Council urges govt to launch coin collection programme

Central District Community Service Consultative Council member Ao Weng Hei said yesterday that the government should promote a coin collection programme.Ao made the remarks during a regular meeting of the council at the Activity Centre of the Patane Municipal Market (colloquially known as “Water Market”).Ao suggested that the government should set up coin collection machines at designated locations, allowing residents to count the value of coins through the machine for free and put the

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Wang calls for cooperation instead of decoupling in China-US ties

Xinhua Exclusive Interview      BEIJING – China and the United States should stop attempts at decoupling and advance their relationship through cooperation, and live up to their responsibility for the world, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua yesterday.Cooperation between the two countries has never been a case of one party giving favor to the other, or one party taking advantage of the other, said Wang.Wang said both

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Couple nabbed for drug dealing again since last arrest in June

A couple were arrested on Tuesday for alleged drug dealing, and 6.6 grammes of Ice with an estimated street value of 22,000 patacas were seized from them. Moreover, Judiciary Police (PJ) officers discovered that both had been arrested for drug offences in June and been ordered to report regularly to the police, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said in a special press conference yesterday.The couple are a 36-year-old local man surnamed Chan, who told the police that he works as driver, and his

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School for children with special needs to lose speech therapist

Central District Community Services Consultancy Council (CCSCZC) member Huang Cheng Bin showed his concern yesterday about Kai Chi School, a school for children with special needs, which will be losing a professional speech therapist shortly.Huang made the remarks in a speech at the start of a general meeting of the committee.The general meeting took place in the auditorium on the ninth floor of the Municipal Market Complex of Patane.Kai Chi School provides early-age training and education to

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3 beauty parlour managers breach Personal Data Protection Law: police

Three female beauty parlour managers were arrested for allegedly violating the Personal Data Protection Law to promote their services to the public, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said in a regular press conference yesterday.Two of the three suspects are from Hong Kong, surnamed Tam and Lam, aged 46 and 39 respectively. The third suspect is a 49-year-old local surnamed Chan.According to Lei, the Office for Personal Data Protection (GPDP) referred a case to the Judiciary Police

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UK should make independent decisions on its ties with China

Commentary by Cui Hongjian Disputes over national security and trade have soured Sino-British relations, especially after UK government tried to interfere in Hong Kong affairs after the central government implemented a national security law in the special administrative region to plug its national security loopholes, barred Huawei from its telecom network and said it was mulling sending an aircraft carrier to the South China Sea.Sino-British relations peaked in 2015 when the two sides

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Wynn Macau revenue falls 98.2 pct in Q2

Hong Kong-listed US gaming operator Wynn Macau said today that its total operating revenues fell 98.2 percent year-on-year to US$20.6 million (163.9 million patacas) in the first quarter of the year. According to a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the company recorded an operating loss of US$300.7 million in the April-June period. Wynn Macau's net loss attributable to the owners of the company amounted to US$351.5 million. In the second quarter of last year, Wynn Macau

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Lawmakers pass civil protection bill, but 4 oppose ‘rumour’ article

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill regulating its civil protection work, according to which those spreading rumours when “unforeseen public incidents” – such as typhoons, other natural disasters and major accidents are affecting the city – will face a prison term of up to three years.The new law will take effect on September 15 when it will replace a decree-law regulating the government’s civil protection system and tasks promulgated back in

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‘Crystal Fish’ drill to add ‘fallen window incidents': civic leader

Si Nei Na, deputy convener of the Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council, said that representatives from the Civil Protection and Operation Centre discussed the results of this year’s ‘Crystal Fish’ drill during the council’s regular meeting yesterday, adding that the centre was considering to add a “fallen window incident training” to the drill, in preparation for typhoon season.Si made the remarks yesterday during a post-meeting press briefing at the Islands

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Lawmakers pass bill allowing govt to provide more bank loan guarantees for SMEs

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed unanimously a government-initiated bill which allows the government to take on debt of up to 2.2 billion patacas for its two loan guarantee schemes for local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).Currently, the government is allowed to take on debt of up to one billion patacas for the two SME loan guarantee schemes. The bill passed yesterday allows the government to take on debt of up to 2.2 billion patacas for its two SME loan guarantee

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French artist shows multimedia creations

An exhibition entitled “I’ll be gone, you’ll be gone” by French artist Yves Étienne Sonolet at the Macau Art For All Society (AFA) gallery is the first part of the “Urban Identity – New Immigrants Artists” exhibition series for artists this year, according to an statement by curator Alice Kok Tim Hei.According to Kok’s statement, Sonolet is a visual artist working in video and installation. He has a wide range of interests such as sociology, politics, culture, technology,

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Broad money supply rises 3.7 pct in June

Macau’s broad money supply rose 3.7 percent month-on-month in June with a stable share of patacas, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said in a statement yesterday.Macau’s currency in circulation and demand deposits rose 0.8 percent and 1.9 percent respectively. Narrow money supply M1 thus increased 1.7 percent month-on-month.Quasi-monetary liabilities grew 4.0 percent. Broad money supply M2 rose 3.7 percent to 712.2 billion patacas.On an annual basis, M1 and M2 increased 0.5 percent and

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4 foreigners caught in 2 drug busts – letter boxes used to sell Ice

Four male foreigners were caught in two drug busts last week when the police seized a total of 2.11 grammes of Ice, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said in a regular press conference on Monday.The four suspects are permanent residents. Three Filipinos – a jobless man in his thirties surnamed Fulgaon, a packer in his thirties surnamed Garcia and a jobless man in his fifties surnamed Bernardez. The fourth suspect is a jobless Thai national surnamed Amnuay who is in his

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AL follow-up committee continues to monitor govt’s immovable property

The Legislative Assembly’s (AL) Follow-up Committee for Public Finance Affairs will continue to monitor the government’s immovable property, especially when the government is running a budget deficit this year, the head of the committee, Mak Soi Kun, told reporters yesterday.Mak briefed reporters after a closed-door meeting of the committee yesterday at the Legislative Assembly Building in Sai Van.According to Mak, the closed-door meeting covered topics such as the status of investment

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