent Taiwan.”Clearly,

October 14, 2024 | BY admin

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HK CE John Lee congratulates Sam Hou Fai on election as Macau's next CE

      HONG KONG – John Lee Ka-chiu, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), has congratulated Sam Hou Fai on being elected as the sixth-term chief executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) today.   Lee noted in a statement that Sam had served as the president of Macau’s Court of Final Appeal (TUI) since the establishment of the MSAR, leading Macau’s various levels of courts in performing their judicial

October 13, 2024 | BY admin

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Ho congratulates Sam on election as Macau CE-elect

        Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has “cordially” congratulated Sam Hou Fai on his election today and on becoming the sixth-term chief executive-elect of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS). Ho noted that Sam had secured a “significant” number of nominations from Chief Executive Election Committee members in order to qualify as a candidate; and he had also garnered a

October 13, 2024 | BY Staff Reporter

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Liaison Office director congratulates Sam on election as Macau CE-elect

      The director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region, Zheng Xincong, has congratulated Sam Hou Fai today on his election as chief executive-elect of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).Sam received 394 of the 398 votes cast by the 400-member MSAR Chief Executive Election Committee, or 98.99 percent of the secret ballots cast, at the Forum Macao Complex in Nam Van this morning. Two of the electors were

October 13, 2024 | BY Staff Reporter

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Sam Hou Fai elected Macau's sixth-term chief executive with 98.99 pct of votes cast

Former Macau chief judge Sam Hou Fai has won the special administrative region’s chief executive election today, garnering 394 of the 398 votes cast by a 400-member election committee, or 98.99 percent of the ballots cast. There were four blank and no invalid votes. Two electors were absent. To be elected, Sam needed to receive more than half of the votes, i.e., at least 201, cast by the 400-member committee representing a wide range of local, business, labour community and religious

October 13, 2024 | BY Staff Reporter

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Sam visits Seac Pai Van, vows to improve public housing quality

Sam Hou Fai, the sole candidate for Macau’s sixth-term chief executive, has embarked on a series of walkabouts in various neighbourhoods recently.Sam visited the Seac Pai Van public housing estate in Coloane yesterday, accompanied by about half a dozen community leaders. During his walkabout, he spent most of the time talking with senior citizens to understand their living conditions.Sam’s first stop was outside Seac Pai Van Health Centre, where he spoke with two elderly residents and

October 10, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Asia’s manga artists present works in Macau

A variety of works are currently on display at the ongoing 2nd Asia Manga Artists Exhibition in the basement of the Portuguese Bookshop on Rua de São Domingos (板樟堂街), presenting the work of eight artists until tomorrow.From Hong Kong to Malaysia to Vietnam, members of the public can find works that showcase the respective style of each artist of different backgrounds. Among those presenting their artworks is Japanese manga artist Miyako Cojima, who told the Post, with translation by

October 10, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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