Study shows youth disagree ‘Macau is a fair society’

A study shows that local youths agree the least with the fairness of the society, in regards of their sex, age, and education background, according to the findings of a study about local youth’s view on work and society.The study was organised by the Macau Jiangmen Youths Association and conducted by the Macau Economic Association, with the results being released in a press conference in Zape.The study surveyed 1,035 local adults aged between 18 and 39 with questionnaires this year.Macau

December 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Lawmaker’s disobedience trial to start next month

The Court of First Instance (TJB) has scheduled the start of the trial of directly-elected lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou for alleged aggravated disobedience for January 9, the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) said in a statement yesterday.The statement said that as Sou was suspended from the Legislative Assembly (AL) on Monday last week, it would allow Sou’s trial to go ahead.It is the first suspension of a lawmaker since the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) in December

December 17, 2017 | BY admin

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Taipa plot sold for record HK$3.51 billion: JLL

Two adjacent plots of land along Avenida Dr Sun Yat-Sen in Taipa have been sold for HK$3.51 billion (3.61 billion patacas) to Hong Kong-listed company Jiayuan International Group Limited, real estate and investment management company Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said in a statement yesterday.The statement from JLL, which facilitated the deal, said that the sale of the 5,597-square-metre site has “[broken] the record of transaction values of development sites in the city”.According to JLL, the

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Taxi draft bill to be completed next quarter: Chan

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday that the government aimed to finalise the draft of an amendment bill on the city’s taxi sector in the first quarter of next year.Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending a closed-door committee meeting in the Legislative Assembly (AL).Civic leaders and a number of taxi industry groups have criticised the government for its “sluggish” drafting of the amendment bill on the taxi sector, after

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to change eateries’ licensing practices: tourism chief

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday the government planned to change its practices for the licensing of the city’s eating and drinking establishments, with the aim of making it easier for residents to apply for a licence to run such a business.Senna Fernandes made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending a meeting of the legislature’s Follow-up Committee for Public Administration Affairs.The committee asked government

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Golden monkey pair ready to meet public from tomorrow

Two golden snub-nosed monkeys that arrived in Macau in October have completed their quarantine and are ready to meet the public at Seac Pai Van Park in Coloane from tomorrow, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the pair are on loan from the mainland’s Qinhuangdao Wildlife Rescue Centre as part of a cooperation arrangement to raise awareness of conservation.The statement said that the primates – a male and a female – are

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Hunting Season wins 2nd Macau film-fest

Hunting Season (“Temporada de Caza” in Spanish), a 2017 Argentine drama film directed by Natalia Garagiola, won the Best Film award of the 2nd International Film Festival & Awards Macau (IFFAM) yesterday.The Spanish-language film was released on September 2 in Italy where it won the SIAE Audience Award of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.Irish actress and singer Jessie Buckley won the Best Actress award for her role in the British film “Beast”. PLEASE READ THE FULL

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Regulator raises base rate to 1.75 pct

The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) raised its base rate of the discount window today yesterday by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent. According to an AMCM statement, it’s the fifth time for the regulator to have raised its policy rate since December 2015.     As the pataca is linked to the Hong Kong dollar, the statement pointed out, the movements of policy rates in Hong Kong and Macau should be basically consistent in order to maintain the effective operation of the

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Anima strives to rehome greyhounds

Local animal protection group Anima President Albano Martins said yesterday his group would like to temporarily take care of the over 600 greyhounds at the local dog racetrack, and vowed to continue with the group’s global campaign to get the dogs adopted.Martins made the remarks during a press conference at the group’s office in Nam Van.In July last year, the government told the racetrack operator, Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd., which is headed by gaming executive-cum-lawmaker Angela

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Being City of Gastronomy is great, but at what cost?

Last month Macau was designated a Creative City of Gastronomy by the Paris-based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and Michelin has bestowed 19 local restaurants with stars – both awards we are proud of, but at what cost to the local street eatery scene?As of late you may have noticed that our vibrant street eateries, most serving good, tasty and cheap food have been gradually disappearing.Probably up the late 90s you could go to the Red Market area and

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Consistent quality leads to consecutive Michelin stars: chef

The 2018 Michelin awards for Hong Kong and Macau have granted two of the restaurants in Macau’s Grand Lisboa Hotel three Michelin stars again this year.They are the Chinese fine-dining restaurant The Eight and French restaurant Robuchon au Dôme.On the sidelines of the awards ceremony, Robuchon au Dôme Executive Chef Julien Tongourian was asked by a reporter whether it was a challenge to maintain the Michelin stars, he replied, “Yes, everyday is a challenge to satisfy my guests, [so that

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Legislature passes 2 but rejects another 2 debate motions

The legislature yesterday passed two debate motions, one jointly proposed by directly-elected lawmakers-cum-civic leaders Becky Song Pek Kei and Si Ka Lon, while the other was proposed by directly-elected lawmaker-cum-unionist Leong Sun Iok.However, the legislature rejected two debate motion separately proposed by directly-elected lawmakers Au Kam San and Mak Soi Kun, and it also turned down a hearing motion jointly proposed by Au and directly-elected lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong.The legislature

December 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Legislature passes bill raising public servants’ birth allowance

The legislature yesterday passed a government-drafted bill on increasing public servants’ birth allowance. The bill proposes that the monthly allowance be increased from 45 salary points (3,735 patacas) to 60 salary points (4,980 patacas).The bill proposes that the increase be effective from April 1 next year.Currently, one salary point for public servants’ salaries is 83 patacas. The government proposes that the amount of one salary point be increased to 85 patacas starting from January

December 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Ambrose So says gaming firms make ‘initial contact’ on casino shuttle bus JV

SJM Chairman of the Board of Directors Ambrose So Shu Fai said yesterday that the city’s six gaming operators had “made initial contact” the government’s proposal to set up a joint venture (JV) for casino shuttle bus operations.The proposal appeared last week when Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario told the legislature that a joint venture for casino shuttle bus operations could reduce the total number of such vehicles clogging the city’s streets.Speaking to

December 14, 2017 | BY admin

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