HK man in wheelchair smuggles 208 mobiles & 95 chipsets: customs

The Macau Customs Service (AM) said in a statement yesterday that a man in a wheelchair from Hong Kong was found smuggling 208 mobile phones and 95 mobile phone chipsets at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Barrier Gate checkpoint when he was entering Macau.According to the statement, the Macau Customs Service was tipped off by the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department on Friday that a man using a modified electric wheelchair as his cover would try to smuggle old mobile phones and phone components

August 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Restaurant’s cake contaminated with Salmonella: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IAM) Department of Food Safety said in a statement on Friday that a mango mousse cake sample from the Sky 21 restaurant at AIA Tower was found to have been contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.The department has reported the case to the Health Bureau’s (SSM) Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the statement said, adding that there were no immediate reports of any Salmonella infections among the restaurant’s patrons.The statement said that the

August 19, 2019 | BY admin

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UM instructor focuses on ‘dark history’ of relations between humans & animals

Che Hio Ieong, a senior instructor in the Department of Communication at the University of Macau (UM), has recently published a book titled ‘Discipline and Desire – The Dark History of the Relationship between Human Beings and Animals’, according to a UM statement last week.In the Chinese-language book, Che discusses various aspects of the relationship between human and animals from a historical perspective, the statement says.According to the statement, the book covers various topics

August 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Health Bureau warns against skin cream

Based on information received from Hong Kong’s Health Department, Macau’s Health Bureau (SSM) has warned the public against buying and using a skin cream sold under the Chinese trade name “Baizhifang”.According to an SSM statement yesterday, the composition of the cream includes a substance known as “betamethasone dipropionate”, a corticosteroid whose inadequate or excessive use can result in skin problems and cause side effects such as hypertension, adrenal insufficiency, facial

August 19, 2019 | BY admin

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2 mainlanders hurt by falling glass shards

A man and a woman from the mainland were hit by glass shards suspected to have fallen from a building in Rua do Dr. Pedro José Lobo in Nam Van yesterday afternoon.According to the Fire Services Bureau (CB), the two mainlanders, a 54-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman, sustained cuts to their arms and legs caused by broken glass falling from a building in the area.The two passers-by were conscious when they were taken to the public Conde de S. Januário Hospital Centre for treatment.

August 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho proposes higher embankment for both Inner Harbour & Wanzai

During a visit to Ha Van district on Friday, chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng told reporters that raising the height of the embankment for both the waterfront of Macau’s Inner Harbour area and the waterfront of Wanzai in Zhuhai would be one of the solutions to the long-standing issue of severe flooding in the low-lying area along Macau’s western coastline.Ho said that the solution would require talks between the local government and the Zhuhai government, before a consensus by both

August 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho suggests setting up ‘angel fund’ to support startups

As many local startups are facing a lack of funds, there is a need for an “angel fund” in Macau to provide new companies with capital for their initial investment in order to help them produce and sell their products and services, chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng told reporters yesterday.The term “angel fund” refers to a money pool created by individuals, companies or other entities for investing in business startups.According to Wikipedia, an angel investor is an affluent

August 16, 2019 | BY admin

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‘Down-to-earth’ is the secret to longstanding Macanese cuisine

People always assume that Macau is the Las Vegas of the East and everything including Macau’s local cuisine should be sparkling, glamorous and extravagant but Sónia Palmer, who runs her 103-year-old mother’s long-established authentic Macanese restaurant, says that Macanese cuisine’s main characteristic is its “down-to-earth” flavours and features.Macanese cuisine is unique to Macau, consisting of a blend of Cantonese, Portuguese, Malay and Indian cuisines. It is considered one of

August 16, 2019 | BY admin

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Local police disallow assembly against alleged HK police violence

The Public Security Police (PSP) said yesterday they have decided not to allow an assembly planned for next Monday in Largo do Senado – a “standing in silence” gathering against alleged police violence in Hong Kong, adding that the police have made the decision in line with the local Assembly and Demonstration Law, as the planned assembly “aimed to express support for the ongoing illegal acts by violent protestors” in the neighbouring special administrative region.PSP spokesman Wong

August 16, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho says roadworks arrangements need to be reviewed

Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that the government’s current mechanism for approving roadworks requested by private entities would need to be reviewed with the aim of reducing the impact of roadworks on residents’ daily lives.Ho attended a Q&A session with representatives of young people yesterday evening. The seminar at the headquarters of the Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM) in Zape was attended by 200 participants from about 50 associations.Ho noted that in the

August 16, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho vows to continue meeting residents if he’s elected CE

Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng told reporters yesterday that he would continue to visit residents if he’s elected chief executive, adding that, however, he might not be able to invite the media every time in the future in order to reduce the impact on residents.Ho made the comments after visiting the Lok Yeong Elderly Daycare Centre in Fai Chi Kei, where he visited senior citizens and chatted with them. The senior citizens in the centre sang to welcome Ho.Before Ho visited the centre,

August 16, 2019 | BY admin

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Fireworks-fest raised to 12 competitors

The 30th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest will stage 12 firework displays on September 7, 13, 21, 28 and October 1 and 5, Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes announced at a press conference at Macau Tower yesterday.According to an MGTO statement, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland and the 30th edition of the pyrotechnic extravaganza, for the first time MGTO has contracted a dozen companies to

August 16, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho praises repurposing of buildings in Rua do Cunha

Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng said on the sidelines of his morning visit to Rua do Cunha in Taipa yesterday that he appreciates how residents living in the neighbourhood have repurposed residential buildings for commercial use, adding that residents in the city’s other old neighbourhoods could use the area’s experience as a reference.Ho and around 20 members of his campaign team toured Rua do Cunha, which has become a popular tourist attraction, to understand the business

August 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho says Macau should train more Chinese & Portuguese bilingual talents

Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng said yesterday he agrees that Macau should train more Chinese and Portuguese bilingual talents.Ho made the comment during a meeting with about a dozen Macanese members of the Chief Executive Election Committee, where they spoke to Ho about their expectations of him and also gave him some advice.The meeting was held on the 17th floor of the Associação Industrial de Macau Building in Rua do Dr. Pedro José Lobo.Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng (centre,

August 15, 2019 | BY admin

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