Macau participates in WHO World Health Assembly

The Macau Special Administrative Region has participated in the virtual opening session of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA), the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement yesterday. This two-day WHA ended yesterday.  The statement quoted Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U as saying that Macau’s participation by video link in the opening session of the Geneva-based WHA had provided the special

May 20, 2020 | BY admin

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Choi Kou teachers, pupils & alumni artwork exhibition marks school’s 100th anniversary

An exhibition of artwork by teachers, pupils and alumni from Sheng Kung Hui Choi Kou School, entitled “Connecting with Love and Keep Moving Forward” to mark the Anglican school’s 100th anniversary, is on display at the Youth Art Exhibition and Performance Hall in Praça do Tap Seac.According to the website of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), the event is sponsored by the bureau and organised by the school as part of a string of activities to celebrate the centenary.This

May 20, 2020 | BY admin

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Xi’s WHA speech shows multilateralism the only way to overcome COVID-19

Commentary by Tom Fowdy*Monday marked the 73rd meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA), a multilateral conference of the World Health Organization (WHO), whereby health representatives of the world gather to cooperate on international medical issues. Not surprisingly, the conference in Geneva (performed by video call) was focused on coordinating a global response to COVID-19. President Xi Jinping was invited in turn to address the assembly and make a speech.In doing so, Xi pledged his

May 20, 2020 | BY admin

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MGTO plans free half-day tours for overnight visitors

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) plans to provide free half-day tours for overnight visitors after COVID-19 visitor entry curbs have been eased, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) about yesterday’s first plenary meeting of the year by the government-appointed Tourism Development Committee (CDT). The meeting was chaired by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U, who heads the committee. It was attended by a number of

May 20, 2020 | BY admin

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Last of Macau's 45 COVID-19 patients discharged

The last of Macau's 45 COVID-19 patients, a 15-year-old local girl studying in the United Kingdom, was discharged today, Health Bureau (SSM) Lei Chin Ion announced at the daily press conference of the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre. According to Lei, the girl was discharged after 56 days of isolation treatment. Lei pointed out that Macau's "second wave" of novel coronavirus cases began on March 15, resulting in 35 patients. The "first wave,"

May 19, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau banking sector’s non-local business share rebounds in Q1

The proportion of non-local business in Macau’s banking sector rebounded in the first quarter, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the share of non-local assets in banking assets at the end of March increased to 85.9 percent from 85.2 percent at the end of last year, while the share of non-local liabilities in banking liabilities rose to 82.9 percent from 82.1 percent.Non-local assets increased 6.0 percent from a quarter ago and

May 19, 2020 | BY admin

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China announces concrete measures to boost global fight against COVID-19 as Xi addresses WHA

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping yesterday announced concrete measures to boost the global fight against COVID-19 including providing international aid and making the country’s COVID-19 vaccine a global public good when available.Xi made the announcement as he addressed the opening of the 73rd session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) via video link.COMMON INTERESTS OF MANKIND“China will provide US$2 billion over two years to help with COVID-19 response and with economic and social

May 19, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau urges arrivals from mainland to get tested for COVID-19 before arriving here

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Alvis Lo Iek Long, a clinical director of the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre, urged those entering Macau from Zhuhai to give up the idea of being taken to the local government’s nucleic acid testing station at the Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On for a COVID-19 test by not obtaining a valid nucleic acid test certificate in advance in the mainland prior to their arrival

May 19, 2020 | BY admin

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China is no Julius Caesar in helping EU fight COVID-19

Commentary      In an article titled “Trust and reciprocity: the necessary ingredients for EU-China cooperation,” European Union High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles called for the EU to be united in dealing with China during the pandemic. Several European newspapers carried the article on May 15.He blamed China for being “not shy about playing difference” between different EU member states. He observed that during the pandemic, the “EU offered extensive support

May 19, 2020 | BY admin

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Police bust local man with drugs in his car & home

Public Security Police (PSP) officers found drugs in the car of a local resident at a random roadblock checkpoint in Avenida Sun Yat-Sen in Nape early Friday and later seized more drugs from his flat, PSP spokesman Choi Iok Kin said in a regular press conference yesterday. According to Choi, the police found nine grammes of Ketamine and cocaine in the car and the flat. The suspect is a local man in his twenties surnamed Lei, who told the police that he is unemployed.According to Choi,

May 19, 2020 | BY admin

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Police nab man for DUI in stolen vehicle

A local man on Thursday took advantage of two movers busy moving goods by driving away a motor vehicle that both had parked in Rua Cinco do Bairro da Areia Preta, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Choi Iok Kin said in a regular press conference yesterday. The man later told the police that he had been drunk at that time and claimed the only thing that he could remember was that he drove the vehicle away, Choi said. The suspect is a local man in his forties surnamed Wong. He told

May 19, 2020 | BY admin

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Property sales fall in April and Q1: official data

The number of property units sold last month fell 43.7 percent year-on-year to 443, the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) announced yesterday. Some 77.8 percent of the units were located on the peninsula. In April last year, 787 units changed hands. The average price per square metre amounted to 97,815 patacas in April, a year-on-year drop of nine percent. The average price per square metre stood at 98,000 patacas on the peninsula, 94,891 patacas in Taipa and 112,030 patacas in

May 19, 2020 | BY admin

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CE Ho Iat Seng to attend NPC opening session

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng will attend the opening of the third session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on Friday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement tonight. According to the statement, the chief-of-cabinet of the Chief Executive Office, Hoi Lai Fong, will accompany the chief executive on his working visit to the national capital from tomorrow until Friday. During Ho's absence, Secretary for Administration and Justice Andre

May 18, 2020 | BY admin

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COVID-19 reduces crime by 28 pct in Q1: official

Macau's number of reported crimes fell 28.3 percent year-on-year to 2,412 in the first quarter of the year, the office of Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak announced today. The first-quarter crime figures were released in a statement by the office. In the past, quarterly crime statistics were announced during a press conference headed by Wong. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has reduced the number of regular press conference, with the notable exception of the daily press

May 18, 2020 | BY admin

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