CTT to issue 2 new stamps to celebrate MSAR 20th anniversary

Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) Director Derby Lau Wai Meng said yesterday that her bureau will issue two types of new stamps tomorrow – the “20th Anniversary of the Reunification of Macau with the Motherland” and “20th Anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Garrison Stationed in Macau” to mark this celebratory day.Lau made the remarks during a press conference about the issuance of the new stamps at the CTT headquarters in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.Lau told reporters

December 19, 2019 | BY admin

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20 years back with the motherland, Macau model of ‘One Country, Two Systems’ is a success

On an ordinary day before Christmas, tourists from various parts of the world visited the Ruins of St. Paul’s complex, A-Ma Temple and other cultural heritage sites of Macau, a colorful and enchanting city with a unique fusion of Eastern and Western cultures.In the run-up to Christmas, containers were piled up like mountains at Ká Hó Port and large crowds of travelers were crossing the Barrier Gate checkpoint linking Macau with the mainland.Three bridges are connecting the Macau peninsula

December 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau shuts out more HK media during Xi visit

HONG KONG – An RTHK reporter was denied entry into Macau yesterday and a cameraman from the Hong Kong government-owned station was made to go through hours of questioning and checks before being allowed in, Macau continued to impose restrictions on the Hong Kong media ahead of and during President Xi Jinping’s visit.Macau authorities cited their Internal Security Framework Law to ban the RTHK reporter and send him back to Hong Kong by ferry.The accompanying cameraman was made to go through

December 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Local takes upskirt photos of 2 females: police

A local man was arrested on Tuesday for taking upskirt photos of females in a hotel in Cotai, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Choi Iok Kin said during a regular press conference yesterday.Choi said the 30-year-old suspect surnamed Mok told the police that he works as a sales assistant. The case involves two victims. The first victim is a local in her forties while the second victim is a mainlander in her twenties, Choi said. None of their personal information was released by the

December 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Man nabbed for HK$5.15 million fraud: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man on Monday for his alleged involvement in cheating a mainlander out of HK$5.15 million in cash from a casino VIP room, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday, pointing out that a female accomplice was still at large.According to Choi, the suspect, initially a 31-year-old local surnamed Ng, told the police that he is a businessman. The personal information of the female accomplice and the male victim were not released by

December 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Police nab 2 burglars from Guizhou

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two male mainlanders on Tuesday for burgling a flat in Nape last month, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.Another man who burgled the flat with the two arrested suspects, both from Guizhou province, was still at large at the time of the press conference. Guizhou lies some 800 kilometres north of Macau.The trio managed to get into the building in Rua de Bruxelas by pretending to be residents and broke into the flat with

December 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Bus crashes into lamp post in San Ma Lou, 3 pedestrians hurt

A TCM bus travelling in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro (commonly known as San Ma Lou) crashed into a lamp post near the General Post Office in Largo do Senado yesterday afternoon, leaving three pedestrians with slight injuries, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said.The lamp post had two lamps and two flowerpots hanging on it. The three pedestrians, all of them locals, were injured after being hit by a damaged lamp and a flowerpot falling off the lamp post.According to the bureau, the accident occurred

December 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau residents embrace convenient life in GBA

Chan Chi Fai, a staff member with the General Union of Neighborhood Associations of Macau (Kai Fong) moved his office in November to Zhuhai’s Hengqin New Area in the city of Zhuhai to better serve Macau residents living there.“We work as a bridge between Macau residents living in Hengqin and local neighborhood committees and government departments,” Chan said in an interview with Xinhua.He often visits Macau newcomers to the island, listens to their concerns and gives feedback to the

December 19, 2019 | BY admin

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HK, Macau join hands to tap GBA opportunities

HONG KONG – Irene Wong King ran a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) company in Macau for years. Her business remained stable but far from being a success until an industrial park offered a major boost.After relocating the company to the Guangdong-Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park in Hengqin district of Zhuhai city, the Hong Kong businesswoman significantly expanded sales of TCM products in the mainland’s enormous market and finally pushed the

December 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Xi to arrive for 3-day working visit this afternoon

President Xi Jinping will arrive in Macau this afternoon to officiate at celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland, attend a raft of working meetings and meet with residents from different sectors of society, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement yesterday.Xi was in Hainan yesterday where he presided over the commissioning ceremony of the nation’s first domestically built aircraft carrier. Xi, who is also

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Mainland-Macau judicial assistance arrangements contribute to development of both sides

BEIJING – The signing of three documents on judicial assistance between the mainland and Macau over the past 20 years since Macau’s return to the motherland has contributed to economic and social development and benefited people of both sides, Yang Wanming, vice president of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC), has told Xinhua.The three judicial assistance arrangements signed between the SPC and the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), a major accomplishment in terms of

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau’s development path leads to prosperity: experts

Macau has achieved prosperity and stability after its return to the motherland in 1999. A small economy with a population of about 676,000, Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita surpassed US$80,000 in 2018, one of the highest in the world.Enjoying the status of a free port and separate financial, monetary and taxation policies, Macau has found its unique role in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA).Lao Chi Ngai, president of the Macau Economic Association and a

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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1st Macau-Hanoi air route takes off

HANOI – The first direct air route between Vietnamese capital of Hanoi and Macau operated by the country’s national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has got off the ground.The first flight from Hanoi to Macau by the airline departed on Monday’s evening, making this the 10th new route of Vietnam Airlines this year and the 18th route between Vietnam and China, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported yesterday.With a frequency of one round-trip per day, the new route will help meet the

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Male mainlander dies in massage chair: police

A 44-year-old male mainlander was found dead in a massage chair in a massage parlour in Zape yesterday morning by a staff member after he had settled down in the chair on the previous day, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) yesterday morning transferred the case to the Judiciary Police for investigation.The statement said that the man, surnamed Liu, entered the massage parlour in Rua do Terminal Marítimo in Zape at

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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