Civic leader urges govt to help elderly cope with digital technology

Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council member Ng Chio Wai suggested at a regular meeting yesterday that the government should help the elderly tackle the psychological problems that many of them have when dealing with digital technology.The regular meeting took place at the Seac Pai Van Activity Centre in Coloane.To reduce the psychological concerns of digital technology by senior citizens, Ng suggested that the government should provide psychological support services for the

August 5, 2020 | BY admin

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HK's COVID-19 deaths hit 40

The deaths of two more elderly patients has raised the COVID-19 tally in Hong Kong to 40, the special administration region's government announced today. An 82-year-old woman, a resident of Tsz Wan Shan at the heart of an outbreak, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital this morning.The patient had suffered chronic illnesses and was admitted to hospital on July 9 because of a fever and cough.Meanwhile, Prince of Wales Hospital reported the death also of an 82-year-old female patient.The woman

August 4, 2020 | BY admin

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MUST works with HK PolyU on development of COVID-19 vaccine

8 million jabs from 1st batch to be reserved for HK, Macau people      Researchers from the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have developed a vaccine that could prevent the novel coronavirus from attaching to human cells and stop a key part of the infection process, Johnson Lau Yiu-nam, adjunct professor of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology of PolyU yesterday, adding that the research team aimed

August 4, 2020 | BY admin

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Arrivals from HK have to test negative for COVID-19 within past 72 hours

Addressing yesterday’s press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus situation, the Health Bureau’s (SSM) Control of Communicable Diseases and Surveillance of Diseases Department Coordinator Leong Iek Hou announced that from 6 a.m. today all those arriving in Macau from Hong Kong must present a nucleic acid test (NAT) certificate confirming that they have tested negative for COVID-19 within the past 72 hours, otherwise they will be refused entry.Before today’s new measure, since July

August 4, 2020 | BY admin

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Group to hold ‘theatresports’ workshop this weekend

Local group Theatre Farmer is holding a “Theatre Playground” workshop featuring a “theatresports” concept this weekend for people who would like to get into drama.According to the group, to enhance participants’ creativity, communication and listening skills, team spirit and positive thinking, the workshop uses a series of theatre games to pique participants’ interest in drama.This workshop will be held this Saturday and Sunday, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.Theatresports was created by

August 4, 2020 | BY admin

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Fresh graduates struggle to find work as jobless rate rises due to COVID-19

The novel coronavirus outbreak is impacting employment, causing job uncertainties in the workforce, as well as fresh graduates, two civic leaders have warned.Under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Macau’s overall unemployment rates reached a new high of 2.5 percent in the second quarter of this year, the highest rate since the third quarter of 2011, according to a recent statement from lawmaker Ho Ion Sang. According to the latest data from the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC),

August 4, 2020 | BY admin

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Man exposes his private parts, harasses 3 female passers-by: police

A non-resident worker was arrested last week for exposing his private parts to three female passers-by in three separate incidents last month in the area near Rua do Mercado de Iao Hon and Alameda da Tranquilidade, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Liang, who is in his thirties, is from the mainland and works as a construction worker.According to Lai, a woman in her twenties reported to the police on July 4

August 4, 2020 | BY admin

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Police nab smartphone, MACAU Pass thieves

A local male sexagenarian was arrested last week for stealing a smartphone in a car park in early June, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The jobless suspect is surnamed Se.According to Lai, a local woman reported to the police on June 4 that she lost her smartphone worth 2,500 patacas after she parked her car in the car park of a residential building in Avenida Marginal do Lam Mou. She returned to the car park but could not

August 4, 2020 | BY admin

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Revisiting ‘Macau’s Culture as an Economic Asset’

Commentary by Roy Eric Xavier*       In November 2015, I was invited by two colleges at the University of Macau (UM), under a US Fulbright grant, to lecture and conduct research on the city’s cultural and economic diversity. The two sides of diversity have intrigued me ever since I began studying the eclectic history of Macau, then followed the Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) growing dependence on casino gaming. I was most interested in the apparent

August 4, 2020 | BY admin

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Criticism of LegCo election decision is callous

Commentary       The Hong Kong Special Administration Region (HKSAR) government had no choice but to postpone the 2020 Legislative Council election in the face of the surge in novel coronavirus infections. Those trying to politicize the decision are simply showing their schemes and do not have the interests and well-being of Hong Kong residents at heart.As HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has rightfully pointed out, Hong Kong is facing the most serious public

August 4, 2020 | BY admin

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Transport chief apologises for ‘misunderstanding’ about reduced bus schedule

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Kelvin Lam Hin San yesterday pointed out that the government “adjusts” the city’s public bus schedule every summer holiday period, and he apologised for causing “misunderstanding” among residents due to his bureau’s “hasty” announcement last week about the reduced public bus schedule for this month.Normally the city’s schools have their summer holiday from July to August. This year most of the schools only start their summer holiday this month

August 3, 2020 | BY admin

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Govt rebooks Golden Crown China Hotel, Sheraton to return to normal hospitality role

The government has announced that it has rebooked the 300-room Golden Crown China Hotel, which is located opposite the airport in Taipa, as a “quarantine hotel” from Saturday.Betty Fok Wai Lan, who heads the Destination Marketing Department of the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), made the announcement during Friday’s regular Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination press conference.Fok also announced that a section of the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Cotai, one of the government’s

August 3, 2020 | BY admin

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Taking pity on Hong Kong – Editorial

When Swindon in Lock Road, my favourite bookshop in Hong Kong for four decades, closed for good on Friday I couldn’t help but take pity, once again, on the Fragrant Harbour. According to Hong Kong media reports, the famed bookshop’s demise was due to a variety of reasons such as the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a years-long rent dispute with the landlord. It may sound like a hackneyed phrase, but Swindon, which opened in 1918, was surely an institution. I will miss it.

August 3, 2020 | BY admin

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Weekend music events continue despite storm

Concerts of two very different music genres – two by Macau Band Directors Association (MBDA) and a closing concert for Hush!! Full Music 2020 – took place regardless of the stormy weather over the weekend.The “Brassisimo Brass Ensemble Concert” arranged by MBDA was held at Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) on Friday, featuring local teenage brass musicians.MBDA Conductor Lin Teng Kun told The Macau Post Daily after the concert on Friday that it was the first time he had performed with an

August 3, 2020 | BY admin

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